Purpose

The report covers the proposed
development of a new primary health in Coulsdon and specifically
deals with the appointment of the General Builder for the
project.  Croydon Health Services Capital Programme
Team have expertise in building healthcare estate and have been
appointed as the Employers Agent to LBC, this team will be
responsible for managing the design and construction of the new
primary care facility.
 
The land, where the asset is to be built, is owned by LBC,
who agreed to take on the role of landlord and lease the asset for
the duration of its life (60 years) to South West London Integrated
Care Board (SWL ICB), who will retain nomination rights for the
lifetime of the agreement. As part of that the NHS will make a
lease premium equivalent to the purchase price of the site with a
peppercorn rent for the period of the lease (Dtailed in the PARTB /
Confidential Report).
 
The January 2025 cabinet report approved the partnering
agreement between NHS England and London Borough of Croydon (LBC)
to deliver a Section 2 agreement which will facilitate the funding
of the project, a total of £5,831,000. Following the signing
of the Section 2 agreement funding was transferred directly to LBC
which now holds both the capital and operational funding for this
project.
 
The Coulsdon Project secured
full planning permission for this development in April 2025.
Following on from this consent the SWL ICB and Croydon Health
Services NHS Trust (CHS) undertook a procurement to seek to appoint
a general builder for the project.
 
The procurement has been
conducted in line with public procurement rules and the proposed
appointment for a general builder has been approved by both the ICB
and CHS at their programme board this on June 19th
2025
 

Content

For the reasons as detailed in
the Part A and Part B reports and Part B appendices, the
Corporate Director of Resources (Section 151)
AGREED to:
 
Approve the approve the
appointment of T&B (Contractors) Ltd as the general
builder (SEE PART B for details)
 

Reasons for the decision

The finalisation of the
agreements with the NHS will deliver a much-needed health care
facility in Coulsdon.
 
The tender prices submitted by
the proposed General Builder T&B (Contractors) Ltd fall
within the budget allocation for these works.
 

Alternative options considered

Do nothing – this was
rejected since it would not deliver benefits and improvements to
local residents and the borough as
whole.