Leisure and Culture Consultancy Services

 You can hire in Project Management resource for a range of different projects that include capital redevelopment programmes, facility or business refurbishments, new product and venue launches, contract transfer mobilisation or decommissioning of services or centres. 

 Temporary, fixed term of one-off events that require experienced project management resources to plan, execute and deliver to a high standard, using PRINCE2 principles, coupled with organised marketing and networking strategies. 

Undertaking stakeholder engagement exercises for a range of different purposes, analysing information and creating articulate relevant reports that provide direction and purpose to your project. 

Creating sales and marketing strategies to engage with your customer base, driving sales or product enquiries across a range of marketing platforms. 

Auditing and redesign of sales and enquiry management systems. Designing and delivering marketing campaigns.  Sales team performance monitoring and mentoring for maximum ROI.   

Monitoring of outsourced or insourced leisure services and subcontractor arrangements for compliance against contract, specification and the approved business plan.  Management of operator performance meetings and production of KPI reports and analysis for council scrutiny or review.   

Procedural reviews and system auditing for a wide range of leisure venues that include leisure centres, events venues, hotels and visitor attractions in line with best practice guidelines.   

The team are able to deliver feasibility studies, options appraisals, strategic outcomes planning and operational management reviews and benchmarking.  

We work alongside trusted leisure architects and leisure specific legal teams to evaluate options for councils as needed. 

Due to the operational background of our consultants we are also able to audit systems and operational processes,  analyse and interrogate financial and performance information, to identify income growth opportunities and expenditure savings.  

We produce financial business models for new facility investment plans or capital improvement programmes, to determine return on investment and development feasibilities.    Review performance management systems and KPI analysis.  Market and competitor research, concept and product development.

If you are an operator requiring procurement support to enable business growth through public procurement bidding, we will share our knowledge of the sector to enable your bid team to succeed.  

This may include review and interpretation of Tender Documentation  (ITT), ISOS, ISDS etc, DBOM suite, draft contract or lease document review, forecast financial modelling and capital investment concepts.     

For bidding teams, experienced strategy support is available  on your own bid submission such as critical friend reviews prior to submission, and bid writing as needed.    

For Local Authorities or Independent Trusts that require advice, assistance and management through a leisure procurement or outsourcing process, we can guide you through every step of the process to secure the best financial and service results.  

  Tender document production, shadow financial bid production, bidders and dialogue day organisation and delivery, along with bid evaluation support. 

 Experience includes Design, Build, Operate Maintain (DBOM) funding and procurement solutions.  Following procurement experienced project management is available for service transfers, mobilisation of new venues or even decommissioning sites.

Having recently supported the Local Government Association (LGA) with the production of their Emergency Insourcing Guide, the team are also able to support councils that may be in a state of emergency, requiring support to transfer the service inhouse.