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Published 9 May 2023, 16:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Leisure Services Management

Official notice

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiationSME suitable
Published estimate£18,900,000exc. VAT39.4% above published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Jun 2023awarded 28 Mar 2024
Awarded to Serco Leisure Operating Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a contract award notice for the provision of Leisure Services Management.

Buckinghamshire Council sought suitably qualified and experienced organisations to provide this service.

The contract opportunity included the Buckinghamshire Leisure Services Management Contract (the Contract) which comprises the following leisure centres:

  • Aqua Vale Leisure Centre, Aylesbury a leisure pools site with fitness and outdoor 3G pitches
  • Swan Pool and Leisure Centre, Buckingham, a pool and fitness site, with outdoor 3G
  • Beacon Sports Centre & Theatre, Beaconsfield, a sports hall and fitness site, with mini soccer outdoor pitches.
  • Evreham Centre, Iver – small sports hall and fitness site, with outdoor 3G and grass pitches.
  • Little Marlow Running Track – 8 lane athletics track

The Facilities are currently managed by several operators, whose contracts expired on the 31st March 2024.

CPV: Recreational, cultural and sporting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1A Competitive Procedure with Negotiation process was followed in the procurement of…AwardedRenewalPublished value£18,900,000

A Competitive Procedure with Negotiation process was followed in the procurement of this contract.

Access to the tender documentation was provided via the Buckinghamshire Business Portal: www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk/buckscc/portal.nsf/c… ↗

The total value of the contract/concession is turnover forecast provided by the winning in their tender submission.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: Option to extend for a further 12 monthsVariant 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Delivering Outcomes – active wellbeing service: 20%
  • Delivering Outcomes – Opportunity Bucks: 15%
  • New ways of working: 10%
  • Research, intelligence, and product development: 5%
  • Partnership working across the Buckinghamshire Council area: 10%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Delivering Outcomes – active wellbeing service: 20
  • Delivering Outcomes – Opportunity Bucks: 15
  • New ways of working: 10
  • Research, intelligence, and product development: 5
  • Partnership working across the Buckinghamshire Council area: 10
  • Price: 40
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
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
9 May 2023, 16:27 BST
Last source update
12 Apr 2024, 16:00 BST
Authority reference
DN668095
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-012039
Classification (CPV)
Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c74d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
12 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Jun 2023 → 12 Apr 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    12 Apr 2024, 16:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Apr 2024, 16:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextII.1.4 and II.2.4Variant bids will NOT be accepted. To be clear on our requirements for the South Buckinghamshire Golf Course and the new outdoor hub in Winslow we have amended the relevant wording in section II.1.4 and II.2.4 to: The Council is also seeking the Operator’s view of the opportunities presented by including the management of the South Buckinghamshire Golf Course and therefore requests indicative man…—

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £26,338,5651 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 71 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Serco Leisure Operating LimitedLeisure operating contract£26,338,565 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Buckinghamshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Walton Street Offices, Aylesbury, South East, HP20 1UAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Courts of JusticeReview body London

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