Content

8.1

This report provides an update to the
Committee on the outcome of the Leisure procurement. The report
outlines the opportunities offered by the new contract with
Everyone Active (EA) in terms of achieving Sheffield City
Council’s (SCC) ambitious Council Plan and City Goals. The
report supports the accompanying presentation to be given by EA at
the Committee meeting.

 

 

8.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the
Communities, Parks and Leisure Policy Committee:-
 

1.    
notes the contents of this report;
 

2.    
notes the accompanying presentation from Everyone Active; and
 

3.    
notes that future updates will be provided to this Committee
outlining the developing partnership between SCC and Everyone
Active and the achievements of outcomes as set out in the contract
specification.

 

 

8.3

Reasons for
Decision

 

 

8.3.1

A new partnership with Everyone Active will
ensure there are robust contract arrangements in place (from
January 2025) to continue to operate Sheffield’s Sport and
Leisure facilities when the current arrangements with Sheffield
City Trust end.

 

 

8.3.2

Our partnership with Everyone Active presents
an opportunity to build on the excellent work of Sheffield City
Trust over the last 30 years by providing opportunities for
engagement on a range of health and wellbeing outcomes.

 

 

8.3.3

Our work with Everyone Active will continue
the work of Sheffield City Trust’s community team which
contributes to a whole-system approach to the promotion of physical
activity for adults and children, both in our built facilities and
in our parks and open spaces.

 

 

8.4

Alternatives
Considered and Rejected

 

 

8.4.1

Alternative Option 1 - do nothing
 
This option was discounted as the current
arrangements with SCT will end in January 2025 and the arrangements
with Places will end in August 2026. The Council is therefore
unable to continue to operate under existing arrangements.

 

 

8.4.2

Alternative Option 2 – Not enter
contract in a new contract with Everyone Active and either bring
the Facilities back in-house or create a Local Authority Trading
Company (LATC)
 
If the Council had chosen not to appoint a new
operator to run the facilities, the alternatives would be either
bringing the facilities in house to be run by the Council or,
creating a Local Authority Trading Company. Both these options were
explored as part of the early procurement development, and both
were discounted because they were more expensive and present higher
financial risk to the Council. They would not allow for the level
of investment needed for the Council to offer significantly
improved leisure facilities.