Agenda and minutes

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The Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Social Inclusion and Sustainability referred those present to agenda item 1 as shown on the agenda in respect of filming at this meeting and asked that hose present reviewed and noted the information contained therein

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Report of the Director of Regeneration, seeking approval to award a Service Concession Contract for works at 40 Cumberland Road.

The cabinet member considered, after a brief discussion, the report seeking approval to award a Service Concession Contract to NWES Property Services Ltd to carry out a meanwhile use project to be known as Wood Green Works at 40 Cumberland Road for the period up to 8 September 2021.

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet Member, for the reasons set out in the report:

a.    noted that the Council has secured funding from the GLA London Regeneration Fund in order to part fund the transformation of 40 Cumberland Road into a meanwhile use workspace;

2. in accordance with Contract Standing Order 9.07.1(d), agreed to award to NWES Property Services Ltd a Service Concession Contract for design, construction and management services for the operation of the meanwhile use workspace at 40 Cumberland Road, to be called Wood Green Works, for the period ending 8 Sept 2021;

3. noted that it has been agreed by the Council to grant NWES Property Services Ltd a sub-lease of 2 floors of the building at 40 Cumberland Road for the period ending 8 Sept. 2021 under which total rent of £450,000 and service charges of £256,281 will be payable;

4. approved provision in the Service Concession Contract for the Council:

              I.        to pay NWES Property Services Ltd a contribution of £220,000 towards the refurbishment of 40 Cumberland Road (including capital works; mechanical & engineering services; decorating and supplying furniture and fittings for shared areas, reception, meeting room, exhibition space and communal lounge), and

            II.        to provide NWES Property Services Ltd a rent subsidy worth £97,500

for part of the building at 40 Cumberland Road for two years.

Reasons for decision

The decision to tender the opportunity for a meanwhile operator to manage two floors of 40 Cumberland Road was made after an options appraisal was done within the Regeneration Service.  

The council has carried out an Open procurement procedure to maximise market interest. Four tender responses were received and the recommendation of the tender evaluation team is that the Service Concession Contract be awarded to NWES Property Services Ltd because they scored the highest overall score.

Wood Green Works is one of several activities in the Wood Green Regeneration Programme and supports the delivery of a range of priorities for the council. It is the third phase of the Wood Green Meanwhile Campus project relating to council-owned buildings along Station Road which are available on a meanwhile basis, pending major redevelopment of the site as a whole within the next 5-10 years.

The aim is to deliver a range of projects to test different types of employment offer and also to bring back into active use vacant council-owned buildings and spaces to transform Station Road from a gloomy transport corridor into a busy, attractive and clear route from the High Road through to the Cultural Quarter and Alexandra Palace and Park.

Wood Green Works will be a hub of commercial activity aimed at small enterprises and entrepreneurs combining flexible and affordable workspaces, co-working, training rooms and creative spaces aimed at entrepreneurs,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 58.

To consider any new items of unrestricted urgent business admitted under

agenda item 2.

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The following item is likely to be the subject of a motion to exclude the press

and public from the meeting as it contains exempt information, as defined

under Paragraph 3, Part 1, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

That the press and public be excluded from the reminder of the meeting as the items contained exempt information, as defined under paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

To consider exempt information in relation to agenda item 4.

The Cabinet Member  noted the exempt section of the report.

To consider any new items of exempt urgent business admitted under agenda

item 2 above.

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