Decision details

Haringey Music Study: Request for contract award to Sound Diplomacy

Decision Maker: Assistant Director for Area Regeneration

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

For the Assistant Director for Regeneration to approve a waiver of the requirement under CSO 8.03 to undertake the request for 3 quotes procedure in order to make the contract award to Sound Diplomacy, for policy advisory services relating to achieving strategic growth through music, for the maximum estimated sum of £49,999.

Reasons for the decision:

Investigations into the market have identified Sound Diplomacy as the only supplier available with the requisite expertise to carry out the assignment in the timescale and available budget.

To inform the Economic Development Strategy (EDS) which will be considered by Cabinet in December, the Council is developing proposals to gather evidence for key data gaps identified, including the potential role of music in economic growth of the borough.

Alternative options considered:

Consideration was given to subjecting the requirement for the advisory services to competition in line with the Council’s policy of obtaining competitive quotations for contracts of this value. The conclusion reached is that this approach would incur unnecessary delays and costs to the Council, as Sound Diplomacy is the only supplier with the requisite expertise to produce this study within the timeframe and budget.


Publication date: 17/06/2019

Date of decision: 29/05/2019

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