Published date: 10 May 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 12 June 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Recreational, cultural and sporting services - 92000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£18,900,000

Procurement reference

BUCKSH001-DN668095-48618434

Published date

10 May 2023

Closing date

12 June 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

30 June 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This is a notice for the provision of Leisure Services Management. Buckinghamshire Council is seeking suitably qualified and experiences organisations to provide this service. The contract opportunity includes the Buckinghamshire Leisure Services Management Contract which comprises the following leisure centres.

Aqua Vale Leisure Centre, Aylesbury, a leisure pool site with fitness and outdoor 3G pitches
Swan Pool and Leisure Centre, Buckingham, a pool and fitness site, with outdoor 3G
Beacon Sports Centre and Theatre, Beaconsfield, a sports hall and fitness site, with mini soccer outdoor pitches
Evreham Centre, Iver, a small sports hall and fitness site with outdoor 3G and grass pitches
Little Marlow Running Track, an eight lane athletics track

The Council is also seeking the Operator's view of the opportunities presented by including the management of the South Buckinghamshire Golf Course and therefore requests indicative management fees.
The Council is developing a new outdoor hub in Winslow and this facility may be included in the contract once built. The Council also request for its information indicative costs for the management of the centre to gauge market interest and understand the likely cost to manage it, given the outline information available to date about the centre. The Council can provide no guarantee that the centre will be delivered, and the inclusion of such facility will be via the change protocol in the contract.

The contract term will be 5 years and 3 months with an optional extensions of up to 12 months, intended to commence 1st April 2024.

The facilities are currently managed by several operators, Everyone Active (SLM), GLL and More Leisure, whose contracts expires on the 31st March 2024.
The annual turnover of the centres is 3.6million GBP. Therefore the value of the contract is the annual turnover x by 5.25 years which equates to 18.9 million GBP approximately.

This procurement may be subject to the transfer of employees under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) as amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014. The application of TUPE will always be a matter of law. The Councils will assist candidates by making TUPE information available where possible. It is recommended that Candidates seek their own legal advice regarding this area of employment law. There are a small number of employees who are members of the the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Further information and risk profile between the parties will be provided at ISIT stage.

To access the tender documentation, you will need to register via the Buckinghamshire Business Portal www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk

A Competitive Procedure with Negotiation process is being used.

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Competitive Procedure with negotiation

About the buyer

Contact name

Sarah Deyes

Address

Walton Street Offices
Aylesbury
HP20 1UA
England

Telephone

+44 1296585871

Email

sarah.deyes@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk