Purpose

In the 'DfE Capital Funding to develop two new
Children’s Homes paper' taken to Cabinet in January 2023
delegated authority was given to the Executive Director Children's
and Education in consultation with the Cabinet member for
Children's, Education and Equalities to take all steps required to
procure and award the contract(s) necessary for the implementation
of a Tier 3.5 and an Adolescent Males Children’s Home and
commission a provider to run the homes, in-line with the maximum
budget envelopes outlined in this report.
Approval has been given to secure all professional services
required. The construction project for a children’s home and
two self-contained pods in the grounds, for adolescent males aged
15-17+ with challenging and aggressive behaviours, requires
professional services for the completion of the construction phase
and will provide a therapeutic treatment setting for restorative
care, for young men with criminal justice involvement, where
exploitation is part of their risk profile.
Funding from the DfE includes the professional services and costs
involve the scoping of the bid by Mott MacDonald.

Content

Approval to contract the Strategic Partnership
to provide client-side Project Management, QS Services and TA
Services from RIBA Stage 3 to Stage 6b Handover to create two new
Children’s homes out of existing BCC owned buildings as per
the delegated authority decided by Cabinet on the 24th January
2023.

Alternative options considered

In-house oversight, but capacity to oversee
this programme is limited.