Meeting documents

The report sought approval on the next steps to be taken in respect of the current contract with the existing leisure operator for the Council’s three current leisure centres, which comes to an end on 31 March 2020.

RESOLVED:

1.      To agree to commence the procurement of a Leisure Operator contract to commence in April 2020.

2.      That authority be delegated to the Head of Healthy Communities, in consultation with the Head of Legal and Democratic Services, Head of Finance and the relevant Portfolio Holder, to take the steps necessary to progress the Leisure Operator tender.

3.      That authority be delegated to the Head of Healthy Communities in consultation with the Portfolio Holder to finalise the specification of the services to be delivered.

4.      That authority be delegated to the Head of Healthy Communities in consultation with the Head of Legal and Democratic Services and the relevant Portfolio Holder to determine the procurement method under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

5.      To approve the release of earmarked funds set aside in the Leisure Reserve to fund the activity set out in (6) below. The amount to be delegated to the Head of Healthy Communities and Head of Finance in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder.

6.      That authority be delegated to the Head of Healthy Communities to procure sufficient professional and technical resources to enter into initial discussions and to prepare for and support the procurement project.