Decision details

The Cabinet will be asked to approve the Business Plan for Be First, the wholly-owned company responsible for driving forward the delivery of the Council’s regeneration agenda, covering the period 2019-2024.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Approve the Be First Five-Year Business Plan (2019-2024) at Appendix A to the report; and

(ii)  Approve Be First entering into any procurement related agreement or commitment required to enable the delivery of the Business Plan in accordance with its Company scheme of delegation subject to:

a)  compliance with relevant procurement regulation;

b)  compliance with relevant procurement law;

c)  Be First’s compliance with its own scheme of delegation;

d)  Compliance with state aid rules, and

e)  Any other relevant approvals by the Council which may be relevant or required for the specific project.