RESOLVED:  To award the contract for main phase expansion works to the contractor detailed in the exempt appendix.

The Cabinet Member for Education introduced the report, which sought approval to award the contract for the main phase expansion works for Harris Academy Merton to Lakehouse Construction Ltd.   In doing so, she briefly described the benefits of expansion for children in the East of the borough. 

The Director of Children, Schools and Families (CSF) noted that the contract sum is almost £300K below the pre-tender estimate and advised that the surplus will be put back into the capital programme budget.

In response to questions from the Leader, the Director of CSF confirmed that the expansion will ease pressure on school places and will retain more pupils in the East, thereby reducing  movement across the borough.

RESOLVED:  To award the contract for main phase expansion works to Lakehouse Construction Ltd.