The Director of Children’s Services presented a report which updated Cabinet in respect of the new school procurement process and sought approval to continue to the next stage of the contractual process. This was the designation of Preferred Bidder, PfS Selected Panel Bidder status.  It was recommended to award this to Kier Regional, trading as Kier North West who were currently the single bidder under the national Partnerships for Schools (PfS) procurement framework. 

Resolved - That

(1)  Kier Regional trading as Kier North West be appointed Preferred Bidder, as the Selected Panel Bidder under the national Partnership for Schools procurement framework for the Woodchurch High School One School Pathfinder project;

(2)  Officers be authorised to continue detailed contractual, design and specification negotiations and prepare the Final Business Case for submission to Partnerships for Schools; and

(3)  the scheme be the subject of a further report at Contract approval stage.