Planning

Leisure and Culture Services Management Contract

LONDON BOROUGH OF REDBRIDGE

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Planning

03 Jun 2024 at 14:08

Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Redbridge is planning a tender for a Leisure and Culture Services Management Contract in the recreation, cultural, and sporting services industry. The current contract expires in April 2026, with a management fee of approximately £11m in 2024/25. The opportunity involves managing parks, leisure centres, libraries, culture venues, and associated assets. The procurement process is at the planning stage, and potential bidders can expect the future notice date for communication to be on April 1, 2025.

This tender by the London Borough of Redbridge presents a promising opportunity for businesses in the leisure and culture sector. Companies skilled in managing recreational facilities, libraries, parks, and culture venues would be well-suited to compete. The contract offers scope for long-term growth, potential asset investment to enhance services, and consortium bidding options. Businesses interested in delivering comprehensive services across leisure, libraries, parks, and culture should consider engaging with the buying organisation to explore potential collaborations and tailored bidding strategies.

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Notice Title

Leisure and Culture Services Management Contract

Notice Description

The London Borough of Redbridge currently has a single contract for the delivery of Leisure, Libraries, Parks and Culture and the management of the associated assets. The current contract with our provider expires in April 2026 and we are considering our options post 2026 and conducting a formal market engagement exercise. The current contract provides for a management fee of around PS11m in 24/25 with a total value of the services provided around PS21m.

Lot Information

Lot 1

PIN notice The London Borough of Redbridge currently has a single contract for the delivery of Leisure, Libraries, Parks and Culture and the management of the associated assets. The current contract with our provider expires in April 2026 and we are considering our options post 2026 and conducting a formal market engagement exercise. The current contract provides for a management fee of around PS11m in 24/25 with a total value of the services provided around PS21m. Our services: Parks Management and maintenance of our 53 parks and green spaces management including two large Country Parks in Hainault and Fairlop. Management of those spaces includes managing park hires for events and sporting use in our parks. The events team also manages a number of civic events on behalf of the Council. Our current provider also manages a small Nature Conservation team. Leisure Management of four Leisure centres (three of which have pools with a fourth being constructed), two gyms that sit within combined Gym / Library sites, two sports stadiums with athletics tracks and provision for football and other sports (one of which includes a gym), a cycle centre and a water-based Outdoor Activity Centre. In addition to the fourth indoor pool being constructed at Wanstead Leisure Centre, we have plans to build a heated Lido in Valentines Park which may open later next year. Libraries 11 libraries across the borough ranging from a few much smaller sites to Central Library in Ilford, which is one of the busier local authority libraries in London. Central Library also includes the Redbridge Museum and the heritage and archives service. As well as providing for the delivery of a full a comprehensive library service, our libraries also have significant amounts of hireable room space compared to many other authorities. Culture The Kenneth More Theatre in Ilford, the Redbridge Music Service, Redbridge Drama Centre, Valentines Mansion (a heritage site open to the public and a wedding venue). Valentines Mansion, along with part of the Town Hall and the Sir James Hawkey Hall are part of a number of buildings which are hired out for events to generate income. We are keen to speak to potential providers across the leisure and culture market to answer the questions set out below. Please contact Rose Urban via email: rose.urban@redbridge.gov.uk to arrange an appointment with the team here. Please consider these questions which we explore when we talk to providers: Based on the above outline of services, in four key service groupings of Leisure, Libraries, Parks and Culture, if a tender were to go out for all these services in a single package would you be interest in bidding? If not would you be interested if the opportunity were available to bid to run some but not all of these service groupings? If so, which groups of services would you be interested in bidding for? Please consider, and explain, if you would consider the opportunity as part of a consortium and if so which service areas you might consider? What would be your preferred length of contract, 5, 10 or 15 years and why? Would you be able to bring capital investment into the assets to improve services? If you did that how would you seek to achieve a return on investment?

Renewal: Potential to renewal following contract duration.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-046d01
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017167-2024
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

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services


CPV Codes

77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas

79995000 - Library management services

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
3 Jun 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Mar 2025Expired
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
LONDON BOROUGH OF REDBRIDGE
Contact Name
Rose Urban
Contact Email
rose.urban@redbridge.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
ILFORD
Postcode
IG1 1NN
Post Town
Ilford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI53 Redbridge and Waltham Forest
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Redbridge
Electoral Ward
Ilford Town
Westminster Constituency
Ilford South

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