Leisure Management Operator Services

It is the Council's view that the object of the contractual arrangements are classified as a service concession contract under the Concession Contract Regulations 2016 and furthermore, fall under the scope of the Light Touch Regime services listed under Schedule 3 of the regulations. In the interests of transparency, fairness, equality of opportunity, best value and future development flexibility, the Council will undertake a FTS advertised procurement process which encompasses the aspects and core principles of the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation as set out within the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The process shall therefore involve: - Pre-selection stage - A tender stage - Negotiation and dialogue (if required) - A second tender stage noted as Best and Final Offer (if required) Please note, should initial bids be received and deemed acceptable, the Council may award on this basis without the need to undertake any negotiation. Therefore, prospective bidders should consider submitting an initial bid that could be acceptable without any need to negotiate. Alternatively, if the Council is unable to award, it may include an additional dialogue/negotiation stage(s) and tender stage(s) but the bidders will all be updated based on any change. Additional information: At this stage, the Council intends to propose a term of up to 15 years including extensions (180 months) but excluding mobilisation. The official term is therefore intending to commence from formal operation for members of the public to utilise the service. It must be noted that the Council envisage the contract award taking place in 2025 with a contract go live date post award followed by a mobilisation period and then the intended term commencing from the formal operational go live date scheduled to be early 2026. Please note, the full tender documentation will provide absolute clarity once the procurement process officially commences.