Issue - meetings

RESOLVED that the Council enters into contract with Dragonfly Management (Bolsover) Limited for the development of the Woburn Close Cluster as outlined in the report to Executive on 11th September 2023.

Executive considered a detailed report, presented by the Strategic Director of Services, which sought Member’s approval to change the name of the contractor for the Woburn Close Cluster Development.

At Executive on 11^Th September 2023, Members agreed that the Council entered into contract with Dragonfly Development Limited for the development of the Woburn Close Cluster (Minute No EX32-23/24 refers).

Due to the value of the work, the Council would need to enter into a contract with Dragonfly Management (Bolsover) Limited and not Dragonfly Development Limited.

Regulation 12(1) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 required that any direct contract award that the Council made for works where the value was £5,372,609 or more must be to Dragonfly Management (Bolsover) Limited and not to Dragonfly Development Limited. This was because Dragonfly Development Limited had been designed to be an outward facing commercial trading company and could not take advantage of the rules set out in Regulation 12. Dragonfly Management (Bolsover) Limited, however, was a company set up to take advantage of the rules and therefore the Council could make direct awards to it without the need for competition.

Moved by Councillor Sandra Peake and seconded by Councillor Clive Moesby

RESOLVED that the Council enters into contract with Dragonfly Management

(Bolsover) Limited for the development of the Woburn Close Cluster as outlined

in the report to Executive on 11^th September 2023.

Reasons for Recommendation

To comply with the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

Alternative Options and Reasons for Rejection

To enter into a contract with Dragonfly Development Limited. This would breach the requirements of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.