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PFI Building Projects

West Yorkshire Police and West Yorkshire Police Authority’s plans for two new Divisional Headquarters and a specialist operational training facility are underway.

In June 2010 the Home Office granted permission for West Yorkshire Police to continue with these PFI projects and others by endorsing the allocation of £216 million of credits to the PFI Programme and Estates Strategy.

Here are the details of each of the main individual projects plus ways you can comment on the proposals, or join a mailing list to receive future updates.

Key Milestones

Milestones	Date
ISDS submissions to WYP	11th March 2011
Bidders Informed of decision week commencing	25th April 2011
ISRS issued	3rd May 2011
ISRS submissions to WYP	28th June 2011
Pre preferred bidder Final Business Case (FBC) submitted to Home Office	14th July 2011
Approval of pre preferred FBC	10th August 2011
Intention to Submit Final Tenders (ISFT) issued	11th August 2011
Final Tenders submitted	26th September 2011
Preferred bidder appointed subject to Home Office and Treasury approval	W/c 14th December 2011
Alcatel Period	Dec 2011 - Jan 2012
Detailed Planning Application submitted	End Dec 2011
Preferred Bidder Final Business Case submitted	20th October 2011
Planning Permission gained	April 2012
Approval of Final Business Case	March 2012
Judicial Review Period expires	May 2012
Financial Close	May 2012
Building Period Commences	June 2012
Buildings Become Operational	June 2014

Chief Constable's Vision of the Future

"The local neighbourhoods will be placed at the forefront of our service delivery, with specialist and support services underpinning these to provide an effective and efficient service infrastructure."

The Scheme & Facility Management (FM) Services Required

The Scheme

Police operational and training accommodation Private Finance Initiative contract for around 25 to 30 years (including works)
The scheme is for the design, build, finance, operation and
management of new facilities, together with the associated
services and support functions
New Divisional Headquarters building with an associated
custody facility, for the City & Holbeck (South Leeds) Division
New Divisional Headquarters building with an associated
custody facility, for the Wakefield Division
New centralised Specialist Operational Training Facility at our
existing Carr Gate site, Wakefield

FM Services Required

The following FM services are currently proposed to be included within the contracts:

Planned, Cyclical and Reactive Maintenance
(premises and plant)
Life cycling of plant and equipment
Provision of furniture
(Office furniture, storage and display equipment)
Grounds maintenance
Pest control services
Sanitary vending
Security services
(Carr Gate and Operational Support Site)
Cleaning services
(Including custody areas)
Energy management

Full details of services required will be included in the Output Specification

New Divisional HQ for Wakefield

Click here to view map and area photo of the planned site. (PDF 1.87mb)

Facilities

Total internal gross floor area of approximately 11,500m2, including:

Office Accommodation
A 35 cell custody suite.
Parking facilities for approximately 409 vehicles including:
Operational vehicles
Staff vehicles including accessible spaces
Visitors vehicles including accessible bays

Other external facilities to include:

Refuse Compound
Fuel Tank/Pump

New Divisional HQ for City and Holbeck

Click here to view map and area photo of the planned site. (PDF 2.26mb)

Facilities

Total internal gross floor area of approximately 12,500m2, including:

Office accommodation
A 40 cell custody suite

Parking facilities for approximately 416 vehicles including:

Operational vehicles
Staff vehicles including accessible bays
Visitors vehicles including accessible bays

Other external facilities to include:

Refuse compound
Fuel tank/pump/bunkered fuel

New Specialist Operational Training Facilites, Wakefield

Click here to view map and area photo of the planned site. (PDF 4.3mb)

Facilities

Total buildings area of approximately 20,000m2, including:

Training hub including -
reception, classrooms, 3 gyms, storage and offices, etc.
Public order training facilities including -
storage areas, breakout areas, large briefing room, classroom, training arena, etc.
Driver training unit block
Firearms training block including -
100m (x1) and 50m (x2) firing ranges, armoury, etc.
Method of entry area (approximately 400m2)
Sub-station and generator buildings
Gatehouse

External facilities to include:

Parking for approximately 425 staff and operational vehicles
including 2 secure compounds for approximately 55 vehicles
Car wash/fuel area
Dog training area

Latest Updates

18th May 2012

Site Investigation Survey

Interserve, the preferred tenderer, have indicated that they would like to access the Elland Road, Leeds site on Tuesday, 22nd May 2012.

They will be conducting some Site Investigation Surveys over two days and will be drilling boreholes on the car park retaining wall line at the top of the bank in the south west corner.

This means that a small amount of drilling machinery etc will be moved onto the site but this is NOT the start of construction works, this is scheduled to commence sometime in June.

27th March 2012

West Yorkshire Police Preferred Bidder joint release

West Yorkshire Police Authority and West Yorkshire Police have appointed a consortium led by Interserve and Equitix as Preferred Bidder to design, build, finance and service two new divisional headquarters (DHQs), custody suites and a specialist operational training facility.

Preferred Bidder status means the Interserve / Equitix consortium has formally signed up to a number of commitments to work together with West Yorkshire Police to reach financial close (the point at which the contract is signed) in May 2012.

The new divisional headquarters and custody facilities will be located at Elland Road in Leeds (within the City and Holbeck Division) and Havertop Lane at Normanton (within the Wakefield Division). These facilities will provide a modern, flexible working environment and importantly, support West Yorkshire Police’s drive to modernise services that are provided to local communities.

The new Specialist Operational training centre will be located next to the Force’s Operational Support Division at Carr Gate in Wakefield and will include state of the art firearms training ranges, public order and driver training facilities.

The Planning application for the Elland Road scheme has been approved subject to the decision notice being issued. The Planning application decisions for the Havertop Lane and the Carr Gate facilities will be known in the next few weeks.

Subject to the successful outcome of the planning applications, construction work will start on each of the sites in June 2012, to be completed in 2014. The consortium will then be responsible for the delivery of facilities management services (including cleaning, maintenance and energy management) once the buildings are completed.

Chair of West Yorkshire Police Authority, Councillor Mark Burns-Williamson, said: “I am delighted to confirm the formal appointment of the Interserve / Equitix consortium as preferred bidder following a detailed and competitive bidding process. Throughout the development of the proposals the consortium have demonstrated commitment, vision and a proven ability to deliver innovative facilities on time, on budget.”

Vice Chair of West Yorkshire Police Authority, Councillor Les Carter said: “An allocation of PFI Credits will be made by the Home Office to meet the capital cost of over £100million in order to deliver these vital facilities which will enable the force to modernise and improve the services it delivers to the public. This investment will have a tremendously positive impact on the communities we serve, both through improvements in service delivery, and in the form of employment and training opportunities for local people resulting from the construction process.”

Nigel Brook Assistant Chief Officer (Finance and Business Services) said: “In January the project was subject to a Gateway 3 review undertaken by National Policing Improvement Agency and Local Partnerships. I am pleased to report that this resulted in a positive outcome, with the project being awarded a rare ‘green’ rating. This provides reassurance to all of our partners that we are in an excellent position to reach financial close and commence the construction process in the Summer”.

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27th February 2012

Early works to trees and vegetation at Carr Gate, Wakefield site (PDF)

Early works to trees and vegetation at City & Holbeck development site (PDF)

14th December 2011

Go-Ahead for West Yorkshire Police PFI Project

20th September 2011

PFI Scheme Calls for Final Tender

21st July 2011

Elland Road Site – Temporary fence

Further details of the boundary line can be found on the attached drawing PDF document.

Please click on the below to view archived updates

June 2011

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Public Consultation Events

Leeds DHQ - Elland Road development

Leeds DHQ Community Consultation 2 Mar 2011 (PDF)
You asked...We said ..Consultation Feedback (PDF)

Leeds DHQ Community Consultation 6 Jul 2011 (PDF)
You asked...We said...Consultation Feedback (PDF)

Leeds DHQ Community Consultation 23 Nov 2011 (PDF)
You asked...We said..Consultation Feedback (PDF)

Leeds DHQ Community Consultation 30 Jan 2012 (PDF)
You asked ..We said ..Consultation Feedback (PDF)

Leeds DHQ Community Consultation 5 Mar 2012
Please click here to view the Leeds Planning Application and search for reference 12/00241/RM
You asked...We said...Consultation Feedback (PDF)

Wakefield DHQ - Havertop Lane development

Wakefield DHQ Community Consultation 20 Dec 2010 (PDF)
You asked...We said...Consultation Feedback (PDF)

Wakefield DHQ Community Consultation 13 Jul 2011
You asked...We said..Consultation Feedback (PDF)

Wakefield DHQ Community Consultation 7 Dec 2011PDF)
You asked..We said ..Consultation Feedback (PDF)

Wakefield DHQ Community Consultation 31 Jan 2012 (PDF)
You asked ..We said ...Consultation Feedback (PDF)

Wakefield DHQ Community Consultation 12 Mar 2012
Please click here to view the Wakefield Planning Application and search for reference 12/00199/FUL
You asked...We said...Consultation Feedback (PDF)

Carr Gate, Wakefield - Specialist Operations Training

Carr Gate Specialist Ops Training Facility Public Consultation 21 Dec 2010
You asked..We said...Consultation Feedback (PDF)

Carr Gate Specialist Ops Training Facility Public Consultation 20 Jul 2011
You asked...We said..Consultation Feedback (PDF)

Carr Gate Specialist Ops Training Facility Public Consultation 29 Nov 2011 (PDF)
You asked...We said ...Consultation Feedback (PDF)

Carr Gate Specialist Ops Training Facility Public Consultation 23 Jan 2012 (PDF)
You asked ..We said ..Consultation Feedback (PDF)

Carr Gate Specialist Ops Training Facility Public Consultation 7 Mar 2012
Please click here to view the Wakefield Planning Application and search for reference 12/00196/FUL
You asked...We said...Consultation Feedback (PDF)

Trade Enquiries

The successful tenderer has indicated that any and all trade enquiries can be made directly to them via the following email address.

Interserve

enquiry.wypa@interserve.com

Frequently Asked Questions

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Have Your Say / Keep Up to Date

A community consultation programme is underway to ensure that local people are aware of the plans and are kept fully up to date with the progression, and to also gain the views of local people. A number of events have been held and more are planned.

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