This decision was delegated to officers under Part 4.4 of the Council’s Constitution: all executive functions except those in Part 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7 are delegated to the officers in the senior management structure.

To spend £10,000 to commission a feasibility study into an Accommodation Business Improvement District (ABID), to be undertaken by consultants The Mosaic Partnership.

The decision will enable the production of a feasibility report to prove the concept, seek interest and assist in the decision as to whether to progress with an ABID in Oxford.

If an ABID is created, it would be a route to locally fund some city centre management and destination management functions in an equitable way.

Bids were invited from multiple suppliers, and after evaluation The Mosaic Partnership bid offered the best value for money for the Council.

An alternative supplier was considered but was not the preferred supplier.  This was because for the same cost they would not have delivered comparable quantity of outputs or provided as much flexibility of process for the Council.

Decision taken by Carolyn Ploszynski, Head of Regeneration and Economy.