Decision
Analysis
outcome: The Cabinet Member for Good Growth and New Homes agreed to award a 12-month contract to Admiral Scaffolding Group Limited and to delegate authority to extend the contract for a further 6 months.
summary: The decision involves entering into a contract with Admiral Scaffolding Ltd for the hire of scaffolding at the Former Southall Market Carpark.
topline: The Cabinet Member for Good Growth and New Homes has decided to award a contract to Admiral Scaffolding Ltd for the hire of scaffolding at the Former Southall Market Carpark.
reason_contentious: This issue may be contentious as it involves financial decisions related to a previous developer and the potential extension of the contract.
affected_stakeholders: ["Admiral Scaffolding Ltd", "Local residents", "Potential contractors for remaining works"]
contentiousness_score: 6
political_party_relevance: There are no explicit mentions of political parties in the decision.
URL: https://ealing.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=922
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Good Growth and New Homes
Outcome:
Is Key Decision?: Yes
Is Callable In?: Yes
Purpose: This report seeks authority to enter into a contract with Admiral Scaffolding Ltd, who were originally appointed by the previous developer of this project, before their administration and termination of the Forward Funding Agreement with LBE on the 20 February 2025, for the hire of the already erected scaffolding that encapsulates both blocks A & B which are twelve storeys in height, consisting of 125 partially built apartments at the Former Southall Market Carpark. The hire of the scaffolding will be for an initial period of 12 months, with the potential to extend the hire period by a further 6 months, to allow for investigation, repair, and soft market testing, which was approved by Cabinet on 20 November 2024.
Content: This report seeks authority to enter into a contract with Admiral Scaffolding Ltd, who were originally appointed by the previous developer of this project, before their administration and termination of the Forward Funding Agreement with LBE on the 20 February 2025, for the hire of the already erected scaffolding that encapsulates both blocks A & B which are twelve storeys in height, consisting of 125 partially built apartments at the Former Southall Market Carpark. The hire of the scaffolding will be for an initial period of 12 months, with the potential to extend the hire period by a further 6 months, to allow for investigation, repair, and soft market testing, which was approved by Cabinet on 20 November 2024. That, the Cabinet Member for Good Growth and New Homes: i. Agreed that Appendix 1 was not for publication on the basis that it contained information relating to the financial or business- affairs of any _ particular person (including the authority holding that information) as set out in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended). ii. Agreed to award a 12-month contract to Admiral Scaffolding Group Limited and to delegate authority to the Strategic Director Economy & Sustainability to extend the contract for a further 6 months. iii. Agreed to initiate the preparation of a procurement process for a principal contractor to complete the remaining works at Southall Market Car Park, and it noted that a further report would be presented to Cabinet by Decerr,ber 2025 seeking authority to start the procurement.
Date of Decision: September 3, 2025