Item 10 - IRED BCR Capital Period 7
West Dunbartonshire Council · 4 February 2026
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL Report by the Chief Officer – Resources Infrastructure, Regeneration & Economic Development Committee: 4 February 2026 _________________________________________________________________ Subject: Infrastructure, Regeneration & Economic Development Capital Budgetary Control Report 2025/26 31 October (Period 7) 1. Purpose 1.1 This report provides an update on the capital financial performance to 31 October 2025 of those services under the auspices of the Infrastructure, Regeneration & Economic Development Committee (IRED). 2. Recommendations 2.1 Committee is asked to: i) Note the current position of the 2025/26 IRED capital budget. ii) Note the revised completion dates in respect of 1 project detailed in appendix 2 reported to Council on 17 December 2025. iii) Note the reprofiling of 3 projects in appendix 3 reported to Council on 17 December 2025. iv) Note additional capital budget of £0.500m for food waste vehicles reported to Council on 17 December 2025. See paragraph 4.4 for further details. v) Grant delegated authority to the Chief Officer Regulatory & Regeneration, in consultation with the Procurement Manager, to award procurement and contract awards for projects relating to the Local Economic Development Plan to develop Mitchell Way and Main Street in Alexandria. vi) Grant delegated authority to Chief Officer Roads & Neighbourhood, in consultation with the Procurement Manager, to award any procurement and contract awards for projects related to the vehicle replacement programme. 3. Background 3.1 On 5 March 2025 the Council approved the updated General Services Capital Plan for 2025/26 to 2034/35. The three years from 2025/26 to 2027/28 were approved in detail with the remaining years being indicative. The budget agreed under the auspice of IRED Committee was £56.791m for 2025/26 and £209.142m for the project life budget. 4. Main Issues ITEM 10
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4.1 Exhibit 1 sets out the revised capital budget at period 5 as reported to Council on 29 October 2025 and Committee 12 November 2025. Exhibit 1: Revised Capital Budget as at 31 August 2025. 2025/26 (£m) Project Life (£m) Capital Budget Agreed 5 March 2025 56.791 209.142 Updates reported to Committee on 13 August and 12 November plus adjustments for year-end carried forward balances 3.063 8.502 Reprofiling reported to Committee on 13 August and 19 November (7.346) 0 Revised Capital Budget as at Period 5 52.508 217.644 4.2 Progress against the 2025/26 capital plan is detailed in: Appendix 1 – Project Life Summary by Chief Officer Appendix 2 – Off Track Projects Appendix 3 – Changes to Capital Plan for Noting Appendix 4 – All Approved Projects 4.3 The overall programme summary report at Appendix 1 shows that planned expenditure against the budget is currently on track. 4.4 Appendix 2 highlights 1 project currently showing as off-track, which is due to a revised completion date. Project RN23 (Creation of 3 all new weather pitches at Argyll Park, Lachie Stewart Memorial Park and Mountblow playing fields), is off track due to a delay in planning and Argyll and Mountblow now expect to go to tender early 2026. 4.5 Appendix 3 highlights 3 projects where the project expenditure requires to be reprofiled but there is no need for approval of additional budget. 4.6 Decisions taken on 17 December 2025 at Council on the Financial Update (savings taken) and the Review of West Dunbartonshire Council’s Capital Programme will be applied to the P10 Capital BCR due to the timing differences of the reports. 4.7 Exhibit 2 sets out the revised IRED capital budget at period 7 factoring in the decisions taken by Council on 17 December 2025. Exhibit 2: Revised Capital Budget 2025/26 (£m) Project Life (£m)
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Capital Budget as at 31 August 2025 52.508 217.644 Approved Capital Bid – RN36 Food Waste Vehicles (Para 4.9) 0 0.500 Additional Funding – RN 6 Place Based Investment Programme (Para 4.8) 0.369 0.369 Proposed revised Capital Budget as at Period 7 52.877 218.513 Reprofiling over project life (Appendix 3) (1.682) 0 Revised Capital Budget as at Period 7 approved at Council 17 December. 51.195 218.513 4.8 Appendix 4 shows all projects with approved in year and project life budgets as well anticipated expenditure. It highlights that the 2025/26 budget is £51.195m. Spend as at period 7 is £13.512m (26.39%) of the current forecast spend of £51.195m. 4.9 Other minor changes to the capital plan included in the summarised plan in appendix 4 are: Additional funding from Scottish Government for Place Based Investment Programme (RR 06) of £0.369m 4.10 Members are asked to note a capital budget of £0.500m to Roads and Neighbourhood for Food Waste Vehicles which was approved at Council on 17 December 2025. This bid has been reviewed by the Strategic Asset Management Group who recommend that £0.500m is added to the Capital plan to procure 4 food waste vehicles to allow food waste to be recycled separately from garden waste. An element of this cost will be funded through the Extended Producer Responsibility funding. This project has been included in Appendix 4 (RN 36) 4.11 This report also asks the Committee to approve any procurement and contract award of projects under the Regeneration/Local Economic Development Project to deliver aspects of Alexandria Town Centre budget in relation to Mitchell Way and Main Street in Alexandria to be made by the Chief Officer Regulatory and Regeneration, in consultation with the Procurement Manager provided the contract costs remain within the approved budget, and the tenders adhere to standard procurement parameters. 4.12 The Fleet Service have undertaken a prioritisation exercise to determine the corporate fleet requirements to be delivered through the vehicle replacement programme. To facilitate the purchase of the vehicles approval is sought to undertake the procurement and contract award of the Vehicle Replacement Programme 2026/27 by the Chief Officer – Roads and Neighbourhood in consultation with the Procurement Service and to appoint the contractor of the returned tender if the contract cost being within the approved budget and the tender being in line with normal tender parameters.
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5. Option Appraisal 5.1 No option appraisal was required for this report. 6. People Implications 6.1 There are no people implications. 7. Financial and Procurement Implications 7.1 The report notes the projected in-year financial position for capital budgets. 8. Risk Analysis 8.1 The main risks are as follows: (a) The reported variances should be viewed in the knowledge that there are a number of variable factors which could arise between now and 31 March which could affect the year end results for capital budgets. (b) As a consequence of current market conditions, inflation is at an all-time high and interest rates continue to be volatile. To forecast for the full year costs budget assumptions have been required. These assumptions continue to change regularly and therefore it is likely the projected year end budgetary position will change from that reported. 9. Equalities Impact Assessment (EIA) 9.1 No equalities impact assessment was required in relation to this report. 10. Environmental Sustainability 10.1 No assessment of environmental sustainability was required in relation to this report. 11. Consultation 11.1 All services involved in delivering the capital budgets have been consulted in the compilation of this report. 12. Strategic Assessment 12.1 Proper budgetary control and sound financial practice are cornerstones of good governance and support Council and officers to pursue the strategic priorities of the Council’s current Strategic Plan. This report forms part of the financial governance of the Council. ______________ Laurence Slavin Chief Officer – Resources
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Date: 8 January 2026 Person to Contact: Jackie Nicol-Thomson Council Offices, Church Street, Dumbarton E-mail: jackie.nicolthomson@west-dunbarton.gov.uk Appendices: Appendix 1 - Project Life Summary Appendix 2 - Off Track Projects Appendix 3 - Changes to Capital Plan and Implications Appendix 4 - All Projects Approved Background Papers: General Services Capital Plan Update - Council 5 March 2025 Wards Affected All Wards