Decision - Removal of Soft Services from the Schools PFI Contract
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Removal of Soft Services from the Schools PFI Contract
Decision Maker: Children & Young People Cabinet Member Meeting, Cabinet Member for Children & Young People
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
a) resolve a number of long-running issues
with the existing PFI contract
for Dorothy Stringer, Varndean, Patcham and Patcham
Stakeholders
(Community Centre, Library, Youth Centre).
b) ensure the inclusion of our three PFI secondary Schools within
the Building
Schools for the Future programme.
Decision:
1. That the Cabinet Member agrees to the removal of Soft services from the PFI agreement with BHCSS with effect from April 2010.
2. That the Cabinet Member agrees to the removal of third party income from the PFI Agreement with BHCSS with effect from April 2010.
Reasons for the decision:
1. To resolve a number of long-running issues with the existing PFI agreement for Dorothy Stringer High School, Varndean School, Patcham High School, the Patcham Stakeholders (Community Centre, Library, Youth Centre and Patcham Junior School (catering only)).
2. To ensure the inclusion of our three PFI secondary Schools within the Building Schools for the Future programme.
Alternative options considered:
1. This paper presents the only option for beneficial change to have been agreed with our PFI providers.
2. Options for the council to terminate the PFI agreement or to purchase BHCSS have been investigated and not progressed. The high charges associated with termination and purchase plus likely significant compensation payments to BHCSS and JAS result in these options not offering value for money. Analysis is shown in Appendix 1 of the Part 2 report
Report author: Gil Sweetenham
Publication date: 22/03/2010
Date of decision: 22/03/2010
Decided at meeting: 22/03/2010 - Children & Young People Cabinet Member Meeting
Effective from: 30/03/2010
Accompanying Documents:
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