Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-01-12
Buyer: Denbighshire County Council
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Works
CPV classification: 37416000 | 37480000 | 45212000: Construction work for leisure buildings | 45212100 | 45212110
Estimated value: 750000000 GBP

Technical requirements: Appointment of a development partner for the provision and development of new and refurbishment of existing Leisure facilities and services under a UK wide Framework Agreement. The expected duration of any framework agreement will be 4 years with the option to extend by 1 further year.
The potential value of the framework will be 750 000 000 GBP over the lifetime of the agreement and the maximum value of any project awarded under the framework is expected to be 20 000 000 GBP.
The option for the Developer to provide project funding may be required by some participating authorities which will then be paid back over an agreed term. This will be subject to the requirements of the individual participating authority at the time.
The Council is seeking informal expressions of interest from suitably qualified and capable organisations with the intention of appointing a Development Partner under a UK wide Framework Agreement to assist with the development of new and the redevelopment of existing Leisure facilities and services. The developer will have a successful track record of delivering Sports Health and Well Being within the Public Sector.
Organisations wishing to express an interest in this opportunity should do so by emailing their expression of interest to the person identified in Section 1 of this notice. As part of the expression of interest organisations are asked to submit brief details, including a suitable case study, of the experience they have in all of the following areas:
Please note that the headings above with (Optional) are non core services however expressions of interest should include details if bidders have this experience.
The case study should highlight experience in all of the above areas and should identify a Public Sector Leisure Centre project undertaken. We ask that this submission is kept brief to a maximum of 5 A4 pages.
Following the receipt and evaluation of any expressions of interest the Authority reserves the right to seek clarification from the organisations who have expressed an interest in this opportunity to explore the various options available as a solution to the requirement. Please note that the Market Sounding will not form part of any tender process, they are to clarify the informal expressions of interest received by the Authority and to establish the market capacity and capability.
It is anticipated that a formal contract notice will be issued in March/April 2016. It is intended that the process will be run in accordance with the EU Procurement procedures.
The framework agreement will also be made available to ALL UK public sector organisations as identified in the links below. This shall also include any Leisure Trusts and/or Mutual arms length limited companies that are associated with any Local Authority.
The expected duration of any framework agreement will be 4 years with the option to extend for 1 further year.
The potential value of the framework will be 750 000 000 GBP over the lifetime of the agreement and the maximum value of any project awarded under the framework is expected to be 20 000 000 GBP. These figures are exclusive of VAT.
Interested providers should note that as this is likely to result in the establishment of a framework agreement there is no guarantee of any work arising from a subsequent agreement.
To Express An Interest In This Project Please Email Alastair Mcnab on Alastair.Mcnab@Denbighshire.Gov.Uk With The Details Requested Detailing Your Experience Of Having Undertaken Similar Projects (Preferably For A Public Sector Organisation). Please Do Not Register Interest Via This Notice — You Must Provide The Information By Email As Instructed. Please note that this is not a formal tender response request at this stage. This is a request to establish the capability of providers to deliver the full range of the services identified above.