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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
“United Living”; 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: “United Living
(South) Limited.”

Reasons for decision

On 08 April 2024, the
Council had received tenders from eleven bidders for the Major
Works Programme at Kenneth Robbins House. Following a comprehensive
evaluation process, the contract was formally awarded to United
Living (South) 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 “United Living.” 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 “United
Living” 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: “United Living (South)
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.