Decision details

For the Head of Programme Management, Regeneration and Economic Development to:

Waive Contract Standing Order (CSO) 8.03 (requirement to obtain at least three competitive quotations) as allowed under CSO 10.01.2(d)

Approve the appointment of Augarde + Partners to provide advice, support and mapping services in support of the Tottenham Hale regeneration programme. The contract is up to a maximum value of £28,375 + VAT.

The request for a waiver is on the Council’s interest to ensure that the placemaking approach to Tottenham Hale is able to progress within the tight timescale and the provision provided through this appointment will enable to Council to build on the Study completed by consultants who are well informed on the needs of the Council.



The placemaking approach at Tottenham Hale requires a focused and co-ordinated plan for the letting of ground floor commercial space and the activation of public space across the neighbourhood. In a challenging period for commercial lettings, and with a number of ground floor spaces in the neighbourhood currently vacant (some spaces for circa 2 years), there is a need for the Council to intervene rapidly to lead a positive approach to addressing this and building a strong local offer for the neighbourhood.



This commission will bring specialist bespoke support and expertise to work the council and stakeholders around a plan to shape the approach to the ground floor. It will respond to future opportunities and inform related strategies, whilst building on and developing elements of the Test Projects Strategy produced for Tottenham Hale in 2015.



The advice and input required to approach this commission from a placemaking perspective is not provided by standard commercial consultancies. This is a bespoke piece of work requiring specialist skills.

The project team includes the consultants (Architecture 00) who produced the 2015 Tottenham Hale Test Projects Strategy, providing continuity and representing value for money for the Council

Option 1 - do nothing: If we do nothing, the expectation is

that the current status quo will prevail and the opportunity to

develop a curated, joined up and long-term approach to the

activation of the ground floor may be missed. This will have

an impact on the attractiveness and draw to Tottenham Hale

as a destination and the overall vitality of the emerging district

centre.



Option 2: Running a competitive tender exercise

exercise to take the commission forward. This was discounted on the basis that the specialist advice and input required to address this challenge from a placemaking perspective is not provided by standard commercial consultancies. This is a bespoke piece of work requiring specialist skills, and there is a need to procure this support rapidly due to a pressing need on the ground now.



Option 3: A single supplier direct award. This option was selected.