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UK Sharing Prosperity Fund

Meeting: 21/03/2023 - Cabinet (Item 137)

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Report of the Strategic Director, Economy, Innovation and Growth

Minutes:

Consideration has been given to:

 

a)     progress with the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF);

b)     the revised financial position of the programme and the related projects within the Investment Plan approved by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC); and

c)      agreement of delegated authority for the procurement and implementation of the projects.  

 

 

 

RESOLVED -

(i)

That the revised programme and expenditure profiles as set out in the report be approved.

 

 

 

 

(ii)

That proceeding with the proposed projects arising from the challenges and opportunities within the approved Investment Plan, outlined in appendix 2 to the report be approved.

 

 

 

 

(iii)

That the Strategic Director, Economy Innovation and Growth, in consultation with the Strategic Directors, Resources & Digital, and Corporate Services & Governance, and relevant Portfolio members, be authorised to:

 

 

 

 

 

a)

agree the terms with various parties on behalf of the Council, as ‘lead authority’;

 

 

 

b)

procure the services required for those projects through the approved Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), where appropriate, established for that purpose by North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA);

 

 

 

c)

place call-off contracts through the DPS for the services required for those projects;

 

 

 

d)

approve all contractual documentation for such purposes and arrange for their execution and sealing, complying at all times with the Council’s requirements for corporate and contractual governance;

 

 

 

e)

deliver activities in Gateshead consistent with the Memorandum of Understanding with DLUHC;

 

 

 

f)

agree any and all amendments that may be required on behalf of the Council as ‘lead authority’ to ensure the benefits of these monies are fully realised for Gateshead;

 

 

 

g)

undertake all other activities that may reasonably be required to implement the approved Investment Plan and comply with all reporting and monitoring activities that may be required under the UKSPF scheme; and

 

 

 

h)

submit any necessary returns to the subsidy transparency database or reports to the Subsidy Advice Unit as may be required from time to time to ensure compliance with the current subsidy control scheme.

 

 

 

 

The above decisions have been made for the following reasons:

 

 

 

 

(A)

To enable full utilisation of monies from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to deliver the Council’s priorities and to benefit local residents and businesses.

 

 

 

 

(B)

To enable successful delivery within Government guidance of activity in Gateshead that will contribute to local priorities.

 


 

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