Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Fenland District Council
County Road
March
PE15 8NQ
UK
Contact person: Shaun Beales
Telephone: +44 1354654321
E-mail: procurement@fenland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH12
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.fenland.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-March:-Sports-facilities-operation-services./ZBPCVD7PVC
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Leisure Operating and Management Contract.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
92610000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Fenland District Council (the Authority) is seeking an operating partner to manage its four leisure facilities through a 10-year contract with the potential of a 5-year extension.
The Authority is committed to improving the Health and Wellbeing of local residents and visitors through the provision of Leisure Services.
The Authority is seeking a partner who has the experience, commitment, innovation, and ambition to work in partnership to maximise benefits from the leisure facilities through improved quality of service whilst supporting improved health and wellbeing outcomes and reducing the net cost of the service to the Authority.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
24 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH12
Main site or place of performance:
Cambridgeshire CC.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Description of procurement:
1.1) Fenland District Council (the Authority) is seeking an operating partner to manage its four leisure facilities through a 10-year contract with the potential of a 5-year extension.
1.2) The Authority is committed to improving the Health and Wellbeing of local residents and visitors through the provision of Leisure Services. The Authority is seeking a partner who has the experience, commitment, innovation, and ambition to work in partnership to maximise benefits from the leisure facilities through improved quality of service whilst supporting improved health and wellbeing outcomes and reducing the net cost of the service to the Authority.
1.3) The intended commencement date for the contract is 30th November 2018.
1.4) The leisure centers included in this contract are as follows:
— The Chatteris Centre (Chatteris),
— The George Campbell Leisure Centre (March),
— The Hudson Leisure Centre (Wisbech), and,
— The Manor Leisure Centre (Whittlesey).
1.5) In pursuit of improved services and increases in community participation, the Authority recognizes that partnerships can deliver significant benefits. It is keen to engage with the wider market to achieve the potential benefits of a strategic partnership, in order to deliver their aspirations and secure the long-term delivery of leisure facilities in the District. In particular, the Authority wishes to explore the potential for additional capacity, innovation, and service delivery that a collaborative relationship with an external partner could bring.
1.6) The Invitation to Tender (ITT) contains information about the Authority and the processes, objectives, and outcomes that are relevant to this procurement. For the avoidance of doubt, the procurement process is being conducted in accordance with the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation (CPN) under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and may include a negotiation phase in response to bidders initial submissions. Fenland District Council reserves the right to award from initial tender submissions without going to competitive negotiation stage.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
24 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
30/11/2018
End:
31/03/2029
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
After contract term and any extensions, a new call for the competition will result.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 3
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Fenland District Council reserves the right to award from initial tender result without going to competitive negotiation stage.
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.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Contained within ESPD and ITT.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Contained within ESPD and ITT.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Contained within ESPD and ITT.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Contained within ESPD and ITT.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
26/03/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
27/03/2018
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:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
Contract End Date including any extensions.
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SME's). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
— https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-March:-Sports-facilities-operation-services./ZBPCVD7PVC
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
— https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ZBPCVD7PVC
GO Reference: GO-20171213-PRO-11566263.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Fenland District Council
March
PE15 8NQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1354654321
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/12/2017