Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Development and Change.

Decision of the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Development and Change

(a)  That the decision for contract award, following conclusion of the procurement process, be delegated to Cllr Peter Wharf as Portfolio Holder, after consultation with Aidan Dunn, Executive Director – Corporate Development.

(b)  That the decision to enter into the necessary subsequent grant agreements with Building Digital UK (BDUK), which is part of the Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sports (DCMS) to delivery this programme of activity, be agreed and delegated to Cllr Peter Wharf as Portfolio Holder, after consultation with Aidan Dunn, Executive Director – Corporate Development.

Decision - Officer delegated decision for procurement of Gigabit Hub Connectivity in Rural Dorset (GHCiRD - Dorset Council (wdwp.local)

Reason for the decision:

To enable the GHCiRD (BDUK) project to complete due diligence, grant agreement, contract award and finalisation which will facilitate the quickest possible deployment by December 2022

The Portfolio Holder for Corporate Development and Change reported on the procurement on 110 sites associated within the Gigabit Hub Connectivity in rural Dorset. As a result of the procurement, he now sought support to delegate decisions to enable the work to continue, against a tight timescale, for a grant application and contract award in August 2021.

Cabinet members were “minded to” support that the delegated decision be given the Portfolio Holder to proceed.

The Portfolio Holder for Corporate Development and Changed confirmed his decision as set out below:-

Decision of the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Development and Change

(a)  That the decision for contract award, following conclusion of the procurement process, be delegated to Cllr Peter Wharf as Portfolio Holder, after consultation with Aidan Dunn, Executive Director – Corporate Development.

(b)  That the decision to enter into the necessary subsequent grant agreements with Building Digital UK (BDUK), which is part of the Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sports (DCMS) to delivery this programme of activity, be agreed and delegated to Cllr Peter Wharf as Portfolio Holder, after consultation with Aidan Dunn, Executive Director – Corporate Development.

Decision - Officer delegated decision for procurement of Gigabit Hub Connectivity in Rural Dorset (GHCiRD - Dorset Council (wdwp.local)

Reason for the decision:

To enable the GHCiRD (BDUK) project to complete due diligence, grant agreement, contract award and finalisation which will facilitate the quickest possible deployment by December 2022