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title: "Market Engagement / Soft Market Testing for a Gym Offering"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2019-06-13"
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# Market Engagement / Soft Market Testing for a Gym Offering

Buyer: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0a78b8df-57e7-4c85-9d74-42d083941bc4

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## Summary

The Leicestershire County Council is conducting a market engagement exercise titled "Market Engagement / Soft Market Testing for a Gym Offering" as part of its planning to optimise a vacant area within County Hall, measuring approximately 954sqm. This procurement falls under the category of recreational, cultural, and sporting services and is currently in the planning stage. The engagement period is set to conclude on 29th August 2019, which provides potential bidders ample time to prepare their proposals. Interested parties can obtain further details through provided market engagement documents.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in leisure, fitness, and recreation to potentially collaborate with Leicestershire County Council. Companies that can offer innovative and efficient service models for gym facilities are particularly well-suited for this market engagement. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will find this an advantageous venture, as the council is eager to explore various service provision methods that may include local leisure providers. Engaging early in this process could position businesses favourably for future tendering opportunities.

## Notice

As part of the County Hall Masterplan, an area within County Hall is made available and the space currently lies vacant. The size of this area is c.954sqm. A number of options have been looked at, in order to get the best value for money from the vacant space. Consideration is being given to an in-house offering, but we are also keen to consider whether these services can be provided more efficiently through existing leisure providers. *****THIS IS A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE AND NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION*****

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/566315d4-cf0d-41c2-9981-55996b4a0f0c |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Jun 2019 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 29 Aug 2019 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Cancelled |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE3 8RA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

## Release History

- 13 Jun 2019 at 10:23 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/566315d4-cf0d-41c2-9981-55996b4a0f0c
- 29 May 2019 at 14:32 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a78419b9-e44b-4271-906a-0a703edce66c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/566315d4-cf0d-41c2-9981-55996b4a0f0c
  13th June 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a78419b9-e44b-4271-906a-0a703edce66c
  29th May 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=220e1b8c-1c82-e911-80f7-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21
  Please follow the following link to the market engagement documents.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.leicestershire.gov.uk

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