Llanfyllin Catchment Strategic Outline Case Programme Business Case: Llanfyllin Catchment August 2020 Version 0.4 Last Saved:24/09/2020 11:41 CPC Project Services LLP Page 1 of 82 Llanfyllin Catchment Strategic Outline Case Last Saved:24/09/2020 11:41 CPC Project Services LLP Page 2 of 82 Llanfyllin Catchment Strategic Outline Case Contents Contents .............................................................................................................................. 3 Figures ................................................................................................................................. 6 Tables .................................................................................................................................. 6 0. Document Control ........................................................................................................ 8 0.1 Version Control ....................................................................................................... 8 1 Executive Summary ..................................................................................................... 9 1.1 Strategic Case ........................................................................................................ 9 1.2 Economic Case ..................................................................................................... 11 1.3 Commercial Case ................................................................................................. 13 1.4 Financial Case ...................................................................................................... 13 1.5 Management Case................................................................................................ 14 2 Strategic Case ............................................................................................................ 16 2.1 Strategic Fit........................................................................................................... 16 2.1.1 National Strategies ........................................................................................ 16 2.1.2 Local Strategies ............................................................................................. 16 2.2 Case for Change ................................................................................................... 17 2.2.1 Investment Objectives .................................................................................... 17 2.2.2 Targets and measures ................................................................................... 18 2.2.3 Existing Arrangements ................................................................................... 21 2.2.4 Problems with the status quo ......................................................................... 32 2.3 Welsh Medium Education ..................................................................................... 32 2.4 Childcare/Nursery Provision .................................................................................. 33 2.5 Active Travel ......................................................................................................... 33 2.6 Community/Sports Facilities .................................................................................. 34 2.7 Main Benefits ........................................................................................................ 34 2.8 Main Risks ............................................................................................................ 36 2.9 Project Constraints ................................................................................................ 37 2.10 Project Dependencies ........................................................................................... 37 3 Economic Case .......................................................................................................... 38 Last Saved:24/09/2020 11:41 CPC Project Services LLP Page 3 of 82 Llanfyllin Catchment Strategic Outline Case 3.1 Critical Success Factors........................................................................................ 38 3.2 Long List Options .................................................................................................. 38 3.3 Scope Appraisal (the ‘what’) ................................................................................. 39 3.3.1 Options .......................................................................................................... 39 3.3.2 Advantages and Disadvantages..................................................................... 39 3.3.3 Conclusion ..................................................................................................... 42 3.4 Service Solution Appraisal (the ‘how’) ................................................................... 44 3.4.1 Long List of Options (post Scope ‘filter’) ......................................................... 44 3.4.2 Advantages and Disadvantages..................................................................... 44 3.4.3 Conclusion ..................................................................................................... 45 3.4.4 Options carried forward .................................................................................. 53 3.4.5 List of reconfigured (transformational) shortlisted options for further appraisal53 3.5 Service Delivery Appraisal .................................................................................... 54 3.5.1 Options .......................................................................................................... 54 3.5.2 Advantages and Disadvantages..................................................................... 54 3.5.3 Conclusion ..................................................................................................... 55 3.6 Implementation Appraisal ...................................................................................... 56 3.6.1 Options .......................................................................................................... 56 3.6.2 Advantages and Disadvantages..................................................................... 56 3.6.3 Conclusion ..................................................................................................... 56 3.7 Funding Appraisal ................................................................................................. 58 3.7.1 Options .......................................................................................................... 58 3.7.2 Advantages and Disadvantages..................................................................... 58 3.7.3 Conclusion ..................................................................................................... 59 3.8 Summary of appraisals ......................................................................................... 60 3.9 Economic Appraisal .............................................................................................. 63 3.9.1 Net Present Cost and Equivalent Annual Cost ............................................... 63 3.10 Qualitative Benefits Appraisal ............................................................................... 65 3.11 Summary of Appraisals ......................................................................................... 66 4 Commercial Case ....................................................................................................... 67 4.1 Procurement Method ............................................................................................ 67 Last Saved:24/09/2020 11:41 CPC Project Services LLP Page 4 of 82 Llanfyllin Catchment Strategic Outline Case 4.1.1 Procurement Strategy .................................................................................... 67 4.1.2 Award methodology ....................................................................................... 69 4.2 Required Services................................................................................................. 70 4.2.1 The required service streams: ........................................................................ 70 4.2.2 The specification of required outputs: ............................................................ 70 4.3 Potential for Risk Transfer ..................................................................................... 70 4.4 Project Bank Accounts (PBAs) .............................................................................. 71 4.5 Community Benefits .............................................................................................. 71 4.5.1 Agreed schedule ............................................................................................ 71 4.5.2 Delivery of agreed targets .............................................................................. 71 5 Financial Case ............................................................................................................ 72 5.1 Project Summary Costs ........................................................................................ 72 5.2 Breakdown of Capital Costs .................................................................................. 73 5.3 Impact on the Organisation’s income and expenditure account ............................ 74 5.4 Overall Affordability and Balance Sheet Impact .................................................... 75 6 Management Case ....................................................................................................