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Approval To Award Contracts For The Former Orchard Care Home, Former Birchlands Care Home And Colebrook (Phase 2) Extra Care Housing Sites
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Decision Maker: Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director Resources, Executive Director for Adults, Wellbeing and Health Partnerships (AWHP), Interim Executive Director of Environment, Property and Growth (EPG)
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Adult Social Care’s Accommodation with Care and Support Strategy (AwCS) was approved by Cabinet in July 2019, the strategy sets out the Council’s ambition to develop 725 affordable units of Extra Care Housing in Surrey by 2030.
Development of the former Orchard Care Home, former Birchlands Care Home and Colebrook sites for Extra Care Housing Provision via the Design Build Finance Operate (DBFO) supply model was approved by Cabinet at the following meeting:
· July 2023 – Extra Care Housing – Phase 2 Delivery - Minute Ref 120/23
Approval to procure a development partner for Extra Care Housing sites was granted by Cabinet via the 2023/2024 Annual Procurement Forward Plan (Minute Ref 206/22).
Decision:
Decision made:
It was agreed that the council shall proceed to award Contracts for the purposes of developing Extra Care Housing schemes on the former Orchard Care Home, former Birchlands Care Home and Colebrook sites.
Reasons for the decision:
The award of Contracts for the three sites to the successful bidder is compliant with the July 2023 Extra Care Housing – Phase 2 Delivery cabinet decision.
Alternative options considered:
None.
Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:
None.
Publication date: 11/03/2025
Date of decision: 11/03/2025