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What happens if we are unsuccessful
from Hubs FAQs
The Trust has a local authority Trustee representative; the seat is currently held by Ealing & Hounslow Council. The Trust has capacity for up to four independent Trustees.
Framework / project development questions
30. Who has the final sign off on facility design and specification? The Football Foundation will review and sign-off the facility design and specification. The importance of having operator input is critical to achieving a fit for purpose design that can deliver against the business plan – minimising expenditure and harnessing income generation potential.
31. What are
Project
Development
Costs and how do we access funding for them? Successful organisations at Stage 1 EOI will be able to access funding for Project Development Costs (PDCs) for each further stage. Applicants will be required to submit a schedule of estimated costs at the start of each stage and can access up to a maximum of 60% of total eligible project development costs from the Football Foundation. Stage 2 - the Football Foundation will resource initial work to help undertake community engagement, desk top feasibility study to understand the desired facility mix, high level capex and headline business case. Stage 3 – the Football Foundation will award the applicant a ‘PDC 1’ grant to complete the initial design work (RIBA Stages 1 & 2). The 3G FTP design development will be funded and managed by the Foundation directly. Stage 4 – the Football Foundation will award the local authority a ‘PDC 2’ grant to cover detailed design and reach cost certainty (RIBA Stages 3 & 4). Football Foundation officers will advise on how and when to apply at each Stage.
32. Do we have to use your
Frameworks? Applicants will be required, as a condition of funding, to use the Football Foundation’s Artificial Grass Pitch Framework and a multi-disciplinary framework yet to be procured by the Football Foundation to deliver the pavilion. It is anticipated that engagement of the Frameworks would begin at Stage 3 (Outline Design).
