Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Finance presented a report seeking approval to proceed with the re-procurement of a Framework Agreement for capital construction works projects valued over £500,000 for education and built environment construction projects.

The Cabinet Member for Education and Schools spoke in support of the proposals, as they would assist the Council in delivering the additional school places that were required in the future, and referred to the need to ensure that all Council contracts stipulated requirements to ensure better development opportunities for local young people, such as apprenticeships.  Cabinet Members concurred with that view and discussed steps to ensure that local opportunities were available even when contractors were of the view that the right level of skills was not fully available locally.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree that the Council proceeds with the procurement of a Framework Agreement for the delivery of construction works in accordance with the strategy set out in the report; and

(ii)  Delegate authority to the Divisional Director of Regeneration to award the Framework Agreement to the successful bidder(s) once a compliant procurement tender exercise has been conducted, in accordance with the strategy set out in the report.