Published date: 22 January 2025

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: 7 March 2025, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Sports facilities operation services - 92610000

Location of contract

PO19 1TY

Value of contract

£0 to £76,000,000

Procurement reference

IT-5-26220-CDC26220

Published date

22 January 2025

Closing date

7 March 2025

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 May 2026

Contract end date

30 April 2036

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)

Anyone may ask to participate, but only those who are pre-selected will be invited to submit initial tenders and to negotiate.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Chichester District Council invites applications from suitably experienced organisations who wish to be considered for selection to tender for the Chichester District Leisure and Active Wellbeing Contract.

The Contract will commence on 1st May 2026 and will be for a period of ten years (with the option to extend for a further ten years.

Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire, and complete and submit the tender return document together with any supporting information requested by 14.00 hrs on Friday 7th March 2025.

How to obtain the Selection Questionnaire Documents
The Selection Questionnaire (SQ) can be accessed when logged into In-Tend by selecting 'Tenders' then 'Current' & 'View Details' on the relevant tender advert and clicking the 'Express Interest' tab. Once in the tender there are five tabs - 'Tender', 'SQ - documents', 'Correspondence', 'Clarifications' and 'History'. Select the 2nd tab (SQ - documents) where you will find useful information under 'Tender Details' continue to scroll down to the heading 'Tender Documents Received' where you will be able to view / download the documents.

Please download all the documents and read very carefully.

We are pleased to issue the contract notice for Chichester District Council Leisure and Active Wellbeing Contract - CDC26220. Appendices and supporting information can be found at the following link: https://chichester.box.com/s/v73gxj9r55qn4xwllk22nc1nhh8m0r0r password: Bq8zVjqvY58N8r7zSs89

Please note the bidders day will take place on 5 February 2025. Attendance is limited to 3 people per bidder. Please confirm your attendance and provide details of who will attending via the portal by 29 January 2025.

Opting In and Opting Out
Please note you are required to 'Opt In' before you can access the 'My tender Return' to start populating your response.

The 'Opt Out' functionality will also be available throughout the duration of the tender process. Opting out will give you the option of declaring you no longer want to receive any further communication in relation to this tender along with the opportunity of providing comments and feedback for this decision.

You can choose to 'Opt In' at any time during the tender process if you initially decided to 'Opt Out'.

Further Guidance
In addition, guidance on how to participate in a tender - download and upload documents / returns and if required, register your company (free of charge), can be found on the In-tend site under the 'Help' or 'Information for Suppliers' buttons.

It is intended to issue successful applicants with tender documents in early April. The deadline for submission of tender responses will be early July.

Receiving Notification Emails
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More information

Links

Additional text

Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire.
Guidance on how to participate in a tender - download and upload documents / returns and if required, register your company (free of charge), can be found on the In-tend site under the 'Help' or 'Information for Suppliers' buttons.


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Strategic Procurement (Main)

Address

Chichester
West Sussex
UK
PO19 1TY
United Kingdom

Telephone

0370 779 1100

Email

strategic.procurement@hants.gov.uk