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Published 15 Jan 2025, 17:41 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

West Northamptonshire Council Leisure Operating Contract

Official notice

Authority: West Northamptonshire Council Leisure Operating Contract (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Published estimate£140,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority is inviting tenders from suitable partners who wish to be considered to manage and operate the Authority’s Leisure Services. The successful Provider will be responsible for managing and operating the following 6 Leisure facilities: - Daventry Leisure Centre- Moulton Leisure Centre- Daventry Sports Park- Danes Camp Leisure Centre- Mounts Baths - Lings Forum Leisure CentreA more in depth description can be found in II.2.4 of this Contract Notice.

CPV: Building and facilities management services · Facilities management services · Repair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilities · Sports facilities operation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1West Northamptonshire Council is inviting tenders from suitable partners who wish to…Renewal

West Northamptonshire Council is inviting tenders from suitable partners who wish to be considered to manage and operate its Leisure Services. The successful Provider will be responsible for managing and operating the following six Leisure facilities: - Daventry Leisure Centre- Moulton Leisure Centre- Daventry Sports Park- Danes Camp Leisure Centre- Mounts Baths - Lings Forum Leisure CentreThe successful Provider will also support the Council in delivering its Active Communities programme and will be responsible for managing, promoting, delivering and monitoring an Active Wellbeing programme at all of the Facilities (excluding Daventry Sports Park) subject to the final contract award. The procurement falls under Schedule 3 of the Public Contract Regulations - Social and Other Specific Services, and the Council is using a procedure which corresponds to the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation ("CPN"). The first stage of the procurement is the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) stage for which responses must be submitted by 12 Noon 21 February 2025.The Authority is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement process. All documents and communications issued by the Authority’s Procurement Team will be sent via the Authority’s e-Procurement portal hosted by In-Tend.In-Tend is located at in-tendhost.co.uk/wncCompleted ↗ Tender Responses and clarification questions regarding the contract or procurement process can only be submitted electronically, using the Authority’s e-Procurement portal. Fax, post and/or e-mail submissions will not be considered even if received before the relevant ITT Response Deadline. Where Bidders encounter any difficulties whilst using the In-Tend system, please refer to the user guide at in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc/aspx/BuyerProfiles ↗ or contact the In-Tend support desk Mon-Fri, 08:30 – 17:00 via Telephone: 0845 557 8079 or Email: [email protected]

Delivery: East Midlands · West Northamptonshire
Extensions: Commencing on 1 April 2026, the contract is for 10 years, with an option to extend for two additional periods of up to 5 years. The total possible contract duration, including extension provisions will be 20 years.Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: 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
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
15 Jan 2025, 17:41 GMT
Last source update
15 Jan 2025, 17:41 GMT
Authority reference
WNC00000351
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001426
Classification (CPV)
Building and facilities management servicesFacilities management servicesRepair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilitiesSports facilities operation services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d065 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Once the preferred bidder is selected, subject to the Authority’s formal decision-making and scrutiny processes, the Authority will issue a notification to award Contract Notice to each bidder and implement a ten-day standstill period prior to entering into the Contract.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Jan 2025 → 21 Mar 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    15 Jan 2025, 17:41 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    21 Mar 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Northamptonshire Council Leisure Operating Contract

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services One Angel Square, Angel Street, Northampton, East Midlands, NN1 1EDContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • N/AReview body N/A

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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