Out of Scope Components $($i$.$e$.$ not to be addressed in your Project Briefing Document$)$

While some items might need to be later considered for the actual project when it is commissioned,

they are not of immediate interest to the Board. Therefore, for the purposes of the Briefing Paper, the

following items are known to be out of scope:

$$ Buildings, space and general office fit$-$out for the EMS Project Office and its staff;

$$ Administration staffing and support personnel not directly engaged in Project development;

Back office, financial and other systems not directly related to EMS project development;

$$ Sourcing of $$non$-$project$$ hardware not directly linked to EMS development$/$testing $($i$.$e$.$

concert hardware will be acquired by separate negotiation direct with equipment vendors$)$;

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$$ Provisions for issues and risk related to legislation, environment, land and governing bodies

$($e$.$g$.$ Tax Laws, Immigration Laws, Property Development applications, local council permits,

etc.$)$;

$$ Direct management of the $2026$ Festival Concert $($although recommendations are welcome$).$

$$ Other later projects linked to the NEC modernisation program that may follow or run

alongside the intended EMS $($i$.$e$.$ for now, only the EMS planning$/$development is to be

considered $$in$-$scope$).$