Issue - meetings

The Cabinet gave consideration to a report of the Head of School Support

Services that sought approval to accept a successful tender, approve additional funding and award a contract to expand Crompton House C of E School, as part of the Basic Need Programme of works.

As part of the Basic Needs Programme of Work and to address the increase demand and current shortfall of places it was proposed to expand Crompton House C of E School by an additional 4-form entry. Cabinet noted this was part of the project to provide good schools in the right places.

Cabinet had previously:

·         Approved a programme of significant expansion at Crompton House School,

·         Approved a programme of expansion at the school funded from the

·         Education Basic Needs grant funding allocated to Oldham Council,

·         Delegated authority to the Director of Education and Early Years to develop, consult, procure and arrange for the execution by the Director of Legal Services of any relevant contracts and incidental and ancillary documentation, in accordance with the agreed school expansions programme.

The Cabinet noted that consultation had previously taken place with the Cabinet Members, Ward Members, head teacher, school governors, school access officers, Director Education & Early Years, Corporate Landlord and procurement teams. The statutory compliance public consultation was complete.

Options/Alternatives considered

Option 1 – Do nothing.

Option 2 – Procure through the proposed route and approve additional funding of £2,890,000 from the Basic Needs Grant.

RESOLVED that the Cabinet would consider the commercially sensitive information contained at Item 15 of the agenda.