Agenda and minutes

            No apologies were reported.

            No declarations of interested were recorded.

            The information contained in the reports associated with the following item is restricted in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 6 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.

      Resolved – That the Committee agrees to exclude the members of the press and public from the meeting during discussion of the following item as, due to the nature of the items, there would be a disclosure of exempt information as described in Section 42(4) and Schedule 6 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.

            The Members were also reminded that the content of ‘restricted’ reports and any discussion which took place during closed session must be treated as ‘confidential information’ and that no such information should be disclosed to the public as per Paragraph 4.15 of the Code of Conduct.  

            The Committee considered a report which provided an update on the conclusion of the public procurement exercise for a Private Sector Partner, and which sought approval to award the contract.

            The Committee noted:

·        the content of this report outlining completion of the public procurement process undertaken to seek a Private Sector Delivery Partner to work with Council on a housing led regeneration programme, and agreed to the award of the contract to the highest-ranking bidder; and

·        that this approval was for appointment of a Delivery Partner only and that development proposals in respect of any Council lands will be brought back for a series of Committee approvals in line with the agreed approvals processes as set out in the report.       

            In accordance with Standing Order 14, the Committee agreed, as the meeting had been held later than seven clear days before the meeting of the Council, that the minutes of the meeting be submitted to the Council on 4th November for ratification.