--- title: "SBC 0325 Pre-Procurement Market Engagement Questionnaire for Water Inflatable Feature and Ancillary Activities" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05064b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05064b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05064b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05064b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "STEVENAGE BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2025-04-23" --- # SBC 0325 Pre-Procurement Market Engagement Questionnaire for Water Inflatable Feature and Ancillary Activities Buyer: STEVENAGE BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05064b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05064b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05064b.json) ## Summary The procurement process, initiated by Stevenage Borough Council, involves a pre-procurement market engagement for a concession contract titled "SBC 0325 Pre-Procurement Market Engagement Questionnaire for Water Inflatable Feature and Ancillary Activities". This process belongs to the services industry category, specifically concerning leisure equipment and recreational, cultural and sporting services, located in Stevenage, United Kingdom. The procurement is in the planning stage, with key deadlines including a clarification/question deadline on 30th April and a submission date of 7th May 2025. The project aims to test the market to find suitable operators for an Aquatic Adventure facility for the 2025 season, necessitating operators to have relevant accreditations and equipment investment. The planned contract period extends from 31st May 2025 to 31st October 2029, with the potential for renewal. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in leisure services and equipment, particularly those with experience in operating aquatic facilities. Companies specialising in water-based recreational facilities, possessing the necessary accreditation and infrastructure investment capacity, would find this an appealing opportunity. The concession involves a percentage of gross turnover, providing potential for substantial revenue generation. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, supporting diversified business growth in the sector. This engagement process is not only an avenue to secure a four-year contract but also a chance to establish a presence in a public leisure project within Hertfordshire. ## Notice This notice is a pre market engagement exercise and not a call of tenders. To provide an Aquatic Adventure facility and ancillary pay and play activities for example pedaloes, stand up paddle boards etc for the 2025 season for 4 years. The operator must be accredited and have personnel with at least five years experience with providing such a facility in a similar environment. The bidder must invest in all the equipment required to operate the facility including an inflatable unit which needs to be compliant with ISO 25649-1:2017 Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water or subsequent replacement ISO/FDIS 25649-1 Bidders must provide further investment into required infrastructure e.g. changing rooms, showers, toilets lockers, pontoon lake weights and customer equipment, buoyancy aids, wet suits etc. Accreditations are required for the facility and operation itself together with RLSS trained lifeguards. For more details on the specification requirements refer to document 2.3 in the specification. Bidders are required to meet all of the further requirements in 2.2. This is a concession contract which will need to be fully operational for the 2025 season. The concession will be based on a percentage of gross turnover of the concession contract. The contract will be aligned to the specification documents and lease for the property. Pre market engagement process To test the market and understand if operators can meet the requirements of the specification and the set up date for the 2025 season. If an operator can meet the criteria a direct award may be given or if more than one operator meets the criteria there will be a mini competition over a 2 week period. Clarification/question deadline 30 April , submission 7 May. Operators are to submit the questionnaire by the submission deadline Documents and further details are available on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home ### Planning Information To test the market and understand if operators can meet the requirements of the specification and the set up date for the 2025 season. If an operator can meet the criteria a direct award may be given or if more than one operator meets the criteria there will be a mini competition over a 2 week period. Clarification/question deadline 30 April, submission 7 May. Operators are to submit the questionnaire by the submission deadline Documents and further details are available on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016502-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Apr 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 7 May 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 May 2025 - 31 Oct 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £4,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | STEVENAGE BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | STEVENAGE | | Post town | Stevenage | | Postcode | SG1 1HN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire | | Local authority | Stevenage | | Electoral ward | Old Town | | Westminster constituency | Stevenage | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 37416000 - Leisure equipment - 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ## Release History - 23 Apr 2025 at 12:23 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016502-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016502-2025 23rd April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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