Management of Leisure Facilities

Barking and Dagenham Council wishes to appoint an established Leisure Operator to manage, operate and maintain its leisure centres for a period of 10 years with an option to extend for 5 years.

The Council requires the Operator to deliver an efficient and effective leisure service and which increases the number of people participating in sport and physical activities within Barking and Dagenham in order to promote better health and well-being.

The Operator is expected to take a flexible and innovative approach to the provision of the Services in order to increase participation.

The Council has made available the Specified Facilities to enable the Operator to deliver the Services. In addition, the Operator may develop new Services and utilise other venues in order to achieve the following outcomes: - Improve the quality of service provision - Increase usage of the Facilities and participation by LBBD residents - Promote better health and well-being amongst LBBD residents

This contract shall be for an initial period of 10 years (120 months) with the option to extend by a further 5 years (60 months) to make a total potential contract period of 15 years (180 months).

For further information and to access the tender documentation please register at our e-Tendering portal - https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/

The deadline for the return of tender submissions is 5pm Friday 25 November 2016

If you have any queries regarding this tender process please contact the Tender Manager using the message facility in our e-Tendering portal - https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/

Additional information: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk