Decision details

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet agrees that following a competitive tendering process, to appoint Diamond Build Plc, in the sum of £455,143, for the Brook House Young Persons Centre and to appoint P Brady Contractors Ltd, in the sum of £689,586, for the Northwood Young Persons Centre.

Reasons for decision

Cabinet made the decision to award the contracts in line with their manifesto commitment and as part of Council Plan and Council’s Children and Families trust Plan. The decision, following procurement rules and tender evaluations, would enable the construction of two new centres to enable young people to participate in a range of positive activities and to access key universal and targeted services.

Alternative options considered and rejected

Cabinet could have awarded both contracts to a single company but considered that this could have provided an increased risk to the successful completion of both projects to programme.

Officers to action:

Bill King and Jim Cameron, Deputy Chief Executive’s Office

Exempt Information

This report was included in Part II as it contained information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information) and the public interest in withholding the information outweighed the public interest in disclosing it (exempt information under paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 as amended.