Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Economy and Place

Forward Plan Ref: 2026/089

Non-key decision

Contact: Katie Parnell, Planning Policy Innovation Team Leader (Katie.Parnell@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Director of Economy and Place

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Note that Innovate Oxfordshire’s business model includes the

provision of time-limited, innovation-related services externally for payment.

b)    Delegate authority to the Director of Economy and Place to agree to the provision of services to third parties by Innovate Oxfordshire, within the Director’s financial delegations, on the basis set out in paragraph 10, in consultation with the Executive Director of Resources and s151 Officer (Deputy Chief Executive) and the Director or Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer.

c)    Note that external activity will be approved on a case-by-case basis and priced primarily on a full cost recovery basis (including overheads), on the basis set out in paragraph 17.

d)    Note that the Council may invoice for current external work

undertaken by Innovate Oxfordshire on a full cost recovery basis.