Purpose

To request approval to use Lot 10 (Demolition)
of the Construction Works and Associated Services Framework RM6088
to procure a contractor for demolition of Council-owned buildings
at Bridge Park.

Content

That the Director of Property and Assets:
 
i)              
Approves Brent Council’s participation in a call-off
procedure under Lot 10 (Demolition) of the Construction Works and
Associated Services Framework RM6088 for a call off in respect of
the proposed demolition and site clearance works at Bridge
Park.
 
ii)             
Confirms there is sufficient budgetary provision for the proposed
call-off contract.
 
iii)           
Approves inviting bids under the CCS Lot 10 (Demolition) of the
Construction Works and Associated Services Framework RM6088 for the
proposed demolition and site clearance works at Bridge Park on the
basis of the pre-tender considerations.
 
iv)           
Approves officers evaluating bids on the basis of the evaluation
criteria.

Reasons for the decision

The Council entered into a Conditional Land
Sale Agreement (CLSA) with Stonebridge Real Estate Development
Limited (SRED) to deliver the regeneration of the Bridge Park
complex and adjacent Unisys Towers site. The Council needs to
provide vacant possession of the site to SRED.
 
Following on from Cabinet’s decision in
June 2025 to seek demolition of the buildings, subject to the
outcome of the Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport
(DCMS) decision on whether the buildings will be listed, the
Council will require a demolition and site clearance contractor to
demolish and clear the site.
 
It has been determined that the most
appropriate means of carrying out the demolition and site clearance
works is to procure a contractor by way of a mini-competition under
the CCS Lot 10 Construction Works and Associated Framework
RM6088.

Alternative options considered

Officers have considered whether the
demolition and site clearance works can be carried out by the
Council itself but concluded that it is necessary to procure a
contractor to carry out the works as the Council does not have the
expertise or resources in-house.
 
Officers have also considered an alternative
procurement method, such as an open tender process, but concluded
that a framework can procure a contractor quicker and more
efficiently.