Southend-on-Sea Borough Council: Tender for Leisure Management

UK-Southend-on-Sea: Recreational, cultural and sporting services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   Title: UK-Southend-on-Sea: Recreational, cultural and sporting services.
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
      Civic Centre, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6ER, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1702534028, Email: eprocurement@southend.gov.uk
      Contact: eprocurement@southend.gov.uk, Attn: Corporate Procurement Team

   I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.3) Main activity:
      General Public Services

   I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
      The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object Of The Contract
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Tender for Leisure Management      
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works:
         SERVICES
         
         Service Category: 26
         Do you agree to the publication of this notice?: Yes          
         Region Codes: UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea         
      II.1.3)Information about a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:
         Not Provided          
      II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
         Recreational, cultural and sporting services. **This information is provided as part of a Contract Award Notice**
The aim of this tender exercise is to secure a long term partnership with a Contractor, to ensure that the people of Southend receive high quality, cost effective leisure services that meets the needs of users at affordable prices. The Council wishes to work with a Contractor who will have full operational responsibility for the facilities and provide the service in a way that is sympathetic to its corporate priorities; and Leisure and Sport Strategy objectives, and will work in partnership with the schools, clubs and voluntary organisations active in sport and physical activity across the Borough.The Council recognises that the relationship with the Contractor will be a partnership. Within this relationship the Council’s role is to specify the services to be provided and monitor service delivery. The Council’s specification reflects its policies and objectives for leisure services, focusing on increasing participation, improving health outcomes for the local population, enhancing equality of opportunity and ensuring the residents receive a high quality service.Against this background, the Council does not seek to be prescriptive about the programmes and methods of service deliver employed by the Contractor. Indeed, the Council recognises the need for flexibility by both parties. Bidders should view this as an opportunity to work in partnership for the benefit of all parties with the focus on the community. The Contractor will be able to maximise income by increasing usage as direct result of providing customers with the required service at a fair price.The base requirement of this contract is considered to be a Part B service. Therefore, the Council will utilise an Open Procedure in line with the Public Procurement Regulations 2006 as amended by The Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2009.

The approximate value of the contract provided is the value of the contract per annum and represents a payment to the Council.
      II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary:
         92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services.
      II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): No
   
   II.2)Total Final Value Of Contract(s)
      II.2.1) Total final value of the contract(s)
         Not Provided

      
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Type Of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open
   IV.2)Award Criteria
      IV.2.1)Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in terms of:
               
         Criteria - Weighting
         
         Technical (%) - 50
         Commercial (%) - 40
         Interview (%) - 10
         
      IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
         An electronic auction will be used: No
   
   IV.3)Administrative Information
      IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: Not Provided          
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Not Provided

Section V: Award Of Contract
      
   1: Award And Contract Value
      Contract No: Not Provided

      V.1)Date Of Contract Award: 12/05/2015      
      V.2) Information About Offers
         Number Of Offers Received: 5          
         Number Of Offers Received By Electronic Means: Not Provided       
      V.3)Name And Address Of Economic Operator To Whom The Contract Has Been Awarded:
         Official name: Fusion
         Postal address: Unit 4 Bickels Yard
         Town: London
         Postal code: SE1 3HA
         Country: United Kingdom
         Email: eprocurement@southend.gov.uk
      V.4)Information On Value Of Contract
         Total final value of the contract
            Value: 300,000
            Currency: GBP
         If annual or monthly value:
            Number of years: 10
      V.5)Information about subcontracting:
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No


Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Not Provided    
   VI.2)Additional Information:
      To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.paessex.gov.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=151965200
GO-2015818-PRO-6948760 TKR-2015818-PRO-6948759   
   VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Not Provided
   VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided    
   VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
      Not Provided
   
   VI.4)Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 18/08/2015