Decision details

The Executive will be asked to approve contract and tender proposals through the OJEU restricted procedure and agree the budget for the proposed leisure centre

Received a report from the Corporate Director of Regeneration setting out the proposed procurement route and process in order to deliver the Beacontree Heath Leisure Centre during 2011 within the budget of £23,115,000.

Following receiving professional and legal advice on the proposal to tender for a comprehensive development of the whole of the Beacontree Heath site to include both leisure and housing, concerns were raised regarding the current market conditions and the unique complexities with the Beacontree Heath site.  It was considered that the proposed route was not the best method to deliver the leisure centre to the timescale required.  The remainder of the site could be developed later to maximise the value of the site.

It was, therefore, recommended that the Council should go out to tender for a contract to build the leisure centre only.   

Agreed, in order to assist the Council in achieving its Community Priorities of ‘Providing Better Education and Learning For All’, ‘Regenerating the Local Economy’ and ‘Raising Pride in the Borough’ and deliver one of the Council’s major pledges within the Borough’s Olympic prospectus to fulfil a key objective of the Sports Facility Strategy and deliver a state of the art leisure facility for the Borough:

(i)  In accordance with the Constitution (Contract Rules 3.6), to authorise the Corporate Director of Regeneration to tender through the OJEU restricted procedure for the delivery of the leisure centre;

(ii)  To authorise the Corporate Director of Regeneration to appoint S&P architects to undertake the design (and appointment of sub consultants) via the Parks and Leisure professional services Framework agreement as detailed in the report;

(iii)  The content of the leisure centre, as set out in the report, the total capital budget of £23,115,000, and the increase in future years savings target of £558,000 to meet the additional borrowing costs;

(iv)  To seek tenders for the demolition of Seabrook Hall;

(v)  To the inclusion of additional car parking spaces and, subject to the PCT agreement and appropriate funding arrangements, space be allocated for a new health facility as part of the surplus land disposal thereby reducing the capital receipt by £2.5million;

(vi)  To the design and development parameters for the leisure centre as set out in the report;

(vii)  The Nomination of Councillor C Fairbrass, Councillor S Kallar and Councillor Mrs L Reason to be part of the tendering packaging and evaluation procedures panel;  and

(viii)  To the submission of a lottery bid being made to Sport England to support the provision and future revenue costs of the new leisure centre.