Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Blaby District Council
Leicester
LE19 2EP
UK
Contact person: Jon Wells
E-mail: jon.wells@blaby.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.blaby.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.contractsfinder.gov.uk/search
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 Services.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
92610000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Blaby District Council is seeking a partner to support it by in investing in and operating Enderby Leisure Centre and The Pavilion Leisure Centre. There is also the potential for a new leisure centre to be developed as part of the Lubbesthorpe development, which could be included in any future partnership.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
35 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF22
Main site or place of performance:
Within the District of Blaby.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council is inviting tenders from prospective Partners to enter into an agreement for one of the following:
— Contract for the continued investment and operation of the existing facilities including Enderby Leisure Centre and The Pavilion Leisure Centre;
— Potential Contract for the operation of the new facility in Lubbesthorpe as well as the existing facilities;
— Consideration is also being given to excluding golf (at Enderby) from the contract.
The Council is using a competitive dialogue process because its needs cannot be met without the adaptation of a readily available solution.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 240
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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:
Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial contract term of 10 (ten) years may be extended by up to a further 10 (ten) years.
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
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
The Contract must be performed in accordance with the conditions set out in the procurement documentation.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
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:
29/06/2017
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
02/10/2017
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
31/10/2018
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Blaby District Council
Leicester
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Blaby District Council will incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period at the point of notification of the decision to award the contract. The decision notice will incorporate the award criteria, the reasons for the decision, the reasons (if any) why a tenderer did not meet any specification, the identity of the successful tenderer(s) and a precise statement of when the standstill period is expected to end. Any appeal or challenge against the award decision must be communicated to the address stated in I.1 above within the standstill period. If an appeal or challenge to award the contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (As Amended) provide for aggrieved parties to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months, although this time period may be reduced to 30 days in certain circumstances). Where a legal challenge is made after the contract has been entered into then that contract could be declared ineffective and/or shortened and/or a fine imposed by the Court.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/05/2017