Delegated Decisions by Officers of the North East Combined Authority (NECA)
| Ref. No | Subject of the Decision | Name and Title of the Decision Maker | Date of the Decision | Call-in Deadline | Decision Status | Decision Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DD10 | A delegated decision, using the delegated authority given to the Head of Paid Service (in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer and Monitoring Officer) on 19th June 2018 (Minute 13), is sought to approve an additional payment to The Phoenix Works (the procured operator for the EV rapid charging hubs) due to increased costs associated the electrical installation of the EV charging units. TPW have agreed to bear the remaining proportion of the costings |
Mike Harding, Monitoring Officer, North East Combined Authority | 29/03/2019 | Non-Key decision, not subject to Call-In | Approved | |
| DD 108 | Incubator Support Fund: NETPark Incubator Support for SMEs To agree to the financial and legal matters associated with the North East LEP decision to grant an award £197,000 from the Incubator Support Fund to Durham County Council (Business Durham) to support the costs of the NETPark Incubator Support for SMEs project. |
Peter Judge, Monitoring Officer, North East Combined Authority | 20/03/2019 | Non-Key decision, not subject to Call-In | Approved | |
| DD 107 | Innovation Project Development Fund: Stephenson Challenge – ROCKET project feasibility and development stage To agree to the financial and legal matters associated with the North East LEP Board decision to grant an award £247,000 from the Innovation Project Development Fund to Sunderland City Council to support the costs of preparing a project proposal for the Stephenson Challenge – ROCKET project. |
Peter Judge, Monitoring Officer, North East Combined Authority | 20/03/2019 | Non-Key decision, not subject to Call-In | Approved | |
| UD | Extension of Cobalt ICT Infrastructure Project The purpose of this report is to attain approval for additional investment into the Cobalt ICT Infrastructure Project to the value of £777k through a revision of the terms of an existing North East Investment Fund Loan. The additional investment will connect the existing ICT broadband infrastructure loop and Stellium Data Centre at Cobalt Business Park North Tyneside to Seaton Sluice, Northumberland where a high speed broadband cable will make landfall linking the North East to Esbjerg, Denmark and mainland Europe. This additional infrastructure is a critical piece of a transatlantic super-high speed broadband cabling infrastructure linking the Eastern Seaboard of the United States to the North East of England and on to Mainland Continental Europe. This type of physical infrastructure investment has the ability to change the way in which high tech/ high data using businesses operate in and are attracted to the North East in the future. |
Helen Golightly, Head of Paid Service for the North East Combined Authority | 05/03/2019 | Urgent Decision, not subject to Call-In | Approved 5 March 2019 | |
| DD 109 | Sunderland Electric Vehicle Filling Station- Minor Variation to Electric Vehicle Charging Units A delegated decision, using the delegated authority given to the Head of Paid Service (in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer and Monitoring Officer) on 19th June 2018 (Minute 13), is sought to approve an additional payment of £32,100 to Fastned UK (the procured Contractor for the EV filling station) to install two 175kW chargers (super rapid) which would take the place of two of the 50kW chargers as part of the Go Ultra Low North East project. This change in the configuration of the chargers will significantly future proof the site and responds to the needs of a rapidly shifting Electric Vehicle market |
Helen Golightly, Head of Paid Service for the North East Combined Authority | 06/03/2019 | Non-Key decision, not subject to Call-In | Approved | |
| DD 112 | Award of Consultancy Framework Contract to Support the Development of Transforming Cities Fund Bids for the North East The purpose of this report is to approve the award of a consultancy framework contract to AECOM, who won a mini competition conducted through Lot 10 of the “NEPO Framework for Construction and Engineering Consultancy Services” |
Peter Judge, Monitoring Officer for the North East Combined Authority | 05/03/2019 | Non-Key decision, not subject to Call-In | Approved | |
| DD 106 | Innovation Project Development Fund: International Centre for Connected Construction (IC3) To agree to the financial and legal matters associated with the North East LEP Board Northumbria University to support the costs of preparing a project proposal for an International Centre for Connected Construction (IC3). |
Peter Judge, Monitoring Officer, North East Combined Authority | 15/02/2019 | Non-Key decision, not subject to Call-In | Approved | |
| DD 105 | Incubator Support Fund: Innovation Northumbria Incubator To agree to the financial and legal matters associated with the North East LEP decision to grant an award £156,200 from the Incubator Support Fund to the Northumbria University to support the costs of the Innovation Northumbria Incubator project. |
Peter Judge, Monitoring Officer, North East Combined Authority | 11/02/2019 | Non-Key decision, not subject to Call-In | Approved | |
| DD 104 | Incubator Support Fund: Innovation Zone To agree to the financial and legal matters associated with the North East LEP decision to grant an award £82,000 from the Incubator Support Fund to the North East BIC to support the costs of the Innovation Zone project |
Peter Judge, Monitoring Officer, North East Combined Authority | 11/02/2019 | Non-Key decision, not subject to Call-In | Approved | |
| DD 102 | Transforming Cities – Tranche 1 bid A delegated decision, using the delegated authority given to the Head of Paid Service of the North East Combined Authority (with agreement from the Head of Paid Service of the North of Tyne Combined Authority) at the meeting of the North East Joint Transport Committee on 18th December 2018 is sought to approve submission of a Transforming Cities Fund Tranche 1 bid on the deadline date of 4th January 2019. This decision is requested in order to ensure that the region has the opportunity to secure extra funding for investment in public and sustainable transport, in order to improve productivity, spread prosperity and improve air quality. |
Helen Golightly, Head of Paid Service for the North East Combined Authority and Pat Ritchie, Head of Paid Service for the North of Tyne Combined Authority | 04/01/2019 | Non-Key decision, not subject to Call-In | Approved | |
| DD 101 | Approval of Office of Low Emission’s Ultra Low Emission Taxi Infrastructure scheme A delegated decision, using Part 3.7 of the Constitution, giving scheme of delegation of functions to Chief Officers- namely the Head of Paid Service, the Chief Finance Officer and the Monitoring officer is sought to approve a bid to the Office for Low Emission Vehicle (OLEV) as part of their Ultra Low Emission Taxi Infrastructure scheme which is a £6million funding pot to support the taxi trade transition to ultra- low emission taxis. The closing date for submission was 30th November, however OLEV has granted an extension until the 18th December. This funding bid submission is also to be discussed and endorsed by the Joint Transport Committee on 18th December 2018. |
Helen Golightly, Head of Paid Service for the North East Combined Authority | 19/12/2018 | Non-Key decision, not subject to Call-In | Approved | |
| DD 98 | Royal Quays Enterprise Park – Preparatory Work The purpose of this report is to agree to the financial and legal matters associated with the decision to grant an award of £215,000 from the Enterprise Zone Project Development Fund to Port of Tyne to carry out site investigation and preparatory works relating to the development of the Royal Quays Enterprise Zone. |
Peter Judge, Monitoring Officer for the North East Combined Authority Paul Woods, Chief Finance Officer for the North East Combined Authority | 19/11/2018 | Non-Key decision, not subject to Call-In | Approved | |
| DD 92 | Innovation Project Development Fund: National Centre for Rural Innovation A Delegated Decision to agree to the financial and legal matters associated with the North East LEP Board decision to grant an award £57,102 from the Innovation Project Development Fund to Innovate NE Ltd to support the costs of preparing a project proposal for a National Centre for Rural Innovation to support rural businesses. |
Peter Judge, Monitoring Officer for the North East Combined Authority | 26/09/2018 | Non-Key decision, not subject to Call-In | Approved | |
| DD 90 | Sunderland Electric Vehicle Filling Station Lease Payment- Approval to Proceed A delegated decision, using the delegated authority given to the Head of Paid Service (in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer and Monitoring Officer) on 19th June 2018 (Minute 13), is sought to approve a payment of £72,630 which will be paid to Sunderland City Council by NECA as a condition of a 15-year lease between NECA and Sunderland City Council. The leased land will be the location of NECA’s Electric Vehicle Filling Station as part of the Go Ultra Low North East project. An original sum of £80,700 was sought by Sunderland City Council to reflect the loss of revenue from the current car park use of the site. After negotiations, this has been reduced to £72,630 to reflect the value of investment being made in Sunderland. |
Helen Golightly, Head of Paid Service for the North East Combined Authority | 11/09/2018 | Non-Key decision, not subject to Call-In | Approved | |
| DD 91 | Proposed purchase of land at Howdon The purpose of this report is to exercise the delegated authority given to the Managing Director (Transport Operations) to purchase land at Howdon by Nexus for the construction of a satellite depot for the Tyne and Wear Metro. The satellite depot is necessary because of the logistical challenges posed during the Gosforth Depot redevelopment as part of the wider Metrocar fleet replacement programme. |
Tobyn Hughes, Managing Director (Transport Operations) | 05/09/2018 | Call-In Expired, Key Decision | Approved 12 September 2018 | |
| DD 87 | Exercise of delegated authority to approve and publish the amended NECA Constitution The purpose of this report is to invite the Monitoring Officer to exercise the delegation given to him to approve and publish the amended North East Combined Authority (NECA) Constitution (in the form annexed to this report) reflecting the changes agreed by the Leadership Board on 19 June 2018, considered by the Audit and Standards Committee (formerly the Governance Committee) at its meeting on 2 April 2018 and determined by the Monitoring Officer. |
Peter Judge, Monitoring Officer for the North East Combined Authority | 06/08/2018 | Call-In Expired, Key Decision | Approved 13 August 2018 | |
| DD 88 | Consent to the Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2018 The purpose of this report is to formally request that the Head of Paid Service on the advice of the Monitoring Officer and with the agreement of the two Vice Chairs of NECA formally consent to final Secretary of State’s Order, that is reflecting of all of the principles agreed upon between the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and all constituent authorities. |
Helen Golightly, Head of Paid Service for the North East Combined Authority | 20/07/2018 | Not subject to Call-In, with agreement from the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny | Approved, can be implemented immediately | |
| DD 89 | Scale Up North East – Variation to approved LGF grant award The purpose of this report is to agree to the significantly revised and expanded ‘Scale Up North East’ project business case following appraisal and discussion at the North East LEP Technical Officer Group and approval under delegated authority from the North East LEP Board to the Executive Director to enable previously approved Local Growth Fund budgets to the Regional Technology Centre to be used as matched funds to support an additional ‘Supply Chain North East’ programme of activity. |
Helen Golightly, Head of Paid Service for the North East Combined Authority | 20/07/2018 | Non-Key decision, not subject to Call-In | Approved | |
| DD 86 | North of Tyne Proposals – Consent to Secretary of State’s Order Authority to execute Deed of Co-operation The purpose of this report is to invite the Head of Paid Service to authorise the execution of the Deed of Co-operation in the form of Version 12 circulated by South Tyneside Council on Friday 29 June 2018. A report has been provided to the Head of Paid Service by the Monitoring Officer giving advice about the execution of the Deed. |
Helen Golightly, Head of Paid Service for the North East Combined Authority | 04/07/2018 | Non-Key decision, not subject to Call-In | Approved |