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Renfrewshire Council · 18 May 2026
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Minute of Special Meeting
Finance, Resources and Customer Services Policy Board
Date Time Venue
Monday, 18 May 2026 10:00 Microsoft Teams Meeting,
Present: Councillor Fiona Airlie-Nicolson, Councillor Alison  Ann-Dowling, Councillor
Jacqueline Cameron, Provost Lorraine Cameron, Councillor Graeme Clark, Councillor Audrey
Doig, Councillor Chris Gilmour, Councillor Edward Grady, Councillor Robert Innes, Councillor
James MacLaren, Councillor Sam Mullin, Councillor Iain Nicolson, Councillor Jim Paterson,
Councillor John Shaw
Chair
Councillor Shaw, Convener, presided.
In Attendance
G McLaughlin, Head of Education (Strategy & Improvement)  and L Baillie, Resources
Support Manager  (both Children's Services); M MacRury, Housing Newbuild Programme
Manager (Environment, Housing & Infrastructure); and J Bowles, Corporate Procurement
Manager, A Donaldson and L Gillan, both Strategic Category Managers, J Tannock,
Assistant Category Manager, S Ford, Senior Procurement Specialist and E Gray, Senior
Committee Services Officer (all Finance & Resources).
Webcasting of Meeting
Prior to the commencement of the meeting the Convener intimated that this meeting of the
Policy Board would be filmed for live or subsequent broadcast on the Council's internet site.
Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements
There were no declarations of interest or transparency statements intimated prior to the
commencement of the meeting.

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1 Contract Authorisation Report for the Framework for Transportation
(RC-CPU-25-051)
There was submitted a joint report by the Directors of Finance & Resources and
Children’s Services relative to the appointment of 13 tenderers to a new Framework for
Transportation.
DECIDED:
(a) That the Head of Corporate Governance be authorised to appoint the 13
recommended tenderers, as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report, to the Framework for
Transportation, reference RC-CPU-25-051;
(b) That the maximum total spend of up to £20 million (excluding VAT) for all call-off
contracts made under the Framework be authorised;
(c) That the Framework be authorised for a duration of four years, with an anticipated
commencement date of 12 June 2026 and it be noted that the actual commencement
date would be confirmed in the Council’s letter of acceptance to each of the tenderers
listed in Appendix 1 of the report;
(d) That it be noted that all call-off contracts made under this contract would be subject
to further competition to ensure best value and that call-off contracts would be awarded
on a lot-by-lot basis with only the service providers awarded onto the specific lot being
eligible to bid; and
(e) That it be noted that each service provider's appointment date to the Framework
may be after the commencement date and that no call-off procedures would commence
until all recommended service providers had been appointed to the Framework.
2 Contract Authorisation Report: New Build Housing Design and Build,
Carbrook Street, Paisley (RC-CPU-25-033)
There was submitted a joint report by the Directors of Finance & Resources and
Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to the award of a contract for New Build
Housing Design and Build, Carbrook Street, Paisley, (RC-CPU-25-033) to JR
Construction (Scotland) Limited (Company number SC534950).
The Corporate Procurement Manager noted that the report incorrectly referred to five
contractors and tender responses and advised that this should have instead read four.
DECIDED:
(a) That the Head of Corporate Governance be authorised to award the Contract for
New Build Housing Design and Build, Carbrook Street, Paisley (RC-CPU-25-033) to JR
Construction (Scotland) Limited following a Mini-Competition under Lot 3 (Development
of 17-35 Units) of the Scotland Excel New Build Residential Construction Framework
Agreement (Reference 2121) subject to a suitable offer of Scottish Government
Affordable Housing Grant funding;

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(b) That the contract sum of £4,249,566.99 (excluding VAT) be authorised;
(c) That it be noted that the date of possession of the site would be confirmed in the
Council’s letter of acceptance and that the date of completion for works would be within
92 weeks (40 weeks for design & 52 weeks for construction) of handover from the
Council to the contractor; and
(d) That it be noted that the award of this contract required the provision of the sub
consultant/contractor collateral warranty as indicated within the tender documentation.