Purpose

The Corporate Policy Committee at its meeting
on 6 February 2025 considered a report on the UK Shared Prosperity
Fund Transition Year 25/26 and approved the use of £500,000
of the Communities and Place allocation for the continuation of
Macclesfield Market Refurbishment and for it to be embedded into
the MTFS, and delegated authority to the Director of Growth &
Enterprise to manage the Cheshire East UKSPF programme, taking all
necessary actions in the interests of maximising the impacts of the
fund aligned to the fund parameters and local priorities, including
but not limited to allocation of remaining funds to specific
interventions, and reallocation of funds and movement of revenue
funds to capital if required.
 

Content

To enter into two separate contracts, up to
£20,000 each, with ‘Tom Edwards’ and
‘Peachzz’, following a competitive procurement exercise
for the design and installation of the external and internal
artwork projects, including legal costs, as part of the
Macclesfield Market Hall refurbishment scheme.