Here is a summary of the scheduled discussions for the Cabinet Member Signing meeting of Haringey Council on 3 September 2025. The meeting was scheduled to discuss a tender for construction related consultancy services, and was to be held at Alexandra House, with a recording to be made available on YouTube. It was noted that members of the public attending the meeting should be aware that they were likely to be filmed.

Park View Secondary School Block A Roof Replacement

Councillor Zena Brabazon, Cabinet Member for Children, Schools & Families, was scheduled to consider a request to approve the commencement of a tendering process for multi-disciplinary design services for the replacement of Block A and part of Block B roofs at Park View School.

Following an inspection by an external structural engineer, Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) was discovered forming part of the structural slab of the roof of Block A. It was recommended that the top floor of the building, consisting of 14 classrooms and office space, immediately be vacated.

Interim teaching arrangements were put in place, but were not considered to be a sustainable solution. A contract was awarded to Portakabin Ltd to provide temporary accommodation by September 2023 for an 18 month hire period. The rental period was extended whilst a permanent solution to remediate the RAAC was developed.

A multi-disciplinary design team was appointed in September 2024 to undertake a feasibility study to determine the most appropriate solution to fully remediate the RAAC. Agreement for funding of the recommended approach for a permanent solution to remediate the RAAC was received from the Department for Education (DfE) in May 2025.

The proposed permanent remediation is to replace the roof containing RAAC. This includes removal of all RAAC panels from the school, then put a new deck and roof covering on Block A and the section of Block B that contains RAAC.

Consequential works, such as removal and reinstatement of internal top floor partitions, windows and services to enable replacement of the roof deck is included in proposals at present. The practicality of undertaking such invasive works and to minimise disruption to teaching and learning, level 2 and 3 of block A and one section of block B, will need to be vacated. The project scope includes provision of temporary classrooms in addition to those currently at the school. Following these works, students will be able to return to their classrooms in blocks A and B and all existing temporary accommodation will be removed from site.

The DfE has agreed to reimburse Haringey for the majority of costs relating to the roof replacement and all temporary accommodation. However, Haringey will still be required to fund some elements of the project, mostly related to internal resource costs.

Alternative options considered included:

• Do nothing
• In-house
• Invite open tenders via Contracts Finder
• Extension of contract for the design team that carried out the feasibility study
• Use an alternative public sector DPS¹

The feasibility study recommended one single stage Traditional contract for delivery of both the new temporary accommodation and the roof replacement works. Representatives from the DfE have advised the council they will provide funding for Option 2, forecast to be completed in summer 2028.

The project supports the following objectives in the Corporate Delivery Plan 2024- 2026:

• A zero carbon and climate resilient Haringey net zero carbon schools
• Best start in life
• Successful futures

The works will be required to comply with the current sustainable requirements, in accordance with Haringey's Local Development Policies. Specific items included in the design to date are:

• Provision of a green roof,
• Addition of a photovoltaic array

Strategic procurement notes the contents of this report, and the recommendations as set out. This procurement opportunity will be tendered competitively via the London Construction Programme Dynamic Purchasing System.

The Director of Legal and Governance (Monitoring Officer) sees no legal reasons preventing the approval of the recommendation in the report.

It is not envisaged that there will be any impact on people with protected characteristics. Appropriate contract management arrangements will be established to ensure that the delivery of the major works does not result in any preventable or disproportionate inequality.

Exclusion of the press and public

The press and public were likely to be excluded from the meeting for item 8, as it contained exempt information as defined in Section 100a of the Local Government Act 1972, namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).