Decision details

Strategy and call off Ealing Framework to use Matrix SCM Limited for Neighbourhood Improvements and Place Shaping Projects

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Public Realm

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Professional services for civil and traffic engineering design, project management and community engagement

Decision:

To award a contract to Matrix SCM Limited (calling off the Ealing framework), for the provision of project management, engineering and community engagement services relating to highways, with a maximum contract value of £2m over a 4-year period (estimated at £500,000 per annum).

Reasons for the decision:

The Climate Change and Transport Capital Projects Portfolio requires the procurement of an engineering and design consultant to support essential partnership working with local communities to project manage, design, and develop a suite of neighbourhood improvement and place-shaping projects across the borough to a point where they are ready to construct.

 

This route to market offers a compliant and expedient procurement process to develop specialist engineering and design services required for continued work on these complex programmes. 

Alternative options considered:

·       Option One: Do nothing – Not recommended

 

·       Option Two: Undertake a full regulated procurement process, advertised to the market – Not recommended

 

·       Option Three: Procure using a compliant framework or Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) – Recommended

 

Publication date: 07/03/2025

Date of decision: 27/02/2025

Effective from: 13/03/2025

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