Notice Information
Notice Title
Deed of Variation of Leisure and Active Communities Contract- Agency Model
Notice Description
North Hertfordshire District Council intends to vary its existing contract with Sports and Leisure Management Ltd (Everyone Active) to implement an agency model for the delivery of leisure services. Under the revised arrangement, the contractor will act as agent and the Council as principal. The services, facilities, and scope of provision remain unchanged. The purpose is to achieve VAT efficiency and consequently deliver improved financial returns . The contractor will guarantee an additional financial surplus to the Council, which is index-linked,
Lot Information
Lot 1
The modification is strictly limited to restructuring the legal relationship to establish an agency model. All services, facilities, and outputs remain as originally contracted.
Procurement Information
Contract modification without prior publication - Regulation 72(1)(e), Public Contracts Regulations 2015 The Council proposes to vary its existing leisure services contract with Sports and Leisure Management Limited (Everyone Active) to implement an agency model. This variation is made in reliance on Regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Council has assessed that this modification does not constitute a substantial change for the purposes of Regulation 72(8), for the following reasons: * The services delivered to the public remain unchanged, and the contract continues to apply to the same facilities and scope. * The change relates solely to the contractual structure - establishing the Council as principal and the contractor as its agent. * The contractor remains the same. Any subcontracting to a charitable trust within the contractor's group is within the scope of existing permissions. * The modification does not shift the economic balance in favour of the contractor. The contractor guarantees an additional financial return and assumes risk of HMRC non-acceptance. * The Council retains full legal and operational control, ensuring compliance with public law and vires principles. * The modification is strictly limited to what is necessary to implement the agency structure. There is no alteration to the evaluation criteria or outcome of the original competition. This VTN/ VEAT notice is published pursuant to Regulation 99(3) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. A 10-day standstill period will be observed before execution of the Deed of Variation.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fc45
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012630-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
92610000 - Sports facilities operation services
92620000 - Sport-related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £158,889,251 £100M-£1B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Jan 20242 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Procurement Team
- Contact Email
- procurement.team@north-herts.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1462474392
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY
- Postcode
- SG6 3JF
- Post Town
- Stevenage
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Letchworth South West
- Westminster Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
Further Information
Notice URLs
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