Education Services Committee

Thursday 3 May 2001 at 3.00 pm

Present:  Councillors Jackson, McCabe, Mitchell, Morrison (D), O’Rourke, Robertson (A), Robertson (Y), Father T Boyle, Rev J Miller and Rev C McGranaghan, Church Representatives, Mrs P Purdie, Parent Representative, and Mr D Anderson, Teacher Representative.

Chair:  Councillor Robertson (A) presided. 

In attendance:  Director of Education Services, Director of Legal & Support Services, Interim Director of Finance and Mr A Gerrard (for the Head of Property Services).

Apologies:  Councillors Calvert and Campbell.

The following paragraphs are submitted for information only, having been dealt with under the powers delegated to the Committee.

It was agreed in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as amended, that the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the grounds that the business involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 6 and 8 of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

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Public Private Partnership Feasibility Study:  Acceptance of Tender

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There was submitted a report dated April 2001 by the Director of Education Services on the results of the tender evaluation process undertaken relative to the appointment of a consultant to carry out a feasibility study which would assist in the early stages of the development of education public private partnership projects.

During the course of the discussion, Councillor Mitchell advised the Committee that the Liberal Democrat Group would no longer be participating in the Working Group established to review the usage of education accommodation across Inverclyde.

Decided:

(1)  that it be agreed to award the contract to Messrs PriceWaterhouseCoopers;  and

(2)  that the withdrawal of the Liberal Democrat Group from the Education Services:  Managing Accommodation Working Group be noted.