Planning

Leisure Centres Contract - Market Engagement

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

26 Feb 2024 at 12:46

Summary of the contracting process

The Southend-on-Sea City Council is planning a tender for the Leisure Centres Contract - Market Engagement. The main procurement category is services within the recreational, cultural, and sporting services industry. This market engagement is aimed at gathering information from organisations interested in discussing the future provisioning of the Council's leisure centres. Key dates include a deadline for clarification requests on Thursday 21 March 2024, and the submission deadline on Thursday 28 March 2024.

This tender provides an opportunity for organisations experienced in running and promoting leisure centres to engage in discussions with the Council. Businesses well-suited to compete are those with expertise in managing similar leisure facilities. The Council is seeking to understand the market's capabilities post-COVID and aims to ensure the procurement process aligns with the City's needs. For more information and participation, interested parties can visit the Council's electronic tendering facility. Suitable businesses are encouraged to submit expressions of interest by the submission deadline to potentially contribute to the future provisioning of the leisure centres.

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Notice Title

Leisure Centres Contract - Market Engagement

Notice Description

As part of this market engagement, Southend-on-Sea City Council (the Council) invite electronic responses from organisations who would be interested in discussing the future provisioning of the Council's leisure centres. The information the Council receives from the market engagement will be key in assisting the Council to further evaluate its options, validate gathered information, and assist in clarifying the procurement process which will be required in the future.

Lot Information

Lot 1

As part of this market engagement, Southend-on-Sea City Council (the Council) invite electronic responses from organisations who would be interested in discussing the future provisioning of the Council's leisure centres. The information the Council receives from the market engagement will be key in assisting the Council to further evaluate its options, validate gathered information, and assist in clarifying the procurement process which will be required in the future. There are currently four leisure centres, included as part of this contract. The centres are listed below. * Belfairs Swim Centre * Chase Sports and Fitness Centre * Shoeburyness Leisure Centre * Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre The Council is undertaking market engagement advertised on the Find a Tender Service and on Contracts Finder. Specifically, this market engagement is seeking to help the Council gather information relating to the important technical and commercial elements which need to be addressed, in a contract such as this, post COVID. This will include the market's capability and enthusiasm on a number of elements key to ensuring the procurement process is robust, appealing to the market and in step with the needs of the City. To do this, we are seeking further information and discussion with suitably experienced organisations which have expertise in running and promoting centres such as, and similar to, the ones outlined above. This market engagement is not a call for competition. Information relating to the nature and requirements of the leisure centres is available via the Council's electronic tendering facility (ETF). It is offered to allow the organisations within the market to make an informed decision regarding this market engagement. The further documentation relating to this notice and the simple written submission required of any organisation looking to take part in this market engagement exercise is available via: https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm Project Reference: DN712372 The deadline for receipt of clarification requests relating to this market engagement is: 14:00 on Thursday 21 March 2024. The deadline for submission of expression of interests in regard this market engagement is: 14:00 on Thursday 28 March 2024. Additional information: The estimated date of the contract notice publication is provided only to satisfy a mandatory field. When this notice will be published is not known at this time.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-043ccc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006096-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
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
26 Feb 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 May 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Procurement Advisors
Contact Email
procurementadvisors@southend.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1702215000

Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
Postcode
SS2 6ER
Post Town
Southend-on-Sea
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH31 Southend-on-Sea
Delivery Location
TLH31 Southend-on-Sea

Local Authority
Southend-on-Sea
Electoral Ward
Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Southend East and Rochford

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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