Purpose

In 2022 the Council made a submission to Tranche 2 of the
Government’s Levelling Up Fund (LUF) to support delivery of a
programme of highways and public realm improvements in and around
Croydon town centre. Subsequently the Government announced that the
bid had been allocated £18.5m in funding under Tranche 3 of
the LUF. Alongside the Government Grant, £5.6m in match
funding has been identified, bringing the total programme budget up
to £24.1m.
 
In order to
deliver the Programme to tight deadlines (including the requirement
to commit LUF expenditure by 31st March 2026), achieve best value
and secure appropriate technical expertise, procurement of external
contractors is required.
 
The report
sets out the overall approach to procurement activity and
specifically seeks approval for procurement of a contractor to
design and build a portfolio of highway and public realm projects
across Croydon town centre and its hinterland. It includes details
of the analysis of routes to market undertaken and the work to date
that has informed the recommended approach.
 
Further
reports will be brought forward as required for other elements of
the Reconnected Croydon Programme.

Content

2.1              
Approve the procurement strategy set out in this
report which will lead to the appointment of a contractor
called-off via the TfL STIC Framework to deliver design and build
services as further described in this report for an estimated
contract value of a likely forecast value as set out in Appendix H
in the Part B report.

 

2.2              
To note the wider context / full-picture contents of
this report – which will be the subject of relevant
governance procedures):

 

Portfolio #1 –as
described in this report, utilising the existing TMC
contract

 

Portfolio #3 – as described in this report, to
be the subject of a procurement strategy report in late
Summer/autumn  2024 after detailed
specialist structural engineering design work has been
accomplished.