Exempt Paragraph 3 – Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)
RESOLVED
That the Cabinet:
a) subject to the mandatory standstill period, approves the appointment of Bidder ‘A’ for the Professional Services Contract.
b)
delegates the negotiation, approval and completion
of the all the relevant legal documentation and entering into the
contract following the award to the Deputy Chief Executive, Head of
Legal, Governance & HR, in consultation with the Cabinet Member
for Housing. (Generic Delegation 2 and 3 will be used to enact
this recommendation).
Reasons for the Recommendations
Following a tender exercise and evaluation process, Bidder ‘A’ has submitted the most economically advantageous tender and is therefore recommended for appointment.
The appointment will further enable the Council to adapt to best deliver new housing within the context of constrained land supply and in its compiling of site specific information in accordance with Local Plan policies when bringing sites forward for
housing.