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(The Chair agreed that this report could be considered at the meeting under the provisions of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 as a matter of urgency in order to avoid any further delay in the signing of contracts with the contractor.)

The Cabinet Member for Economic and Social Development presented a report on the procurement of architect services for the Gascoigne West regeneration project.

By Minutes 84 (27 January 2015) and 26 (21 July 2015), the Cabinet had approved a range of proposals to progress the regeneration project, including the entering into of funding agreements with the Greater London Authority.  Officers had subsequently carried out a procurement for architect services in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, although it later became apparent that the necessary approval for the procurement under the Council’s Contract Rules had been omitted in error from the previous Cabinet reports. 

The Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Grant retrospective approval to the procurement of a contract for architect services for the Gascoigne West project via the Council’s Professional Services Framework;

(ii)  Agree to the appointment of Frasier Brown McKenna for design work for the Gascoigne West project; and

(iii)  Authorise the Strategic Director of Growth and Homes, in consultation with the Director of Law and Governance, to enter into the contract and all other necessary or ancillary agreements with Fraser Brown McKenna.