Contract for the development of a Dublin City Council Sports Plan for the period 2023 – 2028

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Dublin City Council (DCC) requires an overall Sports Plan for the City to cover the period 2023 – 2028. The Plan will run concurrently with, and align with, the Dublin City Development Plan 2022 - 2028 & the National Sports Policy 2018 – 2027. As the largest local authority in the country, serving over 530,000 people, DCC is committed to making our great city the best place to be, to live, to work and to enjoy. Sport & physical activity plays a huge role in this. Over the past 20 years, DCC has made steady improvement in our provision of opportunities to access sport & physical activity. During this time we have invested in facilities, infrastructure, programmes, services and sports events to enhance the daily life of people in our city. In order to further improve how efficient & effective we are in this sphere, we have now come to the point that our core objectives, structures, services and partnerships need to be re-assessed and re-designed in order to reflect the best use of resources for an ever changing city and society. With an annual revenue sports budget of €19.5 million, a substantial capital programme and a staff compliment of over 300, all specifically assigned to provision of sports & recreation programmes and services, the requirement for a well-defined Sports Plan for the organisation is clear to see. There will need to be two distinct strands to the Sports Plan, namely: • Sports Infrastructure Strategy • Sports Policy & Programme Strategy While these are separate, there will be a certain element of overlap and interdependence between each strand. The DCC Sports Plan 2023 – 2028 will set out: • a common vision for improving sport and recreation across Dublin City • the actions that must be taken to achieve this vision • The role the Council and other organisations will play DCC proposes to award a contract for 5 years. Plan to be completed by end of November 2023 and made ready for adoption by the Council. Interim reviews at end of years 2 & 4.