Awarded contract

The Provision of Leisure Services Management

Details

Buyer: Buckinghamshire Council
Supplier(s): SERCO LIMITED
Value: £26,338,565
Topic: Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Published: 12 April 2024
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender 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. Lot 1: 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: https://www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk/buckscc/portal.nsf/content/DEVA-A4NC3Z The total value of the contract/concession is turnover forecast provided by the winning in their tender submission.

Timeline

Completed: Award date28 March 2024
Completed: Award published12 April 2024
Current notice

About the buyer

Buckinghamshire Council buys as a local authority, with buying decisions devolved to its individual business units. Most tenders are advertised on the council's In-tend portal, where registration is free for suppliers. Larger opportunities also appear on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, the two national publishing services. Framework routes include the Crown Commercial Service and regional purchasing consortia such as the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation. Smaller works contracts often go through Constructionline, where suppliers register their qualifications. A central procurement team gives specialist tendering advice to business units across the council.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Buckinghamshire Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

92000000 · Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@buckinghamshire-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@buckinghamshire-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@buckinghamshire-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@buckinghamshire-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@buckinghamshire-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@buckinghamshire-council.gov