S3 Solutions were contracted to produce Five Case Model Business Cases for three high performance football clubs for consideration by the Department for Communities (DfC) under the NI Football Fund, a planned £36 Million Fund for investment in football facilities across NI.  The business cases were funded by DfC with S3 Solutions working directly to each club as client and HM Treasury standard business cases were produced for three projects ranging from £3.6 million to £10.5 million.

 

S3 Solutions led the business case development process for each individual client from start to finish which included the following activities:

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• Determining the spending objectives, existing arrangements and constraints;

• Liaising with key stakeholders including national governing bodies, community groups and political reps;

• Conducting an online survey for club supporters and the wider community;

• Collating all feedback to produce a needs analysis report;

• Facilitating at least two workshops with each Club to determine the case for change and to scope project options;

• Quantifying the economic and social costs/benefits and considering qualitative factors of each project to gauge public value;

• Formulating public value for money calculations known as net present values;

• Financial modelling for each project to ascertain affordability and funding requirements;

• Selecting the preferred option via highest risk adjusted net present value; and

• Providing a detailed analysis of the operational conditions required for successful delivery of the project and it’s future management.

 

Each business case was accepted by DfC and Strategic Investment Board Economist teams as being comprehensive in nature and in strict adherence to the Five Case Model. 

 

Developing a business case is a process our qualified practitioners undertake on behalf of and alongside our clients. At S3, we go to great lengths to ensure our consultation processes are meaningful and our clients are involved every step of the way through facilitated workshop sessions and review checkpoints. Our business case team work hard to produce business cases which not only meet the rigorous conditions for public spending set by the treasury’s Five Case Model but truly reflect the objectives, capabilities and ambitions of our clients.