Agenda item

The Cabinet Member for Education Improvement, Learning & Skills submitted a report which advised that the Welsh Government has been procuring a private sector partner to work with it on the delivery of education and community facilities in Wales, under the Mutual Investment Model (MIM) 21^st Century Schools Programme.  The report explains the process and seeks approval to enter into a Strategic Partnering Agreement (SPA) with the Welsh Education Partnership Company (WEPCo).

Resolved that:

1)              The outcome of the Preferred Bidder Stage of the Competitive Dialogue Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as outlined in the report be noted;

2)              The Strategic Partnering Agreement at Appendix F of the report and summarised in Section 3 of the report be approved and the Chief Legal Officer be authorised to enter into the agreement on behalf of the Council , subject to Resolution 3) below;

3)              The Director of Education, after consultation with the Director of Place and the Chief Legal Officer be given delegated power to:

a)          Approve the final terms of the Strategic Partnering Agreement; and

b)          Approve any further deeds and documents which are ancillary to the Strategic Partnering Agreement.

4)              The appointment of the Director of Place as ‘Participant Representative’ to sit on the Strategic Partnering Board (SPB) be approved;

5)              In agreeing to the Strategic Partnering Agreement, it is noted that it is not being asked to decide to proceed with any Pathfinder Project, and that nothing within the Strategic Partnering Agreement commits the Council to make any such commitment.  Any decision to proceed with a Pathfinder Project or indeed any new MIM project will be reported to Cabinet for decision.