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To allocate £296,151.63 from the High
Street Accelerator Green Space Funding (as part of the HSA
projects) to RCL to complete the works as agreed by the High Street
Accelerator Partnership.

To approve the Council entering into Contract with Ryebridge
Construction Limited (RCL) to carry out public realm works in
Dovercourt under the High Street Accelerator Pilot Programme Green
Space Scheme.

Reasons for the decision

On 24 May 2024, Cabinet considered a report
titled
‘PROGRESS WITH TOWN CENTRE REGENERATION THROUGH THE CLACTON
LONG TERM PLAN FOR TOWNS AND DOVERCOURT HIGH STREET
ACCELERATOR.’

Through that report, Cabinet delegated authorisation of this
spending of the High St Accelerator Green Space Budget of
£500,000 to the Leader of the Council in consultation with
the Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Public Realm.

The spending recommendations for the High Street Accelerator
budgets are put forward by the ‘High Street
Accelerator’ partnership, which is formed from a variety of
organisations who are representative of the town centre and wider
community. This project has been agreed by the partnership and now
awaiting formal authority from the respective Cabinet Members to
progress.

To deliver the wider green spaces scheme identified in this
project, a full tender exercise took place to secure a
contractor.

On the 27 August 2025 one tender submission was received from
Ryebridge Construction Limited and on 10 September 2025 a Consensus
Meeting took place to score the submitted tender with a second
Consensus Meeting taking place on 15 October 2025 looking at cost
and social value. This tender scored sufficiently to be awarded the
contract but required a Value for Money Report.

Cost consultants, Playle & Partners, were commissioned on 1
October 2025 to provide a Value for Money report which the Council
received on 5 November 2025 and which recommended that: Overall,
based on the information we have been provided, we deem that the
Works Schedule submitted by Ryebridge Construction Ltd (RCL) with a
proposed Contract Sum of £296,151.63 appears to be justified
and well aligned with the projects objectives and expected outcomes
and provides Tendring District Council with a value for money
return.

Alternative options considered

To not procure and miss the opportunity to
maximise the offer to Dovercourt and not providing the best
value.

To not progress the green space projects or scale them down,
returning money to MHCLG therefore not requiring this
support.