Decision details
Authority to invite tenders for kitchen improvement works at Roe Green Infant and Junior schools (Recordable Officer Decision)
Decision Maker: Director - Property and Assets
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
This decision concerns kitchen improvement works at Roe Green Infant and Junior Schools and seeks approval to issue an Open Tender in respect of a contract for the kitchen improvement works at Roe Green Infant and Junior Schools as required by Contract Standing Orders 88 and 89.
Decision:
(1) To approve the issue of an Open Tender for the kitchen improvement works at Roe Green Infant and Junior Schools on the basis of the agreed pre-tender considerations.
(2) To approves officers evaluating the tenders referred to above on the basis of the agreed evaluation criteria.
Reasons for the decision:
The current kitchen at Roe Green Infant and Junior School includes a servery. Meals are prepared elsewhere at the Roe Green Strathcona kitchen and are transported to the school and served to pupils.
Following the closure of the Roe Green Strathcona School it is necessary to make alternative arrangements for the provision of universal infant free school meals.
Officers have therefore sought approval to invite tenders to extend the existing servery and provide a commercial kitchen at the Roe Green Infant and Junior School.
Alternative options considered:
A range of alternative options have been considered but discounted. These include extending the existing servery, and the creating the kitchen using equipment from Roe Green Strathcona site, delivering stand-alone kitchen facilities extending at the north west elevation of the site and identifying a third party to deliver universal infant free school meals.
Cabinet/Committee Decision or Scheme of Delegation: Officer Scheme of Delegation (Part 3 - Constitution) & Contract Standing Orders
Parties Consulted: Lead Member for Schools, Employment & Skills.
Member/s' declarations of interest /: None
Contact: Nick Ljustina, Director of Property & Assets Email: nick.ljustina@brent.gov.uk Tel: 020 8937 5025.
Publication date: 22/10/2021
Date of decision: 20/10/2021