Issue details

An update on the Cultural Heart project as part of the wider Huddersfield Blueprint project the Dewsbury Blueprint and other activities to invest in other towns and areas in Kirklees

A proposal to appoint consultants to support the initial phases associated with the delivery of the Cultural Heart Project.

To ensure a timely start and accelerated delivery it is proposed that members consider making a direct award to take the project to a specific point in the project process and the use of frameworks to appoint the project team. The key Gateways being:

Gateway 1

·       Project vision and mandate

·       Strategic Outline Case

Gateway 2

·       Appointment of Project Teams

·       Survey and investigation reports

·       Development of the Masterplan

·       Outline Business Case

This report updates members about the Cultural Heart project and sets out the options considered for delivery of the project and seeks to agree:

·       the rationale for direct award and use of frameworks

·       the funding required to make the appointments

·       a preferred timeframe for delivery

·       the Council resources and Governance to support this initiative, and if agreed:

·       authorise officers to commission the work required to deliver the project to the required Gateways