Match funding evidence Strengthen | CTIP requires at least 50% match funding, so Stage 2 needs a credible stack with funder positions and fallback routes. | EOIs have been placed with potential match funders; CDT has previous funding relationships with most prospects; CARES feasibility work is already funded and underway. | Get written status updates, decision dates, eligibility confirmation and whether each award can count as capital match. | Use previous CDT awards as confidence evidence only where true; state clearly that Wolfson is new to CDT and should remain unconfirmed until a direct route is tested. |
Cost plan and specifications Assemble | Stage 2 will need a costed, deliverable capital project rather than a broad vision. | EOI cost headings and capital package are defined; heritage conservation and energy workstreams are already separated. | Assemble updated costs, quotes, assumptions, VAT treatment, contingencies and which funder each cost line could support. | Where quotes are missing, flag them as estimate bands and name the technical information required to convert them into firm prices. |
Governance, permissions and delivery readiness Assemble | Funders will test whether CDT can legally and practically deliver a capital programme at this scale. | EOI includes governance, risk and applicant details; CDT owns and manages the site and has a track record of previous grant-funded works. | Collect board approval, ownership/lease evidence, permissions constraints, conservation-professional route, procurement approach and delivery roles. | Use previous successful delivery as capacity evidence, but separate historic track record from current permissions still to be secured. |
Visitor demand and destination case Strengthen | The Stage 2 case needs to show that investment unlocks visitor days and regional spend that the current infrastructure cannot capture. | Known interest from German visitors and people with German ancestry; VisitScotland alignment; EOI narrative around Cultybraggan as an underdeveloped anchor destination. | Gather enquiries, visitor stories, tour feedback, regional stay/spend logic, and partner statements from tourism or local businesses. | Use a clear before-and-after argument: current offer attracts interest despite weak infrastructure; investment makes the site worth a longer journey, longer dwell time and wider Tayside itinerary. |
Museum-specific funding cluster Watch | MGS, Wolfson and NLHF museum elements are co-dependent on accreditation, collections significance, interpretation scope and capital readiness. | Jailblock Museum and interpretation package are central to the EOI; MGS Repair and Adaptation opens to EOIs on 29 July 2026. | Clarify accreditation or Working Towards Accreditation status, collections significance, and whether the Jewish history strand needs research-first funding. | Position museum routes as a sequenced cluster rather than separate guaranteed match, with MGS advice as the next credibility step. |