Agenda item

10.1

The Executive Director Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the future use of the steel containers from the former Fargate Container park project for approval, in line with the decision made at Strategy and Resources Committee on 24 January 2023.

This report sets out the process used to determine their future use. It describes how individual organisations bidding for their use have been selected as preferred recipients of the eight containers, and notes that the Executive Director for Neighbourhood Services will, following approval of the uses, proceed to confirm those recipients.

10.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Strategy and Resources Policy Committee:-

(a) notes and approves the future uses of the containers, described in the report; and

(b) notes that the Executive Director for Neighbourhood Services enter into agreements to provide containers for reuse, with:

• Friends of Glen Howe Park

• Hallam and Redmire Rangers FC

• Hillsborough Arena

• Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Community Programme

• St Wilfred’s Centre

• Wisewood Juniors FC

10.3

Reasons for Decision

10.3.1

An assessment panel made up of professional officers with experience in dealing with community and construction projects, as well as Councillors from the Communities, Parks and Leisure Policy Committee, came to the conclusion that the six preferred projects most closely met the desired outcomes defined by the published criteria. The six projects chosen will help support the community organisations develop and grow their offers for the local community. All the preferred projects will be deliverable construction projects that can be funded by the organisations bidding for them. Overall, the risk of the container projects not being successful was low.

10.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

10.4.1

There were five expressions of interest that weren’t selected. The overall scoring for the six preferred projects was higher. Selecting the lower scoring projects would have resulted in an unfair process and a perception the Council weren’t being transparent in their decision making.

10.4.2

If the preferred uses are not deemed suitable by the committee, the council could choose to re-run the expression of interest process with a different set of criteria, however it is unknown whether this would generate any different outcomes to the type of projects which have come forward already, as the distribution of the opportunities was extensively communicated.

10.1

The Executive Director Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the future use of the steel containers from the former Fargate Container park project for approval, in line with the decision made at Strategy and Resources Committee on 24 January 2023.

This report sets out the process used to determine their future use. It describes how individual organisations bidding for their use have been selected as preferred recipients of the eight containers, and notes that the Executive Director for Neighbourhood Services will, following approval of the uses, proceed to confirm those recipients.

10.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Strategy and Resources Policy Committee:-

(a) notes and approves the future uses of the containers, described in the report; and

(b) notes that the Executive Director for Neighbourhood Services enter into agreements to provide containers for reuse, with:

• Friends of Glen Howe Park

• Hallam and Redmire Rangers FC

• Hillsborough Arena

• Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Community Programme

• St Wilfred’s Centre

• Wisewood Juniors FC

10.3

Reasons for Decision

10.3.1

An assessment panel made up of professional officers with experience in dealing with community and construction projects, as well as Councillors from the Communities, Parks and Leisure Policy Committee, came to the conclusion that the six preferred projects most closely met the desired outcomes defined by the published criteria. The six projects chosen will help support the community organisations develop and grow their offers for the local community. All the preferred projects will be deliverable construction projects that can be funded by the organisations bidding for them. Overall, the risk of the container projects not being successful was low.

10.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

10.4.1

There were five expressions of interest that weren’t selected. The overall scoring for the six preferred projects was higher. Selecting the lower scoring projects would have resulted in an unfair process and a perception the Council weren’t being transparent in their decision making.

10.4.2

If the preferred uses are not deemed suitable by the committee, the council could choose to re-run the expression of interest process with a different set of criteria, however it is unknown whether this would generate any different outcomes to the type of projects which have come forward already, as the distribution of the opportunities was extensively communicated.