Agenda and decisions

[To approve the minutes of the previous meeting as a correct record.]

[To approve the award of contracts for works, goods and services]

1.      That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Governance and Equalities, in consultation with the Deputy Director of Assets, to approve the award of a contract for Oxley Health & Wellbeing Facility and Self & Custom Build Accommodation Main Contractor when the evaluation process is complete.

2.      That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, in consultation with the Director of Children’s Services, to approve the award of a contract for Families First for Children’s Pathfinder Targeted Youth Support when the evaluation process is complete.

3.      That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change, in consultation with the Director of Resident Services, to approve the award of a contract for Personal Projective Equipment (PPE) and Corporate Wear when the evaluation process is complete.

4.      That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing, in consultation with the Director of Adult Social Care to approve the award of a contract for Direct Payment Support Service when the evaluation process is complete.

[To approve the acquisition of privately owned empty property by agreement or compulsory purchase]

1.      That the Director of Resident Services be authorised to negotiate terms for the acquisition of the property 11 Brown Street, Wolverhampton, WV2 1HR, and, in default of that acquisition, give authority for a compulsory purchase order (CPO) to be made under Part II Section 17 Housing Act 1985 in respect of the property.

2.      That expenditure for the potential acquisition of the property, with subsequent capital receipts being recycled within the Empty Property Strategy programme be approved.

3.      That in the event that the property is improved and re-occupied to the satisfaction of the Director of Resident Services, withdrawal of the property from the CPO is authorised.

4.      That following any acquisition, the Director of Resident Services be authorised to dispose of the property on the open market on condition that the property is refurbished and reoccupied within six or 12 months (as appropriate to the scale of the works).

5.      That the Chief Operating Officer be authorised to:

a.      Take all reasonable steps as soon as it is reasonably practical to secure the making, confirmation and implementation of the CPO including the publication and service of all Notices and the presentation of the Council’s case at any Public Inquiry.

b.      Approve agreements with the owners of the property setting out the terms for the withdrawal of objections to the CPO, and/or making arrangements for re-housing or relocation of any occupiers.

c.      Approve the making of a General Vesting Declaration (the property is brought into Council ownership via this process).

d.   Approve the disposal of the whole and/ or parts of the property by auction, tender or private treaty.

[To seek approvals to progress the Central Library and Adult Education project that forms part of Phase 2 of the City Learning Quarter programme]

1.      That the Council enter into a pre-construction contract, Pre-Construction Services Agreement (“PCSA”) with Speller Metcalfe (Malvern) Limited (“Speller”) to progress design, enabling works and to provide construction cost certainty for the Central Library and Adult Education Project (inclusive of library façade restoration) that forms part of the City Learning Quarter Phase 2.

2.      That authority be delegated to the Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Resources in consultation with the Directors of City Development and Finance to enter into the  main construction contract with Speller provided that:

a.      The contract sum is within the approved budget; and

b.      The design, cost and programme have been approved by the City Learning Quarter Programme Board.

[To pass the following resolution:

That in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business as they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information on the grounds shown below]

That in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the remaining items of business as they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

[To present the Central Library and Adult Education project costed risk register referred at Appendix 1 to agenda item 6]

That the proposed costed risk register for the City Learning Quarter Phase 2 - Central Library and Adult Education project be approved.

[To approve the award of contracts for works, goods and services]

1.      That the contract for the Supported Living Service at Burton Crescent with Midway Care Group of Harmac House,131 Lincoln Road North, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6RT be extended for the period 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025 with an extension value of £788,821.28.

2.      That the contract for Contraceptive Device Charges be awarded to the Black Country Integrated Care Board (BCICB) at the Civic Centre, St Peters Square, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SD, for a duration of five years from 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2029 for a total contract value of £525,000.

3.      That the contract for Out of Area Sexual Health be awarded to the various NHS Trusts noted within paragraph 3.18 of the report for a duration of five years from 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2029 for a total contract value of £1,285,000.

4.      That the contract for Telecare Responder Service be awarded to Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust of Wolverhampton Road, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP for a duration of up to four years from 20 May 2024 to 19 May 2028 for a total contract value of £1,280,000.