Decision details

The Cabinet will be asked to consider proposals to commence a tender process to appoint a facilities management organisation to run the Barking Enterprise Centre and the business start up support service within the centre

Further to Minute 147 (16 March 2010), received a report from the Cabinet Member for Regeneration on proposals to tender for the management of the Barking Enterprise Centre (previously referred to as the Barking Business Centre) which is due to open in October 2011.

The Head of Regeneration and Economic Development outlined the key services to be provided under the contract and also explained the main differences between the Barking Enterprise Centre and the Centre being developed at Frizlands Lane, Dagenham, as well as other new business opportunities in the Dagenham Dock and Dagenham East areas.

Agreed, in order to assist the Council to achieve its Community Priority “Prosperous”, to authorise the Corporate Director of Finance and Resources to procure and award an initial three-year contract for the Barking Enterprise Centre management through the Accelerated OJEU Restricted Procurement Procedure, on the terms set out in the report.