Decision details

For the Assistant Director for Regeneration to:

(i) approve the sum up to £49,999 for services to support delivery of the Reopening High Streets fund project.

(ii) award We Made That consultancy services in accordance with paragraph 6.22, to carry out the design of temporary street and public realm interventions in town centres to promote safe access and to support the financial health and viability of businesses during the Covid-19 crisis.

(iii) approve the waiver of the usual requirement for tendering under Contract Standing Order (CSO) 8.03 as allowed under CSO 10.01)b) in order to enable the decisions in (i) and (ii) above

We Made That are considered to be the only practice already under contract with Haringey Council, who could deliver the project on time in accordance with the critical urgency of ensuing safe access to town centres within the timescales of the ‘lockdown’ easing programme. Designers also have the experience and knowledge to deliver the work to a high standard.

As such, a waiver of tendering is being sought on the basis that the circumstances are considered to be genuinely exceptional under CSO 10.01.2(d)(iii).

If a standard procurement route were applied with a tender process, it would be several weeks before design could start to be developed which would significantly delay the programme and could potentially increase the risk for visitors to town centres and businesses in relation to health and safety requirements related to CV19.