Official UK procurement notice
Northumberland Community Leisure and Wellbeing Services
Authority: Northumberland County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorthumberland County Council (the “Authority”) invited tenders from suitable partners
who wished to be considered to manage and operate the Authority’s Community Leisure and
Wellbeing Services.
The Contract is for the operation of the 10 core Authority owned Facilities detailed below.
The Contract also includes a requirement for the Operator to have an Active Communities
Partnership role within the County.
Ashington Leisure Centre, Ashington
Berwick Sports & Leisure Facility, Berwick
Blyth Sports Centre, Blyth
Concordia Leisure Centre, Cramlington
Morpeth Leisure Centre, Morpeth
Newbiggin Sports & Community Hub, Newbiggin
Ponteland Leisure Centre, Ponteland
Prudhoe Water World, Prudhoe
Wentworth Leisure Centre, Hexham
Willowburn Sport & Leisure Centre, Alnwick
CPV: Physical well-being services · Sports facilities operation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1As previously statedAwarded
As previously stated. This procurement was conducted under the concessions Regulations 2016 using the Competitive with Negotiation Procedure.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Jan 2023, 15:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Apr 2024, 11:35 BST
- Authority reference
DN660862- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013271- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039840Find a Tender
Publisher note: The Council uses the Due North ProContract e-tendering portal to conduct the tender process which can be accessed via https://procontract.due-north.com/Login. Tenderers need to register on the portal in order to gain access to the tender documents. All communication (including SQ submission responses) must be via the portal. The Council reserves the right not to award any contract (in whole or part), to cancel or amend the procurement process and do not bind itself to accept any tender. The Council shall not be liable under any circumstances for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by any tenderer or prospective tenderer in responding to this notice or in taking part in this procurement process, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is cancelled or postponed. Please note all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified in this notice are approximate only and the Council reserves the right to change any or all of them. The council is conducting this procurement in line with the Concessions Contracts Regulations 2016 A bidders day for potential providers is to be held on Wednesday 10th May 2023 at Northumberland County Council Headquarters, County Hall, Morpeth, NE61 2EF. Those expressing an interest in this opportunity are requested to advise of attendance at this day as soon as possible. Tender documents for this opportunity are available via the ProContract Tender Portal - www.procontract.due-north.com
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 Apr 2023 → 24 Apr 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected7 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected19 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published24 Apr 2024, 11:35 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Apr 2023- Status changed to active19 Apr 2023, 14:43 BST
- Procurement method changed19 Apr 2023, 14:43 BST
- Deadline published: 14 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST19 Apr 2023, 14:43 BST
- Status changed to complete24 Apr 2024, 11:35 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places for People Leisure Management Limited | £250,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Northumberland Community Leisure and Wellbeing Services · Places for People Leisure Management Limited
- Signed
- 28 Mar 2024
- Value
- £250,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Places for People Leisure Management LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria