Purpose

This report will set out the background to the
leisure and entertainment services and summarise the current
arrangements for the provision of these services.
 
This report shall go on to seek approval to
implement the Cooperative Executive decision of 21st
November 2021 (“Leisure and Entertainment Facility and
Services Review”) by procuring an external provider(s) to
deliver leisure and entertainment services in the city.
 
This report shall set out the procurement
strategy for procuring a provider(s) to deliver the leisure and
entertainment services.
 

Content

That:
 

1.   
In accordance with authority delegated by the Co-operative
Executive on 17 November 2021, it is recommended that the Director
of Parks, Leisure and Libraries, in consultation with the Leader of
the Council, the Director of Finance and Commercial Services and
General Counsel & Monitoring Officer, approves the procurement
strategies to appoint an external provider(s) to deliver sport,
leisure and entertainment services in the city as outlined in the
report;
 

2.   
Note the information in (the closed) Appendix 1 and the financial
assumptions that have been made in forming this decision;
 

3.   
The Council and its Consultants have undertaken market engagement
and analysis to determine the most appropriate route to market to
procure the services for the facilities in scope.  The market research sought to establish an
approach that achieves the best way to; make it attractive to the
market and encourage engagement, allows an element of negotiation
or dialogue with bidders to optimise the offer for the Council,
fits within the overall timescales for the project and is likely to
achieve successful outcomes for the council, customers and communities; and
 

4.   
As a result of the market assessment the procurement will be
structured in to 3 packages:
1.       The services for the
Sport and Leisure (including golf facilities).
The entertainment facilities
will be split and procured as separate packages:
2.       Arena
3.       The City Hall