That:

a) Cabinet agrees the procurement strategy as detailed in Appendix 1

b) Cabinet agrees the proposed strategy for the acquisition of land associated with the proposal as detailed in Appendix 2

c) Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate Director Economy and Environment to undertake a two-stage procurement process and award of a Pre-Construction Services Agreement to a contractor through a compliant framework for the design and early contractor involvement on the project within the current approved budget.

d) Cabinet delegates authority to Commercial and Investment Manager Property Services to agree the Heads of Terms and subsequent acquisition of land, within the approved budget.

e) Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate Director Economy and Environment to procure and enter into contracts with any additional specialist external consultants and advisors required to support the project with the approved budget.