Contract for Leisure Services

Contract summary

Industry

• Recreational, cultural and sporting services - 92000000

• Sporting services - 92600000

• Sports facilities operation services - 92610000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£82,500,000

Procurement reference

tender_417162/1316137

Published date

25 March 2024

Closing date

30 April 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

18 November 2024

Contract end date

17 November 2039

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council is seeking a new leisure operator for its leisure services to ensure the Council can continue to provide high-quality and affordable leisure services for the residents within the borough and provide a financial return to the borough to invest in core services.

All services requirements are set out in the accompanying Services Specification.

The Contract Period is 10 years. The Council will be entitled at its absolute discretion to extend the Contract Period on the same terms for a further period or periods of up to 5 years making a total possible Contract Period of 15 years.

The core leisure centre facilities include:
- Abbey Leisure Centre
- Becontree Heath Leisure Centre
- Jim Peters Stadium

The Authority wishes to achieve the following outcomes:
- Delivering high quality services that meet required service standards and exceed customer expectations.
- Increased income generated by the Facilities and a reduction in the operating costs enabling the Operator to make a payment to the Authority.
- Providing wider social value through strong and positive engagement with partners.
- Ensuring facilities are maintained to a high standard throughout the life of the contract.

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More information

Additional text

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register
- Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue'
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
2. Express an Interest in the tender
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the 'PQQs / ITTs. Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier)
- Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content.
- Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page
- This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box
3. Responding to the tender
- Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining)
- You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
- You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page.
If you require any further assistance, please consult the online help or contact the eTendering help desk.
Description1: Link to eTendering system is below
Link1: (URL) https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk

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About the buyer

Address

Town Hall Square, 1 Clockhouse Avenue
Barking
IG11 7LU
England

Email

sarah@max-associates.com