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DECLARATIONS OF
INTEREST MADE FOR THIS ITEM:
 
None
 
RESOLVED:
 
That the Cabinet Member for Housing and
Planning (Deputy Leader):
 

1.   
Approved the correction of the contractor’s name in the
Cabinet reports and approved minutes dated 29 October 2024 and 06
October 2025.
 

2.   
The contractor’s name had previously been recorded as
“Equans”; however, approval
was required to amend the records to reflect the contractor’s
full name as stated in the contract award letter dated 31 December
2024. The contractor’s full name was recorded as:
“Equans Regeneration
Limited.”
 
Reasons for
decision
 
On 25 March 2024, the Council had received
tenders from fifteen bidders for the Major Works Programme at
Stellar House. Following a comprehensive evaluation process, the
contract was formally awarded to Equans
Regeneration Limited. This was confirmed in the contract award
letter dated 31 December 2024. The contract award letter was
attached at Appendix A of the report.
 
The Cabinet report and approved minutes dated
29 October 2024 had recorded the contractor’s name as
“Equans.” This had been
identified as an error that required correction to ensure Council
records were accurate and reflected the contractor’s full
legal name. A subsequent Cabinet report and approved minutes dated
06 October 2025 had also referred to “Equans” as the named contractor. This was
likewise noted as an error requiring correction, as the full name
of the contractor had not been stated in the report.
 
The contractor’s full name was recorded
as: “Equans Regeneration
Limited.”
Following discussions with Legal and
Democratic Services, it had been confirmed that the correction of
the contractor’s name did not nullify or materially impact
the decisions made by Cabinet. The report referred to the same
contractor, with the same scope and value of works as detailed in
the original cabinet reports. The error in the recorded name was
therefore regarded as a misnomer, which could be rectified by way
of a non?key decision.