On 20 December 2024, Cabinet accepted the Community Regeneration Partnership funding and commenced delivery. Prior to this, the programme was accepted into the Policy Framework by Full Council on 8 June 2024 and the principle of entering the Partnership approved by Cabinet on 26 July 2024. Subsequently, the funding has been received and a Memorandum of Understanding entered with MHCLG which includes TDC as the Accountable Body. The funding period lasts until 31 March 2026.
The appointment of the required services are necessary to progress the project through to delivery, including achieving defrayment in line with the MOU.
The proposed appointment will be made through a compliant single supplier framework, the UK Leisure Framework. This is a national leisure-specific framework which is an industry leader in the UK market.
The Framework was procured in accordance with EU Procurement Regulations by Denbighshire Leisure Ltd. Alliance Leisure were re-appointed as Development Partner in February 2022 following an extensive tendering and evaluation process. A project questionnaire has been completed and approved with the host authority of the framework confirming that it can be utilised for this project.
This procurement approach offers significant benefit to the Council:
- The framework is leisure-specific, so projects are delivered by leisure specialists with expertise in the design, construction and development of facilities;
- The appointment will offer a ‘one stop shop’ for the required expertise and consultancy on the project, providing efficiency in terms of the Council’s capacity;
- As development partner, Alliance Leisure take the responsibility to project manage and deliver the scheme, offering a fixed price with any cost overruns, other than instructed variations or apportioned risk, to be managed or borne by the appointee.