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As we approach expiry of the Leisure
Partnership Agreement, the Council is able to procure a final
survey of the facilities to assess whether the facilities have been
maintained by the Leisure Operator in accordance with the Service
Specification and with its obligations under the agreement
generally. This exercise is essential as it will determine any
areas that the Operator has failed to fulfil its obligations under
the contract, and therefore enable the Council to notify the
Operator of the rectification/ maintenance works required and
specify when these works are to be undertaken and also set up a
rectification fund account (which the operator is required to
transfer to equivalent to the cost of the outstanding work). Due to
contractual constraints within the LPA, this survey must be
completed well in advance of the contract expiry of 31 October
2025, no less than 6 months prior. Therefore, the survey must be
completed and issued prior to the end of April 2025.
We used a framework agreement to procure these specialist works
through a ‘mini-competition’ and received one tender
return. We are satisfied that this bidder is able to meet the
requirements set out within the spec and within the timescales that
the contract requires of us and therefore would like to make the
award.