Cabinet, on 13 September 2023,resolved to:

1.      Grant project approval to create a Youth Hub at Leys Pools and Leisure Centre;

2.      Recommend to Council the addition of £1,120,199 into the capital programme together with £223,907 in the revenue budget for delivery of the project; and

3.      Delegate authority to the Executive Director (Communities and People) in consultation with the Head of Financial Services / Section 151 Officer, the Head of Law and Governance / Monitoring Officer and the Cabinet Member for Leisure and Parks to award the construction contract to Oxford Direct Services Ltd subject to it being within budget and value for money.

Council, on 2 October 2023, resolved to:

1.       Approve the addition of £1,120,199 into the capital programme together with £223,907 in the revenue budget for delivery of the project.

The decision to enter into the Pre-Construction Services Agreement falls under the authority granted to enter into the construction contract (resolution 3 above).