Decision - Planned Maintenance Budget and Asset Management Fund Allocations and Education Capital Resources and Capital Investment Programme 2026-2027

This Report requests Cabinet to - note the level of available capital resources totalling £3,305,000 for investment relating to education buildings for 2026-27. - agree to the allocation of funding for inclusion within the Council's Capital Investment Programme 2026-27. - approve the annual programme of planned maintenance works within the Planned Maintenance Budget for 2026-27, at a total estimated cost of £4,309,540. - approve the allocations from the Asset Management Fund for 2026-27, at a total estimated cost of £1,000,000. - delegate authority to the Director of Property & Finance to take all steps necessary to procure the capital maintenance and basic needs works, Planned Maintenance Budget works and Asset Management Fund improvement works, and award contracts within these budgets and in accordance with Contract Standing Orders.

1) Cabinet notes the level of available capital resources totalling £5,569,000m for investment relating to education buildings. 2) Cabinet agrees the allocation of funding as shown in Appendix 1 for inclusion within the council's Capital Investment Programme 2026/27. 3) Cabinet grants delegated authority to the Director of Property & Finance to procure the capital maintenance and basic need works required, as set out in Appendix 1, and enter into contracts in accordance with Contract Standing Orders. 4) Cabinet approves the annual programme of planned maintenance works within the Planned Maintenance Budget for 2026/27 as detailed in Appendix 2, at a total estimated cost of £4,509,540. 5) Cabinet approves the allocations from the Asset Management Fund for 2026/27, totalling £1,000,000, as detailed in Appendix 3. 6) Cabinet delegates authority to the Director of Property & Finance to take all steps necessary to procure the Planned Maintenance Budget works and Asset Management Fund improvement works and award contracts within these budgets and in accordance with Contract Standing Orders.

The document identifies urgent and essential planned maintenance works across council buildings, venues, seafront assets, sports facilities and other sites to support funding bids for 2026/2027. The estimated total cost of the listed works and maintenance contributions is £4,009,540.00.