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RESOLVED to:
 
approve the procurement of a new 15-year Leisure Management
Contract commencing 1 April 2026 and approve the award of contract
provided that the contract sum does not exceed agreed budgets.
 
delegate authority to Executive Director for Place (in
consultation with Director of Law and Corporate Governance and the
Director of Community Services) to select the preferred provider in
accordance with the selection and award criteria published in the
tender documentation and agree to enter into the final
form of contract.
 
delegate authority to Executive Director for Place (in
consultation with Director of Law and Corporate Governance and the
Director of Community Services) to finalise the procurement route
to market based on obtaining the desired outcomes.
 
where necessary, agree in principle to dispose of land (via
provision the of leases solely for the length of the contract) and
authorise Executive Director of Place in consultation with the
Cabinet Member for Communities and Culture, Director of Law and
Corporate Governance and Director of Communities, Partnerships and
Leisure to advertise any disposal of open space as required by
section 123(2A) of the Local Government Act 1972
 
delegate authority to Executive Director Place, in consultation
with the Cabinet Member for Communities and Culture, to consider
and determine any objections made in response to any advert for the
disposal (via provision the of leases solely for the length of the
contract) in accordance with recommendation 4 above.
 
subject to the responses to the advertisement above, and to
compliance with best consideration requirements in section 123(2)
Local Government Act, delegate authority to the Executive Director
Place in consultation with the Director for Law and Corporate
Governance and Director of Community Services to agree lease terms
and enter into a lease with the selected provider.