Planning

Leisure and Culture Services - Stafford Borough Council

STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

18 Nov 2016 at 20:17

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Staffordshire County Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for Leisure and Culture Services. This early market engagement exercise aims to explore potential partnerships for managing and operating leisure and cultural facilities in Stafford and Stone, including sports centres, a theatre, and heritage sites. Interest must be registered by 31st May 2016 to participate in the consultation, with the formal procurement anticipated to commence in August 2016. These facilities attract over 750,000 visitors annually, generating approximately £3.5 million in revenue and are located in the West Midlands, UK.

This tender presents an opportunity for experienced and innovative operators in the leisure and culture sector to engage with Stafford Borough Council as they seek to improve service delivery and potentially reduce operating costs. Businesses specialising in recreational, cultural, and sporting services are encouraged to apply, particularly those capable of demonstrating effective management practices and strategies for increasing facility usage and revenue. Interested parties will gain insights into the council’s strategic plans through a detailed prospectus available upon registration.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Leisure and Culture Services - Stafford Borough Council

Notice Description

Early Market Engagement Exercise Testing the market interest in managing and operating leisure, culture and heritage facilities in Stafford and Stone Stafford Borough Council is considering contracting out the management and operation of its Leisure and Cultural facilities to an external partner and is seeking the views of interested parties by way of an early market engagement. The Council currently directly operates eight facilities consisting of three sport and leisure centres, an athletics track, a theatre, and three heritage sites - including Stafford Castle. The facilities receive over three quarters of a million visits annually, and generate circa PS3.5m of revenue. The Council considers that there is significant potential for experienced and innovative leisure and cultural operator(s) to increase income and reduce operating costs in order to generate a substantial revenue saving to the Council, whilst retaining the provision and quality currently on offer. A business opportunity prospectus provides more detail about the Council's leisure and cultural facilities and its longer term strategic plans and priorities and is available upon request. The prospectus sets out the topics under which the Council wishes to engage with the market, to help inform it of the long term benefits of the alternative management and delivery of its Leisure and Cultural Services. The topics include, but are not limited to the scope of services to be outsourced, the procurement route, preferred contract length, the allocation of major revenue, operating and property risks, the indicative potential savings to the Council, and the scope for increasing usage of the facilities. Organisations that are interested in this opportunity should register their interest at market.engagement@v4services.com, as soon as possible and by no later than Tuesday 31st May 2016. The prospectus will be forwarded to those organisations that have registered an interest. A questionnaire will also be enclosed which we ask if interested parties could complete and return before the closing date listed within the prospectus. The Council is issuing this notice for the purpose of pre-procurement market engagement under Regulation 40 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The notice is for information only and is not a call for competition under Regulations 26 (9) and 48 (5) - (7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Stafford Borough Council will use the comments and feedback from the early market engagement exercise to inform the final decision on how best to outsource the management of its Leisure and Cultural Services, and the detailed process for procuring any future external partner(S). The start of any formal procurement process for a future Leisure and Cultural Services Contract(s), for which a separate Contract Notice will be issued, would be expected to commence in August 2016.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ffa37426-e2ab-4172-a047-f7b4c2a0f189
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Nov 20169 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Feb 2018Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STAFFORD
Postcode
ST16 3AQ
Post Town
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Stafford
Electoral Ward
Forebridge
Westminster Constituency
Stafford

Further Information

Notice Documents

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