Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ce1-4a65-72dd-8782-de67e3040e9a/market-engagement-on-southend-on-sea-leisure-centres-contract pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Market Engagement on Southend-on-Sea Leisure Centres Contract [Southend-on-sea Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/southend-on-sea-borough-council) Estimated value Not stated Published 16 Aug 2024 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender As part of this market engagement, Southend-on-Sea City Council (the Council) invite electronic responses from organisations who would be interested in discussing the future proposed interim contract for the provisioning of the Council's leisure centres. The information and feedback the Council receives from the market engagement will be key in assisting the Council to further evaluate its options, validate gathered information, and assist in clarifying the type of procurement process which may be required in the future. There are currently four leisure centres, which may be included as part of this future contract. The centres are listed below. • Belfairs Swim Centre • Chase Sports and Fitness Centre • Shoeburyness Leisure Centre • Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre Specifically, this market engagement is seeking to help the Council gather information relating to the important technical and commercial elements which need to be addressed. To do this, we are seeking further information, feedback and discussion with suitably experienced organisations, which have expertise managing, and successfully delivering, leisure centre services on a scale similar to those found in Southend-on-Sea. Significant information and clarification relating to the nature and requirements of the preferred future contractual approach to the leisure centres is available via the Council's electronic tendering facility (ETF). This significant information includes further information about the leisure centres which was not available as part of the market engagement we carried out earlier this year. It is offered to allow the organisations within the market to make an informed decision regarding this market engagement, but also to confirm the commitment of the Council to engage with the market in as open and transparent a manner as possible. The further documentation relating to this notice and the very simple written submission required of any organisation looking to take part in this market engagement exercise, is available via: [procurement.southend.gov.uk](https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm) ### Project Reference: DN738748 (For the avoidance of doubt this market engagement process is markedly different to the market engagement process we carried out earlier in the year (DN712372)) The deadline for receipt of clarification requests relating to this market engagement is: 14:00 on Friday 30 August 2024 The deadline for submission of expression of interests in regard this market engagement is: 14:00 on Friday 06 September 2024 The Council is undertaking market engagement advertised on the Find a Tender Service and on Contracts Finder. This market engagement notice is not a call for competition. Additional information: The further documentation relating to this notice and the very simple written submission required of any organisation looking to take part in this market engagement exercise, is available via: [procurement.southend.gov.uk](https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm) Read full description ## CPV classification Health and social work services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/5a339d9c-e79b-4854-8d9e-94b816a24194) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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