Leisure Management Services Procurement.
PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)
North Down Borough Council
Town Hall, The Castle
Contact: Leisure and Community Services
Attn: Head of Leisure and Community Services
BT20 4BT Bangor
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 2891270371
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority www.northdown.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained at: V4 Services Limited
2-06 St Albans House, St Albans Road
Attn: Jonathan Bevington
ST16 3DP Stafford
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1785211616
E-mail: jonathan.bevington@v4services.co.uk
Internet: www.v4services.co.uk
I.2)TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES
Regional or local authority
General public services
General public services
SECTION II.B: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT (SUPPLIES OR SERVICES)
II.1)TITLE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CONTRACT BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
Leisure Management Services Procurement.
II.2)TYPE OF CONTRACT AND PLACE OF DELIVERY OR OF PERFORMANCE
Service category: No 26
Valentine's Playing Fields Bangor, Queen's Leisure Complex Holywood and various other sites across the North Down Borough Council area as may be required.
Valentine's Playing Fields Bangor, Queen's Leisure Complex Holywood and various other sites across the North Down Borough Council area as may be required.
NUTS code UKN03
II.3)SHORT DESCRIPTION OF NATURE AND QUANTITY OR VALUE OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES
North Down Borough Council (the "Council") intends to hold an open day to enable it to more fully describe its proposed future requirements for a leisure management services provider for the new 38 000 000 GBP multi use leisure centre, currently under construction, in Bangor. This facility will include Northern Ireland’s first 50m FINA International Specification swimming pool, diving pool, leisure waters, fitness suite, a full range of dry facilities and outdoor synthetic pitches. The new facility is scheduled to open in late 2012 and the Council wishes to engage an operator to manage, maintain and operate the new centre and, if required, to manage, maintain and operate other Council owned leisure facilities located throughout the wider North Down area. The Council may also include sports development services as part of this requirement. The initial contract will be for a period of 10 years with an option to extend the agreement for a further 5 years. The Council currently intends that this requirement will go to market the week commencing 3.10.2011.
The open day has been scheduled for Thursday 29.9.2011, 10:30am for registration (for an 11.00am start) to 3pm BST and the location is the Town Hall, The Castle, Bangor, Co. Down BT20 4BT. Interested candidates wishing to attend the event must first send a written request by email to jonathan.bevington@v4services.co.uk. Please note that places at this event are limited therefore applications to attend will be treated on a first come first served basis.
Attendance at the open day will enable potential candidates to hear more about the Council's ambitions, what it is looking for and allow an opportunity for questions. For the avoidance of doubt, potential candidates are advised that responding to this PIN does not ensure their inclusion in the tendering process, nor does this PIN place any supplier in an advantageous position, and no advantage is to be gained by taking part.
Candidates should also note that the Council believes that the recreational, cultural and sporting services to which this procurement exercise relates fall within Part B of Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and Annex IIB of directive 2004/18/EC. Although the Council currently intends to follow a procedure similar to the competitive dialogue procedure, the Council reserves the right to depart from this procedure at any time at its sole discretion.
The open day has been scheduled for Thursday 29.9.2011, 10:30am for registration (for an 11.00am start) to 3pm BST and the location is the Town Hall, The Castle, Bangor, Co. Down BT20 4BT. Interested candidates wishing to attend the event must first send a written request by email to jonathan.bevington@v4services.co.uk. Please note that places at this event are limited therefore applications to attend will be treated on a first come first served basis.
Attendance at the open day will enable potential candidates to hear more about the Council's ambitions, what it is looking for and allow an opportunity for questions. For the avoidance of doubt, potential candidates are advised that responding to this PIN does not ensure their inclusion in the tendering process, nor does this PIN place any supplier in an advantageous position, and no advantage is to be gained by taking part.
Candidates should also note that the Council believes that the recreational, cultural and sporting services to which this procurement exercise relates fall within Part B of Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and Annex IIB of directive 2004/18/EC. Although the Council currently intends to follow a procedure similar to the competitive dialogue procedure, the Council reserves the right to depart from this procedure at any time at its sole discretion.
Division into lots No
II.4)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)
92600000, 92610000
II.5)SCHEDULED DATE FOR START OF AWARD PROCEDURES
3.10.2011
II.6)CONTRACT COVERED BY THE GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT (GPA)
Yes
II.7)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1)CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them
The main terms will be as detailed in the form of contract which will be provided to all bidders invited to take part in a dialogue.
III.2)CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1)Reserved contracts