--- title: "HBC - The future of Bushey Country Club site - gauging public opinion" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b6f81fa3-d249-4cec-b663-c8c2c4a4a3a6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b6f81fa3-d249-4cec-b663-c8c2c4a4a3a6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b6f81fa3-d249-4cec-b663-c8c2c4a4a3a6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b6f81fa3-d249-4cec-b663-c8c2c4a4a3a6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SUPPLY HERTFORDSHIRE" published: "2018-04-20" --- # HBC - The future of Bushey Country Club site - gauging public opinion Buyer: SUPPLY HERTFORDSHIRE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b6f81fa3-d249-4cec-b663-c8c2c4a4a3a6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b6f81fa3-d249-4cec-b663-c8c2c4a4a3a6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b6f81fa3-d249-4cec-b663-c8c2c4a4a3a6.json) ## Summary The Hertsmere Borough Council is currently undertaking a procurement process titled "HBC - The future of Bushey Country Club site - gauging public opinion." This open tender is focused on market research services and is situated in Bushey, United Kingdom. The tender period is set to conclude on 14 May 2018, with the contract anticipated to start on 15 June 2018 and end on 31 July 2018. The objective of this procurement is to engage a professional services provider to evaluate redevelopment opportunities for the Bushey Country Club site, which comprises various leisure and community facilities. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in market research and opinion polling, particularly those with experience in community engagement and public consultation methods. Companies well-versed in employing credible methodologies, such as surveys and focus groups, would be ideally suited to compete for this contract. Engaging in this procurement process could not only enhance their portfolio but also foster relationships with local authorities, thereby enabling sustainable growth and expansion within the public sector. ## Notice Background: Bushey Country Club is a 21 hectare (approx.) site in a prominent position in Bushey which Hertsmere Borough Council bought in the mid-1990s as an investment asset. It comprises a nine-hole golf course, driving range, health and fitness facilities, function rooms, bar and catering facilities, a community centre and has also been the base for a council area office and for the local policing team. It also has a large car park and has been the base for several small businesses - car wash, hairdressers, chiropodist etc. In 2012, Hertsmere Leisure Trust was awarded the contract to manage our leisure services across the borough, Bushey Country Club among them. The financial losses at Bushey Country Club have become unsustainable for Hertsmere Leisure, whilst other sites have performed considerably better, leading them to agree with us that they would end their operating arrangement with effect from 1April 2018. Understandably, there has been a lot of interest in this news - including significant traffic on social media sites, along with two well attended public meetings hosted by a residents' group, The Bushey Forum. Adding to the contentiousness, the site falls on green belt land. The council is now working to decide what best to do with the site and, in the interim, has put in place arrangements to keep the site secure and to keep the community centre open for bookings. The site is a valuable asset for Hertsmere Borough Council and we are duty bound to secure the best possible return on this asset for the benefit of ALL our residents across the borough, not just those in Bushey. We have issued a number of news releases to ensure that local residents, stakeholders and other interested parties are kept updated. These can all be found on our Bushey Country Club webpage - www.hertsmere.gov.uk/busheycountryclub Brief: At a recent council meeting, it was agreed that our Asset Management department should commission professional services to carry out soft market testing and evaluate the viability of the best possible re-development opportunities for the Bushey Country Club site. That process is under way. Following the completion of that work and once some viable options have been identified, it was agreed that the council would commission an established opinion research company to survey - using credible methodology - a representative sample of the population of Bushey and Hertsmere. This piece of work would be to gauge views in order to help with formal council decision-making on the options for the site going forward. This could be through focus groups, telephone surveys or other opinion research methodology as advised. The population of Bushey is around 20,000 but we also consider it necessary to gauge views from borough of Hertsmere residents more widely given that it is a borough council-owned asset. The output needs to be credible and representative. Expected output: The ... Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3bb8ecda-69cf-4385-8fbc-fe936fb5fb69 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Apr 2018 | | Submission deadline | 14 May 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 14 Jun 2018 - 31 Jul 2018 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SUPPLY HERTFORDSHIRE | | Locality | HERTFORDSHIRE | | Post town | Watford | | Postcode | WD6 1WA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH27 South West Hertfordshire | | Local authority | Hertsmere | | Electoral ward | Borehamwood Cowley Hill | | Westminster constituency | Hertsmere | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79310000 - Market research services ## Release History - 20 Apr 2018 at 12:22 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3bb8ecda-69cf-4385-8fbc-fe936fb5fb69 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3bb8ecda-69cf-4385-8fbc-fe936fb5fb69 20th April 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - http://www.hertsmere.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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