Decision Maker:

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: June 10, 2025

Purpose:

Content: RESOLVED:   Hackney Procurement Board:   1.  To approve the award of contract to Bidder B to provide Employer’s Agent Lot 1 services for the initial term of the contract, for the New Homes Programme (NHP) South sites comprising nine housing development projects, following a competition from the Notting Hill Genesis Development Consultants Framework Lot 9 - Employer’s Agents.   2.  To note that any instruction for services beyond the initial term shall only be made following Finance confirmation that sufficient budget is available.   RELATED DECISIONS   1.  On 12 December 2022 Cabinet approved the ‘New Council House Building Programme and 1,000 Homes for Social Rent Commitment’ Key Decision No. CHE S142 which established Hackney’s New Homes Programme (NHP) and provided authority and budget to proceed through design, engagement and planning stages and prepare information ready for procurement of the developments, subject to financial viability and public consultation. 2.  On 14 March 2023 the Hackney Procurement Board (HPB) approved the strategy and business case for procurement of consultant team services required for the design and planning stages of the NHP, namely cost consultants, architect design teams, multi-disciplinary engineering, fire and technical services, and planning consultant services. 3.  Upon conclusion of the procurements described in the Business Case above, a series of decisions were made in late 2023 by Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee (CPIC), HPB, the Group Director of Climate Homes and Economy, and the former Strategic Director of Economy, Regeneration and New Homes (ERNH, now Regeneration, Economy and Housing Development), as appropriate, to award the nine constituent professional services contracts to successful bidders. 4.  Amongst the above, on 4 December 2023 Key Decision CHE S275 was made by Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee (CPIC) to award the Multidisciplinary Engineering and Technical Services Contract (MDC) for the NHP. 5.  In November 2024 the Interim Director of Economy, Regeneration and New Homes approved the Business Case for procurement of Employer’s Agents and associated construction consultant services to the fourteen housing developments comprising the New Homes Programme (NHP). This Business Case was categorised as Low Risk and includes the Employer’s Agent Lot 1 contract which is the subject of this contract award report.   A summary of information on the relevant development projects to this contract award are provided below.   Project name Current Stage Ward New homes NHP Tranche 1 NHP1.1 Broadway RIBA Stage 3 Haggerston, London Fields 85 NHP1.2 Regents Court RIBA Stage 3 38 NHP2.1 Cropley Court RIBA Stage 3 Hoxton West 45 NHP2.2 Buckland Court RIBA Stage 3 45 NHP3.1 Fellows Court Planning Haggerston 28 NHP3.2 Weymouth Court Planning 18 NHP Tranche 2 NHP4.1 Wayman Court RIBA Stage 2 Hackney Central 23 NHP4.3 Cherbury Court RIBA Stage 1 Hoxton West 16 NHP9 Blandford Court RIBA Stage 2 De Beauvoir 13 Total 311 homes