West Northamptonshire Leisure Centre Management Services

Tender description

This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) and is not being used as a call for competition. It is to notify the market that West Northamptonshire Council (the "Authority") intends to issue a Contract Notice in January 2025 for the procurement of a new contract for the management and operation of the Council's leisure facilities from 1 April 2026. The facilities include: • Daventry Leisure Centre • Moulton Leisure Centre • Daventry Sports Park • Danes Camp Leisure Centre • Mounts Baths • Lings Forum Leisure Centre A brief summary overview of each facility can be found below: Daventry Leisure Centre: Built in 1996, the centre includes a 6-lane 25m main pool / leisure water and teaching pool, 6-court sports hall, 95-station gym, studio, café (currently disused) and multipurpose hall. Moulton Leisure Centre: Built in 2012 and extended in 2020 the centre includes a 6-lane 25m main pool with moveable floor and two hydrotherapy pools, an 80-station gym with exercise studio and spin studio and a health suite with spa, sauna and steam room. Daventry Sports Park: The centre includes a full size floodlit 3G artificial turf pitch, 5 x grass football pitches and hub building with changing rooms, office and meeting space. Danes Camp Leisure Centre: Built in 1987, the centre includes a c.250 sqm leisure pool with flume and features, 4-court sports hall, 70-station gym, exercise studio and spin studio, sauna and steam room. Mounts Baths: Built in 1936, the centre includes a 6-lane 30m main pool and 20m teaching pool, 35-station gym, spin studio and health suite with sauna, steam room and plunge pool. Lings Forum Leisure Centre: Built in 1974, the centre includes a 5-lane 25m pool, 6-court sports hall, 65 station gym, exercise studio and spin studio, 4 squash courts and a 1 screen cinema with 200 seats. Within the procurement there may be an option to submit variant bids with a view to testing investment opportunities for Lings Forum. Lot 1: This procurement will be carried out in line with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and the choice of procedure will likely be a Competitive Procedure with the option of Negotiation as per Regulation 29. The tender documents will be published on 6th January 2025 via WNC's In-Tend e-tendering portal available on the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc/aspx/Home. Potential providers may wish to register on the portal early in preparation for the publication. PLEASE NOTE: A Bidders Day will form part of the procurement exercise and will take place on Thursday 23rd January. Prospective bidders are requested to keep this day free.