--- title: "Leisure Centres Contract - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-043ccc" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-043ccc" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-043ccc.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-043ccc.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL" published: "2024-02-26" --- # Leisure Centres Contract - Market Engagement Buyer: SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043ccc [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-043ccc) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-043ccc.json) ## Summary The Southend-on-Sea City Council is planning a tender for the Leisure Centres Contract - Market Engagement. The main procurement category is services within the recreational, cultural, and sporting services industry. This market engagement is aimed at gathering information from organisations interested in discussing the future provisioning of the Council's leisure centres. Key dates include a deadline for clarification requests on Thursday 21 March 2024, and the submission deadline on Thursday 28 March 2024. This tender provides an opportunity for organisations experienced in running and promoting leisure centres to engage in discussions with the Council. Businesses well-suited to compete are those with expertise in managing similar leisure facilities. The Council is seeking to understand the market's capabilities post-COVID and aims to ensure the procurement process aligns with the City's needs. For more information and participation, interested parties can visit the Council's electronic tendering facility. Suitable businesses are encouraged to submit expressions of interest by the submission deadline to potentially contribute to the future provisioning of the leisure centres. ## Notice As part of this market engagement, Southend-on-Sea City Council (the Council) invite electronic responses from organisations who would be interested in discussing the future provisioning of the Council's leisure centres. The information the Council receives from the market engagement will be key in assisting the Council to further evaluate its options, validate gathered information, and assist in clarifying the procurement process which will be required in the future. ### Lot Information Lot 1 As part of this market engagement, Southend-on-Sea City Council (the Council) invite electronic responses from organisations who would be interested in discussing the future provisioning of the Council's leisure centres. The information the Council receives from the market engagement will be key in assisting the Council to further evaluate its options, validate gathered information, and assist in clarifying the procurement process which will be required in the future. There are currently four leisure centres, included as part of this contract. The centres are listed below. * Belfairs Swim Centre * Chase Sports and Fitness Centre * Shoeburyness Leisure Centre * Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre The Council is undertaking market engagement advertised on the Find a Tender Service and on Contracts Finder. Specifically, this market engagement is seeking to help the Council gather information relating to the important technical and commercial elements which need to be addressed, in a contract such as this, post COVID. This will include the market's capability and enthusiasm on a number of elements key to ensuring the procurement process is robust, appealing to the market and in step with the needs of the City. To do this, we are seeking further information and discussion with suitably experienced organisations which have expertise in running and promoting centres such as, and similar to, the ones outlined above. This market engagement is not a call for competition. Information relating to the nature and requirements of the leisure centres is available via the Council's electronic tendering facility (ETF). It is offered to allow the organisations within the market to make an informed decision regarding this market engagement. The further documentation relating to this notice and the simple written submission required of any organisation looking to take part in this market engagement exercise is available via: https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm Project Reference: DN712372 The deadline for receipt of clarification requests relating to this market engagement is: 14:00 on Thursday 21 March 2024. The deadline for submission of expression of interests in regard this market engagement is: 14:00 on Thursday 28 March 2024. Additional information: The estimated date of the contract notice publication is provided only to satisfy a mandatory field. When this notice will be published is not known at this time. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006096-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Feb 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 May 2024 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA | | Post town | Southend-on-Sea | | Postcode | SS2 6ER | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea | | Local authority | Southend-on-Sea | | Electoral ward | Victoria | | Westminster constituency | Southend East and Rochford | | Delivery location | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ## Release History - 26 Feb 2024 at 12:46 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006096-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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