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title: "107_22 - Inspection and Maintenance of Indoor Gymnasium, Fitness & Sport Equipment and Outdoor Schools Play & Sport Equipment"
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# 107_22 - Inspection and Maintenance of Indoor Gymnasium, Fitness & Sport Equipment and Outdoor Schools Play & Sport Equipment

Buyer: ESPO  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fb0d0cb7-37ff-47c3-a64b-7652ea39a7e0

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## Summary

The contract titled "107_22 - Inspection and Maintenance of Indoor Gymnasium, Fitness & Sport Equipment and Outdoor Schools Play & Sport Equipment" was awarded to Espo, a central purchasing body. This procurement process is classified under the industry category of Repair and Maintenance Services and has an estimated total value of £10 million. The contract period commenced on 1st April 2022 and will conclude on 31st March 2024, with options for extension for up to 24 months. The procurement method employed was an open procedure, with the tender period closing on 6th January 2022.

This opportunity is ideal for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in maintenance services for sports equipment. Businesses that can offer inspection and servicing of gym and sports facilities may find this tender particularly lucrative, as it is available to a wide range of public bodies across the UK, including local authorities and educational establishments, thereby presenting significant potential for growth and collaboration in the public sector.

## Notice

An ESPO national framework agreement for the provision of inspection and maintenance services for indoor gymnasium, fitness & sport equipment and outdoor schools play & sport equipment. The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period. As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself. Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders' information only. An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement. To tender: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) Register (c) Search for tender opportunity '107_22' d) Express an interest (e) Download the tender from the website. Additional information: ESPO shall monitor the financial stability of the awarded service providers during the period of the framework by reference to credit ratings agency reports. ESPO shall obtain a credit score for the service provider on or before the framework start date as a base score, and where a significant change in the credit score is identified over the life of the framework agreement, ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change. Depending on the severity of the changes, it will be at the sole discretion of ESPO to suspend or even permanently remove the service provider from the framework agreement. ESPO shall monitor the service providers' performance against the set framework KPIs including the delivery of social value to customers by reference to the social value reports prepared by the service providers and/or by the Social Value Portal on behalf of the service providers to ESPO and the customer.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dfc0d094-11c2-4d0b-9d32-36a303df4d94 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £10,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ESPO |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE19 1ES |
| 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 | Enderby |
| Westminster constituency | South Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | FITNESS WAREHOUSE; SERVICE SPORT (UK; SPORTS & PLAYGROUND SERVICES; SPORTSAFE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

## Release History

- 29 Apr 2022 at 10:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dfc0d094-11c2-4d0b-9d32-36a303df4d94
- 30 Nov 2021 at 10:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe2805b2-fb24-4df7-bad7-fc0cee179a77

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dfc0d094-11c2-4d0b-9d32-36a303df4d94
  29th April 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe2805b2-fb24-4df7-bad7-fc0cee179a77
  30th November 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/

## Notice URLs

- https://www.espo.org
- https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/
- https://www.espo.org/legal

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