Decision details

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.

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.