Decision details

The Head of Learning Systems:
1) Approved the waiver of the following Contracts Procedure Rule to enable removal of a proprietary modular build system teaching block from Moor Allerton Hall Primary School and it’s storage at Portakabin Ltd. Leeds yard.

o CPR 8.1 Where no appropriate internal provider, Exclusive Supplier, existing provider, LCC Approved Framework Agreement or Approved Framework Agreement exists, competition is required for procurements valued over £100k.

o CPR 8.2 Where there are sufficient numbers of providers at least four written tenders will be invited.

2) Awarded a contract to Portakabin Ltd. in the sum of £44,623. The contract shall commence on, approximately, the 15th February 2020 and expire on the 28th February 2020, noting that the building will be stored free of charge at Portakabin Ltd’s Leeds facility until the expiry of the summer shutdown period 2020.

3) Noted; removal costs will be funded from existing financial provision held within the Learning Places programme; any further financial approvals that may be required will be sought as part of the final account resolution process.

4) Noted; a subsequent waiver will be required to relocate the unit from Portakabin’s Leeds facility once a new location has been determined. This will be subject to a separate pricing and scoping exercise once identified.

5) Noted that the officer responsible for implementation is the Head of Service Learning Systems.