Decision Maker: Head of Community Safety and Enforcement
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
To approve the waiver of CSO 8.01 and 8.03
(requirement to obtain at least three competitive quotations) as
allowed under CSO 10.01.1(b) on the grounds set out in CSO
10.01.2(d)(ii) and pursuant to CSO 9.07.(c) to award the contract
to Groundwork London in the sum of £11,463 to carry out the
functions as described in 1.4 of the Report.
Groundwork’s fees are £11,463.
Groundwork London were previously engaged by
the Council for an annual sum to assist the Council to bring
forward parks and open space improvements. Their work included
seeking external funding, consulting with residents, developing
volunteering and designing improvement options. The Council’s
Service Level Agreement with Groundwork came to an end on 31st
March 2016. Groundwork were working on this project at the time the
SLA came to an end and thus the upgrade works planned for Brunswick
Park is a legacy project developed with significant input from
Groundwork London.
For reasons of continuity, to move forward the scheme with external
funders and to maintain the trust built up with residents around
the project it is important that we maintain our relationship with
Groundwork London for the duration of the project.
Further to this, significant Council officer time will be saved
with Groundwork carrying out most of the project management and
administration for the project.
There are two other options we could consider
to take this project forward. Firstly the Council could seek to
procure another company to carry out the functions outlined in the
report. This is not considered a viable option due to the
relationship that Groundwork have with the project, particularly in
terms of the ‘Feasibility Study’ that Groundwork
completed for the project (funded from the previous core funding
arrangement), resident engagement and the external funders
engagement.
The second option is to carry out all the functions ourselves. This
option is not viable due the limited resources we have in house to
do this effectively. Our resources are better and more effectively
spent ensuring alongside residents and Groundwork that the tender
specification is robust and fit for purpose to deliver an
attractive facility and then the ongoing clienting of the
project.
Publication date: 20/04/2017
Date of decision: 05/04/2017
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