Decision details
Refurbishment Project at Joseph Paxton Campus to Facilitate the Relocation of the Home Education Service
Decision Maker: Director of Regeneration and Place
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
This report requests that the Interim Director of Regeneration and Place agrees to commence a procurement exercise for a construction contract for the refurbishment of a section of Joseph Paxton Campus, 157 Park Road North, Birkenhead to enable the relocation of the Schools Home Education Service from Pilgrim Street Arts Centre.
This report supports the Implementation of the Council Plan: Wirral Working Together 2023 - 27 and specifically the themes: Early Help for Children & Families and People-Focussed Regeneration
This decision affects the Claughton Ward
Decision:
The Interim Director of Regeneration and Place has approved the commencement of a procurement process for the refurbishment of a section of Joseph Paxton Campus, 157 Park Road North, Birkenhead with the preferred tenderer to be selected on the lowest tender basis via a Further Competition utilising the Procure Partnerships PCR 2015 Compliant Framework, North West £1,000,000 to £5,000,000 Construction Partners Lot.
Reasons for the decision:
Moving to the Joseph Paxton Campus will allow the provision for children who are medically unfit to attend school to be delivered from one site, this allows greater joined up work for young people, a wider breadth of opportunities and access to a wider skill set of professionals at one location.
The move to one site will also allow more bespoke approaches to be utilised between the different provision for children who have a medical barrier to education.
Alternative options considered:
To relocate the Home Education Service to Woodchurch Road Primary School was the initial preferred site, however following further consultation with service users and Senior Officers, the site was seen to be unsuitable for this provision
Publication date: 09/12/2024
Date of decision: 05/12/2024
Effective from: 13/12/2024
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