Purpose

This report sets out the procurement strategy for appointing a consultant team to provide Joint Venture Advisory, Employer’s Agent and Cost Consultancy services for the Wendling Estate and St Stephen’s Close regeneration project.

It summarises the proposed procurement route and seeks approval to undertake a competitive quotation process, with tenders evaluated on a 60% quality / 40% price basis. The estimated contract value is set out in Appendix I in order not to prejudice the Council’s commercial position during the competitive procurement process.

It is being presented to the Executive Director Investment, Place and Opportunity in accordance with the authority delegated by Cabinet on 17 July 2019 (SC/2019/41), which authorised the Executive Director Supporting Communities (now the Executive Director of Investment, Place and Opportunity), in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Investing in Communities and an Inclusive Economy (now Cabinet Member for New Homes and Community Investment), the Executive Director Corporate Services and the Borough Solicitor, to take all appropriate actions required to progress the regeneration approach for the Wendling Estate and St Stephen’s Close project, including agreeing procurement strategies and award processes for professional advisers required to support progression of the regeneration strategy and development of the detailed business case.

Decision

That the Executive Director Investment, Place and Opportunity, following consultation with Cabinet Member for New Homes and Community Investment, the Executive Director Corporate Services and the Borough Solicitor, approves the procurement strategy for the appointment of Joint Venture Advisory, Employer’s Agent and Cost Consultancy services for the Wendling Estate and St Stephen’s Close regeneration project through a competitive quotation process, with tenderers evaluated on a 60% quality / 40% price basis, for the estimated contract value set out in Appendix I.