Decision details

Decarbonisation of Heat Works at Rotherfield Primary School, Rotherfield TN6 3NA

Decision Maker: Chief Operating Officer

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Notification of Contract signing for Decarbonisation of Heat Works at Rotherfield Primary School, Rotherfield TN6 3NA to enable delivery of a project to move from fossil fuel to low carbon heat pumps within the timescales required by the PSDS 3b grant as contract is over £500k delivered over 2 financial years.

Decision:

Contract award to BSW Heating Ltd, based on consultant Tender report findings, will enable the delivery of the project within the timescale dictated by the PSDS Phase 3 grant. The project will facilitate carbon reduction from the move from fossil fuel to low carbon heating and avoid replacement with a like for like fossil fuel system.

Alternative options considered:

A second contractor submitted a lower price overall but this contained various exclusions and provisional sums which, despite seeking clarification, were not possible to ascertain firm pricing. As such, were East Sussex County Council to go into contract with the second contractor, this would be ‘at risk’ in terms of the actual final cost impact of the various risk items. BSW Heating Ltd provided a comprehensive and compliant tender.

Publication date: 05/05/2023

Date of decision: 05/05/2023