04-25-2012, 07:32 AM
http://www.communities.gov.uk/fire/firer...cecollege/
The Government is committed to the delivery of a resilient Fire and Rescue Servicethatprotectsthepublicby preventing and responding to emergencies.
Background
The Government sees strong value in a national college for the Fire and Rescue Serviceto delivercommon,consistent standards of safety criticaltraining and improved inter-operability across the Service in support of resilience and to enable it to meet public expectations. However, the current Fire Service Collegeownership and businessarrangements do not provide the flexibility necessary for the College to operate with sufficient commercial success.
The Government has conducted a pre-market engagement to inform its view of marketappetiteand viableoptionsfor a new ownership, operational and governance model for the College which secures its future, supports national resilience and provides best value for the public purse.
Having reviewed the responses to the pre-market engagement and having considered a number of possible options, the Government has decided to sell the College as a going concern to a privatesectorcompany who would continue to operate the Collegeasa training centre. With the College freed from the constraints of Government ownership, a privatesectorownercan bring innovation and investment to the College, benefiting taxpayers,local residents, the Fire and Rescue Serviceand, ultimately, strengthening national resilience.
We will be insisting on a number of conditions on the proposed sale, including commitments not only that the College will bepreserved asa nationaltraining college for the Fire and Rescue Service,but also thatit will continue to offer wider national resilience and emergency services training and exercises, that the wider emergency services will be involved in the overall setting of training governance and that Government permission will berequiredto sell the site on for other uses.
Next Steps
The formal sale process is expected to commence next month with the issuing of an Information Memorandum to the market.
The Government is committed to the delivery of a resilient Fire and Rescue Servicethatprotectsthepublicby preventing and responding to emergencies.
Background
The Government sees strong value in a national college for the Fire and Rescue Serviceto delivercommon,consistent standards of safety criticaltraining and improved inter-operability across the Service in support of resilience and to enable it to meet public expectations. However, the current Fire Service Collegeownership and businessarrangements do not provide the flexibility necessary for the College to operate with sufficient commercial success.
The Government has conducted a pre-market engagement to inform its view of marketappetiteand viableoptionsfor a new ownership, operational and governance model for the College which secures its future, supports national resilience and provides best value for the public purse.
Having reviewed the responses to the pre-market engagement and having considered a number of possible options, the Government has decided to sell the College as a going concern to a privatesectorcompany who would continue to operate the Collegeasa training centre. With the College freed from the constraints of Government ownership, a privatesectorownercan bring innovation and investment to the College, benefiting taxpayers,local residents, the Fire and Rescue Serviceand, ultimately, strengthening national resilience.
We will be insisting on a number of conditions on the proposed sale, including commitments not only that the College will bepreserved asa nationaltraining college for the Fire and Rescue Service,but also thatit will continue to offer wider national resilience and emergency services training and exercises, that the wider emergency services will be involved in the overall setting of training governance and that Government permission will berequiredto sell the site on for other uses.
Next Steps
The formal sale process is expected to commence next month with the issuing of an Information Memorandum to the market.
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