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Soft Market Testing of Leisure Contract
Wealden District Council is considering options for the re-tendering of
its leisure services contract. The new contract will support the
development of leisure services within Wealden and the
implementation of the Council's leisure strategy. The current contract,
which expires in 2012, includes the management of four leisure centres
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
across the District in Hailsham, Uckfield, Heathfield and Crowborough.
FOR SELECT TENDER LIST
However, the Council is looking at new ways in which leisure services
can be delivered to reach the wider community.
COMMUNITY STADIUM AND LEISURE
The Council wishes to soft market test the possible procurement FACILITIES, COLERAINE
options and packaging to gain a better understanding of the following:
PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY STUDY
• How service providers might approach delivery of the service
Expressions of interest are invited from suitably experienced and qualifi ed
• Contract length- short, medium and long term
companies or partnerships of companies, under the contractual leadership of
• Flexibility of solutions
one company. The Council wishes to carry out a preliminary technical feasibility
• Views on procurement route, partnerships, trust etc.
study for a potential new community stadium together with leisure facilities in
•
Coleraine, Northern Ireland. The leisure facilities may include athletics track,
Specifications
swimming pools, sports halls and fi tness gyms.
• Risk
The preliminary technical feasibility study to be undertaken is to assess the
The Council wants to use the results of this exercise to help it shape a
technical and capital fi nance parameters for a comprehensive community stadium
future contract and to ensure it provides a procurement package that
and sports and recreation scheme on Coleraine Borough Council’s Rugby Avenue
playing fi eld site. The facilities anticipated would be of regional signifi cance.
is attractive and helpful to potential bidders.
Companies must be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of creating
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 27th January 2010
such facilities and have successfully completed studies of a similar nature. They
must also be able to demonstrate adequate managerial, technical and fi nancial
Selected companies will be invited to attend an open day during the
skills. It is anticipated that the study will be completed by March 2010.
morning of Thursday 11th February 2010 at the Council Offices, Hailsham. A pre-qualifi cation questionnaire, obtainable from the address below,
should be completed and returned in a plain sealed envelope clearly
For further information and an application form please contact:
marked “Community Stadium & Leisure Facilities Study” to: R. Wilson,
Mr G Palmer, Procurement Manager.
Town Clerk and Chief Executive, Coleraine Borough Council, Cloonavin,
tel: 01323 443350 email: procurement@wealden.gov.uk 66 Portstewart Road, Coleraine, BT52 1EY
The pre-qualifi cation questionnaire should arrive no later than 12 Noon on
12 February 2009.
Pre-qualifi cation questionnaires sent by post should be registered or sent by
recorded delivery. Faxed or e-mailed PQQs will not be accepted. An offi cial
receipt should be obtained for a PQQ delivered by hand.
At the Tender Stage Coleraine Borough Council will not be bound to accept the
lowest or any tender.
Management & Operation of
Blandford Leisure Centre
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR SPORT AND
NORTH DORSET DISTRICT COUNCIL is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI)
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY STRATEGY
from suitable leisure management contractors including existing NPDOs and
Hartlepool Borough Council is offering suitably established and
private sector operators to enter into a contract to manage and operate the
experienced organisations an exciting opportunity to tender for
existing dual-use Blandford Leisure Centre.
the development of a new Sport and Physical Activity Strategy The Council wishes to expedite the letting of this contract as soon as possible.
for the town. Guaranteed funding exists up until the end of March 2013. The contract will
The overarching aim of the strategy is to increase sport and
need to be co-terminus with this date although it is hoped that it will be
physical activity by at least 1% year on year by identifying gaps
extended beyond that date, subject to future funding.
in provision and activity across the town and action planning
The Council considers that the existing staff at the leisure facilities will transfer
across a network of key partners to achieve this.
under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations
(TUPE) and that the Code on Workforce Matters and Pensions Direction may
Consultants are likely to have:
apply. The option to second staff will be discussed, but this option will be subject
• Considerable experience of the sport and physical activity to legal opinion.
industry, including knowledge of market segments in North
Potential Partners must complete a Pre Qualifi cation Questionnaire and
East England.
demonstrate a proven successful track record in delivering innovative
• A proven track record in the production of strategy documents partnerships with the public sector, ideally involving wet and dry dual-use
within the field of sport and physical activity.
leisure centres. The successful contractor will be selected through a formal
• Experience of working closely with a variety of key
tender process and/or via negotiation.
stakeholders in sport and physical activity.
Interested organisations can request an information pack and pre-
• A good sound knowledge of current sport and physical activity
qualifi cation questionnaire from:
national and regional agendas.
Jon Carney, Senior Consultant, Strategic Leisure, 3rd Floor, Rutherford
House, Warrington Road, Birchwood Science Park, Warrington WA3 6ZH.
Requests for a consultants brief can be made by contacting
Telephone: 01925 855 550
Pat Wormald, sport.recreation@hartlepool.gov.uk or
Email: joncarney@strategicleisure.co.uk
(01429) 523404.
The closing date for the return of
The deadline for the submission of tenders is 12 noon on
completed questionnaires is 12noon
Monday the 8th February 2010.
Friday 11th February 2010.
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