Aquasplash facility on the Waterfront

WQ.56/2023

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

BY DEPUTY R.S. KOVACS OF ST. SAVIOUR

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 13th FEBRUARY 2023 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 20th FEBRUARY 2023

Question

Further to Written Question 208/2022 regarding the AquaSplash facility on the Waterfront, will the Minister advise:

1. the amount paid to the operator each year since the start of the contract in 2003;
2. how much will be paid annually in the new contract from July 2023;
3. what will be the duration ofthenew contract from July 2023 and detail any provisions for further increases (e.g., inflation); and
4. who negotiated the new contract and when?

Answer

a)  The Government does not hold information on how much Serco has paid towards the operation of the facility. However, Serco are paid an annual management fee to run the pool. This management fee payable to Serco is performance based and index linked.

The maximum Government of Jersey subsidy is inclusive of any management fee payable to the contractor and the amount of management fee is determined by the extent to which the contractor’s annual financial deficit is less than the Government of Jersey subsidy fixed for that year.

Administrative responsibility for the AquaSplash leisure pool was transferred to the Education, Sport and Culture Department in 2009. The annual grant paid to Serco for the operation of the Waterfront Pool was as follows:  

• 2010 - £470,000
• 2011 - £477,000
• 2012 - £484,000
• 2013 - £492,000
• 2014 - £500,000
• 2015 - £401,000
• 2016 - £500,000
• 2017 - £393,000
• 2018 - £468,000
• 2019 - £425,000
• 2020 - £583,000
• 2021 - £414,000
• 2022 - *

*Awaiting publication of the States of Jersey annual report and accounts 2022

1. The contract is still being negotiated and drafted for post July 2023 so we are not yet able to present final figures

2. Same as previous answer
3. Same as previous answer