FOI request (FOIR-481203463)

Consultants

Requested Wed 25 January 2023
Responded  Tue 31 January 2023

Please can you confirm how much has been spent on Consultants or other independent contractors providing assistance with the 'Levelling up Scheme' to date.

Response

For the two 'levelling up' schemes the council has worked on:

1. Levelling Up Parks Fund - No consultants were employed for this bid.

2. Levelling Up Fund Round 2 Bid - The council spent £14,000 on consultants in conducting early stages of work in preparing the bid but then decided not to proceed.