Report to seek Cabinet approval to go out to
tender to seek a contractor to undertake the necessary building
refurbishment and site restructure works to establish physically
the Crawley Innovation Centre facility in Manor Royal, subject to
planning permission.
In November 2021 and February 2022, Cabinet approved the business
cases for the Crawley Innovation Centre for the Getting Building
Fund and Towns Fund monies respectively and delegated authority to
officers to finalise the technical content of the two business
cases, following which the Council has subsequently secured
£8.4m of Getting Building Fund from the Coast to Capital LEP
and £2.5m from the Towns Fund. Full Council agreed in
February 2022 to add the Crawley Innovation Centre project to the
Council’s capital programme, comprising £8.4m of
Getting Building Fund and £900,000 of Towns Fund monies and
Full Council also agreed to allocate £1.6m of Towns Fund
revenue funding to the Crawley Innovation Centre project.
This further report will seek Cabinet approval to tender for the
works required to establish physically the Crawley Innovation
Centre.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £500,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: Langley Green & Tushmore;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/05/2022
Anticipated restriction: Fully exempt - View reasons
Decision due: 6 Jul 2022 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Development
Contact: Clem Smith, Head of Economy and Planning Email: clem.smith@crawley.gov.uk.