The initial contract period (01/10/19 – 31/03/23) for the General Infrastructure Service (GIS) contracts expires on the 31^st March 2023. The terms of the GIS contracts allows for East Sussex County Council and NHS Sussex no later than three (3) months before the end of the initial period or before the end of any previous Extension(s) of the Contract Period (as the case may be) to extend the Contract Period by a further period or periods of up to 2 years in total by giving written notice to the Service Provider of its wish to extend this Contract and the required length of such extension (an “Extension”) provided that the total number of years does not exceed 5 years and 6 months. This decision is to extend the GIS Contract Period by a further period of 2 years (1^st April 2023 – 31^st March 2024 and 1^st April 2024 – 31^st March 2025).

Procurement of Bus service 254,304,305 - Hastings-Hawkhurst-Wadhurst-Tunbridge Wells. Contracted (subsidised) bus service – socially necessary bus service providing access to employment, health and education.

The Council own the freehold of the former Firstfields Resource Centre and it is adjacent to an operational asset owned by SEACamb. Both public sector landowners agreed to a joint disposal to maximise the capital receipt. The joint disposal will occur once SEACamb move to their new accommodation which is being procured.  Both organisations have jointly marketed for disposal via a property agent and offers have been received and evaluated.

The officer decision report will be finalised, recommending a joint disposal to a purchaser on a conditional basis, subject to planning permission. This is subject to SEACamb finalising their vacation of their current operational asset.

The Council will secure 70% of the capital receipts on completion.

Various parcels of land subject to acquisition and/or compensation in connection with the Exceat Bridge Improvement scheme.  Scheme reported to Cabinet in 2017 and approved as part of the capital programme. Planning permission for the scheme was secured in December 2022.

The current Lease dated 12 March 2008 expires 11 March 2023 and it is proposed that ESCC grant the Trustees a new Lease for a period of 25 years which will allow the Trustees to be able to seek grant funding.

The Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change declared the property (1 Southview Close) surplus on 11 October 2022 and delegated the approval of the preferred purchaser and sale terms following the marketing of 1 Southview Close and the access road which is due to close on 6 December 2022 to the Chief Operating Officer.

Acquisition of freehold land in connection with the Exceat Bridge Improvement Scheme as set out at LMRCC meeting 8 November 2022.

The School Health Service is commissioned from Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; it provides the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme which provides universal and targeted support for children and young people of school age.

The current contract value is £2M and is funded from the ring-fenced Public Health Grant, the service was procured in 2019 and was commissioned to start from Jan 1st, 2020, on a three year contract with an option to extend for a further two years.

The first three years of the contract end on 31 December 2022 and, after review, it is proposed that the current contract is extended for a further two years until 31 December 2024 as further time is required to re-evaluate the specification to fully reflect the changing nature of the service as a result of COVID, etc.

ESCC need to vacate Ocean House, Hastings. An office search was concluded and at a meeting for Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change it was agreed in July 2022 to taking leases at Cavendish House and Muriel Matters House, Hastings. The leases are about to be completed but refurbished works will be needed. As the contract for the building refurbishment is over £500,000 a key decision is required. The capital investment will be paid for from the non-schools planned maintenance programme and there is the budget to pay for this.