On 28
June 2022, Cabinet:-
(i) Agreed that the four
projects set out in 3.1.5 of the report are to be developed into business cases
for submission through to DCMS;
(ii) authorised the
Assistant Director Neighbourhoods to submit a formal bid to European Athletics,
to host the European Outdoor Athletics Championships in 2026;
(iii) authorised the
Assistant Director Neighbourhoods to continue work to apply for funding via
submission of bids to UK Sport and DCMS;
(iv) agreed to underwrite a
one-off contribution up to £13.7m, from the Financial Resilience Reserve, which
is the net cost of the championships, noting Page 3 of 13 that this figure
would reduce with successful bids for funding to both UK Sport and DCMS;
(v) delegated the submission
of the Championship bid to European Athletics and acceptance of associated
grant funding, the approval of the procurement strategy and the award of contracts
associated with the event, to the Strategic Director - City Operations, in
conjunction with the Assistant Director Procurement, the Director of Council
Management and the City Solicitor & Monitoring Officer;
(vi) noted that the
finalising of suit of contracts for the hosting the Championship with European
Athletics will be brought to Cabinet for approval in September 2022.
THE
DEADLINE FOR CALL IN IS 1600 HOURS ON MONDAY 4 JULY 2022.