Leisure Centres
Estimated value
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
28 May 2025
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Description
SBC currently owns two wet and dry leisure facilities, Sheppey Leisure Complex, Sheerness (incorporating Sheppey Healthy Living Centre and Sheerness Swimming Pool) and Swallows Leisure Centre, Sittingbourne, both of which are leased to Swale Community Leisure Trust (SCLT). SCLT employs Serco Leisure as their managing agents to operate the facilities on a day-to-day basis. There is planned major investment into the dryside facilities at Sheppey Leisure Complex in Sheerness which is due to commence in February 2025 and complete in March 2027. Swallows Leisure Centre in Sittingbourne has recently undertaken a refurbishment. As part of the procurement, we are considering the inclusion of a third facility alongside the two sites stated above; this facility, known as Faversham Pools, Faversham, is currently split in ownership between SBC and Faversham Pools Trust. The full site is currently operated by this registered charity.
Scope
- Reference
- PA14
- Total value
- £14,450,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 01 Apr 2027 to 31 Mar 2037Possible extension to 31 Mar 2042
The council may extend the contract by up to 5 years.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 92000000
- Contract locations
- South East England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | — | price | 40.00% |
| Quality | — | quality | 60.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Legal Capacity - GDPR • Satisfactory credit check (low or very low risk score) • Net reserves sufficient to cover 6 months of net operating expenditure • Positive cash flow from operations • Average invoice payment days 30 days or less • No reported uncertainty regarding going concern status. Confirmation that the tenderer already has, or can commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated.
Technical Ability including contract examples and safeguarding.
Pass / Fail