Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
NE61 2EF
UK
Contact person: Mrs Deborah Beckwith
Telephone: +44 7920240571
E-mail: deborah.beckwith@northumberland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC2
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.procontract.due-north.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.procontract.due-north.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Northumberland Community Leisure and Wellbeing Services
Reference number: DN660862
II.1.2) Main CPV code
92610000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Northumberland County Council (the “Authority”) is inviting tenders from suitable partners who wish to be considered to manage and operate the Authority’s Community Leisure and Wellbeing Services.
The Contract is for the operation of the 10 core Authority owned Facilities detailed below. The Contract also includes a requirement for the Operator to have an Active Communities Partnership role within the County. The Services Specification includes further details of specific facility areas within the Facilities.
Ashington Leisure Centre, Ashington
Berwick Sports & Leisure Facility, Berwick
Blyth Sports Centre, Blyth
Concordia Leisure Centre, Cramlington
Morpeth Leisure Centre, Morpeth
Newbiggin Sports & Community Hub, Newbiggin
Ponteland Leisure Centre, Ponteland
Prudhoe Water World, Prudhoe
Wentworth Leisure Centre, Hexham
Willowburn Sport & Leisure Centre, Alnwick
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98330000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Northumberland County Council (the “Authority”) is inviting tenders from suitable partners who wish to be considered to manage and operate the Authority’s Community Leisure and Wellbeing Services.
The Contract is for the operation of the 10 core Authority owned Facilities detailed below. The Contract also includes a requirement for the Operator to have an Active Communities Partnership role within the County. The Services Specification includes further details of specific facility areas within the Facilities.
Ashington Leisure Centre, Ashington
Berwick Sports & Leisure Facility, Berwick
Blyth Sports Centre, Blyth
Concordia Leisure Centre, Cramlington
Morpeth Leisure Centre, Morpeth
Newbiggin Sports & Community Hub, Newbiggin
Ponteland Leisure Centre, Ponteland
Prudhoe Water World, Prudhoe
Wentworth Leisure Centre, Hexham
Willowburn Sport & Leisure Centre, Alnwick
A bidders day for potential providers is to be held on Wednesday 10th May 2023 at Northumberland County Council Headquarters, County Hall, Morpeth, NE61 2EF. Those expressing an interest in this opportunity are requested to advise of attendance at this day as soon as possible.
Tender documents for this opportunity are available via the ProContract Tender Portal - www.procontract.due-north.com
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality and Social Value
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.5) Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-001445
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
14/07/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
19/04/2023
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The Council uses the Due North ProContract e-tendering portal to conduct the tender process which can be accessed via https://procontract.due-north.com/Login. Tenderers need to register on the portal in order to gain access to the tender documents. All communication (including SQ submission responses) must be via the portal.
The Council reserves the right not to award any contract (in whole or part), to cancel or amend the procurement process and do not bind itself to accept any tender. The Council shall not be liable under any circumstances for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by any tenderer or prospective tenderer in responding to this notice or in taking part in this procurement process, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is cancelled or postponed.
Please note all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified in this notice are approximate only and the Council reserves the right to change any or all of them.
The council is conducting this procurement in line with the Concessions Contracts Regulations 2016
A bidders day for potential providers is to be held on Wednesday 10th May 2023 at Northumberland County Council Headquarters, County Hall, Morpeth, NE61 2EF. Those expressing an interest in this opportunity are requested to advise of attendance at this day as soon as possible.
Tender documents for this opportunity are available via the ProContract Tender Portal - www.procontract.due-north.com
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/04/2023