--- title: "Leisure Futures" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03a699" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03a699" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a699.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a699.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "OXFORD CITY COUNCIL" published: "2024-05-02" --- # Leisure Futures Buyer: OXFORD CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a699 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03a699) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a699.json) ## Summary Oxford City Council has launched the "Leisure Futures" procurement process, aiming to innovate leisure services to meet changing community needs. This process involves a competitive dialogue procurement method with an emphasis on quality criteria. The procurement stage is completed, with Serco Leisure Operating Limited being awarded the contract for sports facilities operation services. The contract includes an option to extend for five years, providing opportunities for businesses in the sports facilities operation services industry. This tender by Oxford City Council presents a strategic opportunity for businesses to engage in delivering innovative leisure services that prioritize social value. The tender process is focused on creating a long-term model to tackle health inequalities and integrate leisure services with public health providers. Businesses offering creative solutions with a focus on social impact and community engagement would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process. ## Notice Provision of Leisure Services ### Lot Information Lot 1 Oxford City Council prides itself in delivering world class services and innovatively finding new solutions to meet today's challenges. We are a multi award-winning council with an excellent track record. Like most councils, our budgets are under immense pressure. While the Council will do all it can to prioritise protecting services that support the most vulnerable, we will need to find new ways of doing things and need to take tough choices to balance our budget. Our leisure centres contract expires in April 2024, which provides an opportunity for these facilities to better meet changing community needs - to reflect this we are considering changing the name from Leisure to Active Wellbeing Centres. We will look to provide the best possible leisure service - we will do this through a period of dialogue with potential operators and compare this with an in-house comparator. We want an innovative solution that balances cost and social value and to improve the role the centres play in delivering the outcomes in the Council's Corporate Plan. We are keen to explore how we can improve the links with parks and outdoor activity. This provides an opportunity to integrate local authority services to enable a preventative, customer focussed long-term model to be developed. We now have a window of opportunity to reimagine how Oxford's leisure centres could play a more substantial role in tackling health inequalities that is more integrated with work by health and Oxfordshire County Council Public Health providers. The recently produced Fit for the Future: the role of district councils in improving health and wellbeing makes a strong case for integrating council-run leisure and wellbeing services into the health system. Options: Option to extend the contract for one period of 5 (five) years ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014151-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive dialogue | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Planning, Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | 30 May 2023 | | Future notice date | 17 Feb 2023 | | Award date | 1 May 2024 | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2034 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £15,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £15,546,789 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | OXFORD CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | OXFORD | | Post town | Oxford | | Postcode | OX1 1BX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | | Local authority | Oxford | | Electoral ward | Holywell | | Westminster constituency | Oxford West and Abingdon | | Delivery location | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | SERCO LEISURE OPERATING | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 92600000 - Sporting services - 92610000 - Sports facilities operation services ## Release History - 2 May 2024 at 08:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014151-2024 - 26 Apr 2023 at 11:59 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011980-2023 - 17 Feb 2023 at 15:59 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004935-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/oxfordcc - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/oxfordccAdditional - https://www.oxford.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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