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To approve the award of a contract for the
development of a new Active Wellbeing Strategy and Active Wellbeing
Facilities Investment Strategy (the ‘Contract’)
to the supplier identified and at the cost outlined in the exempt
appendix.

 

To finalise the terms and conditions of, and to
approve the entering into of, the Contract in consultation with the
Head of Legal and Democratic Services.
 

Reasons for the decision

The
new strategies are essential for the Council to be fully prepared
for and run a successful procurement process that will award the
new leisure contract for the district in 2027 and deliver on the
vision to pivot the leisure offer to a wider active wellbeing
market.
 
The
cost of the contract is less than £100,000.
 

Alternative options considered

Alternatives considered included:
 
Not
to appoint a consultant;
To
complete the work with internal resources; or
To
repeat the RFQ process.
 
All options were rejected
on the basis of the high-quality
submission that was received, the strategic importance of the work
and the lack of capacity within internal resources to complete the
work to the required timescales.