GLaM Heritage & Cultural Community Sites - Feasibility Study

Kettering Borough Council is inviting bids to:

The study should include;

Assess offering within wider geographical context considering creative and cultural industry (growth agenda), heritage and cultural tourism and community services

• Options and associated costs

The options should range from those that require low level investment that could be delivered through existing council resource, through to more ambitious plans with large capital investment approx. £2.5m (preferably in two phases, with first phase deliverable by March 2021)

• Outputs and Outcomes

Outline the anticipated outputs (ie: job creation, business start-ups, learning space) and outcomes (ie: improved social impact, community resilience, contribution to town centre improvement); and how they are aligned to the options, making reference to how they contribute to Kettering Corporate priorities, Area Action Plan, SEMLEP's Local Industrial Strategy and the Local Growth Fund guidelines.

• Commercial viability & VfM

Detail the commercial viability and projected income against lifelong costs with associated value for money explanation. Include benchmarking and insight

• Initial architectural drawings

Drawings of preferred option as identified by Kettering Borough Council

The aspirations for the sites include;

Additional information: This is an urgent piece of work that needs to be undertaken over a short period of time.

The procurement timetable is as follows: