Winchester Sport and Leisure Centre - Leisure Management Contract

Winchester City Council is seeking to procure an experienced leisure operator for its 15 year leisure management contract to operate the new Winchester Sport and Leisure Centre. This state of the art, wet and dry centre located at Bar End, Winchester will replace River Park Leisure Centre, a facility which has reached the end of its intended life.

The new centre will comprise of the following facilities: • 8 lane x 50m main swimming pool • 20m x 10m learner pool • hydrotherapy pool • splash pad • 200-station health and fitness suite • spinning studio • 8-court sports hall • 4 squash courts • 2 activity studios • clip and climb • 8 treatment rooms • café.

The contract will also include the adjacent Winchester Sports Stadium, which is home to a 400m, 8-lanesynthetic athletics track, 100m x 60m artificial grass pitch and a clubhouse.

The contract falls within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and is being procured via a hybrid of an open type procedure with the Council reserving the right to negotiate at its sole discretion.

The Contract will commence on 01 May 2021 and will be for a period of 15 years (with the option to extend for a further 5 years).

Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire, and complete and submit the tender return document together with any supporting information requested by 14:00 hrs on Friday 09 November 2018.

Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No