Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Swansea University
Procurement, Finance, Level 7 Farady. Swansea University, Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
UK
Telephone: +44 179205678
E-mail: procurement@swansea.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL18
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.swansea.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0345
I.1) Name and addresses
City and County of Swansea Council
Swansea
UK
E-mail: procurement@swansea.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL18
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.swansea.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Tender for the Provision of Sport and Leisure Services at Swansea Bay Sports Park
Reference number: SU56(25)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
92000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Swansea University and the City and County of Swansea Council (together the "Partners") shall establish a Joint Venture ("JVCo") to operate the Swansea Bay Sports Park ("SBSP"). The expectation is that the SBSP will then be managed by a third party operator under contract to the JVCo.
The Partners are looking to procure an operator to be appointed by the JVCo for the management of the SBSP. The scope of the operator contract will be for all of the facilities within the SBSP to include as the Mandatory Service (MS):
- Wales National Pool
- Sports Centre
- Athletics and Hockey facilities including AGP and Grass Pitches
- KGV fields
There will be a bidders day for interested parties on Monday 3 February 2025 if you wish to attend please do so through the portal.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
50 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
39222000
45212290
50000000
55520000
70332200
79993000
79993100
92610000
92622000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL18
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Competitive Procedure with Negotiation in accordance with regulation 29 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 45
Price
/ Weighting:
55
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2026
End:
31/03/2037
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This contract is subject to renewal: after 10 years
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 3
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Minimum standards and qualification details set out in the procurement documents.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As stated in tender documentation.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
IV.1.5) Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
14/02/2025
Local time: 13:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
07/03/2025
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=147248
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
As set out in tender documents.
(WA Ref:147248)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/01/2025