Decision details

It is recommended that the Assistant Director of Housing approves a waiver by waiving off CSO 8.03 and an approval of the waiver and award in accordance with CSO’s 10.01.1b and 9.07.1(c) and award a contract for Transport Consultancy services for the Mallard Place project to planning submission for a fee of £29,750 (excluding VAT).

The direct award of Velocity Transport Planning Limited will ensure a timely delivery of design and development of Mallard Place to be able to claim GLA SOS grant by March 2026. Velocity TP have an excellent and detailed knowledge of the project and Haringey requirements. team has extensive experience delivering high-density housing projects and have a good working relationship with Haringey Council. The Velocity TP team has also recently worked on Haringey planning applications such as the Selby Centre development, Broadwater Farm and Ashley Road Depot. Velocity is currently engaged as part of a wider team by Haringey Council to develop a transport and movement strategy to support Wood Green Central masterplan, so have a good knowledge of Wood Green and the transport planning requirements for Mallard Place in Wood Green
Velocity TP direct award and planned start in providing Transport Planning services in December 2024, will be crucial in helping to achieve Haringey’s commitment to build 3000 Council homes by 2031, with Levitt Bernstein’s initial feasibility indicating that 155+ homes can be delivered on the sites Block D and Mallard Place.
It is key to appoint Velocity TP Limited on to the project asap as there will be an urgent requirement for pedestrian, cyclist and vehicular strategies, as well as waste strategies which will feed into the Architect’s drawings and help us meet the March 2026 deadline for a SOS grant claim. If we don’t appoint Velocity and meet the March 2026 date Haringey could lose up to £38,750,000 in grant.

The Council could decide not to procure these services or direct award this contract to Velocity TP Limited. This option is not recommended as it would impact the delivery timescales of design, a future planning submission and award of build contract by March 2026. If the March 2026 date is not achieved, this would ultimately impact the Council’s Housing Delivery programme aspirations of providing much-needed new Council homes, with potentially 155 homes not delivered.