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Published 7 Sept 2022, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CBC-1428-T-CB Central Bedfordshire Leisure Management Contract

Official notice

Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£220,000,000≈ £22m / year
Submissions closed 25 Nov 2022awarded 4 Feb 2023
Awarded to Sports & Leisure Management Ltd
Contract term 10 yrsends 31 Mar 2033 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

10-year management contract commencing in Q2 2023 (with the option to extend the contract by a maximum of 5 years at the discretion of the Council).

CPV: Recreational, cultural and sporting services · Sports facilities operation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 10 yrsPublished value£220,000,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2033 (10 yrs)
Delivery: East of England · Central Bedfordshire
Extensions: 10-year management contract commencing in Q2 2023 (with the option to extend the contract by a maximum of 5 years at the discretion of the Council)Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Cost: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
7 Sept 2022, 16:05 BST
Last source update
8 Feb 2023, 13:35 GMT
Award evaluation window
25 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
CBC-1428-T-CB
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-003867
Classification (CPV)
Recreational, cultural and sporting servicesSports facilities operation services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH25)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0366ac Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

There will be a Performance Monitoring System based on Sport England’s Leisure Services Delivery Guidance and details will be included in the tender pack.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
25 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT

Timeline

25 Nov 2022 → 1 Apr 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    25 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    8 Feb 2023, 13:35 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Feb 2023, 13:35 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,010,6181 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sports & Leisure Management LtdCentral Bedfordshire Leisure Management Contract——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Central Bedfordshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Priory House, Chicksands, East of England, SG17 5TQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria