The successful Margate Levelling Up Fund project; Margate Digital will be delivered directly by a third party - EKC Group. Thanet District Council is the accountable body for the Levelling Up funding programme and it will grant fund EKC Group to deliver the scheme as identified in the bid submitted to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. An executive decision is required because the expenditure exceeds £250,000.
The Council has a formal grant agreement which will be used when allocating funding to third parties, Cabinet is required to approve this allocation as a key decision.
The Levelling Up Fund bid for Margate was approved by Cabinet and had the full backing of the MP Sir Roger Gale.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved