Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
4th Floor, Waterside House, Waterside Plaza
Sale
M33 7ZF
Contact
Mr James Hunter
james.hunter@star-procurement.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1619121616
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Recreation, culture and religion
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Partnership Agreement Between Rochdale Boroughwide Cultural Trust and Rochdale Borough Council
Reference number
DN584526
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Rochdale Boroughwide Cultural Trust has been trading as Link4Life since it was established in 2007. The trust delivers the leisure and cultural services on behalf of the Council by way of a partnership agreement from 1st April 2007 for a period of 15 years to 31st March 2022, and has a large footprint of services, ranging from sports and health programmes to arts, heritage and entertainment across the borough of Rochdale.
3.2 In October 2018 Cabinet approved the activation of the 5 year contract extension option on the current partnership agreement, which was required to enable continued confidence and financial governance for both parties in relation to investments and business opportunities currently in progress and in order to continue with the Council’s ambitions. This means the current partnership agreement runs to 31st March 2027.
3.3 The recommendation was to:
• Support the development of an outcome and commissioned type of approach to the Partnership Agreement.
• Support the development and inclusion of a full asset review of the facilities Link4Life operate to establish a clear matrix of responsibilities and identify future budget requirements both from a capital and revenue perspective for both the Council and Link4Life.
• Provide an in depth understanding of the planned capital improvements needed to the buildings over the remaining tenure of the partnership arrangements
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £12,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Rochdale Boroughwide Cultural Trust has been trading as Link4Life since it was established in 2007. The trust delivers the leisure and cultural services on behalf of the Council by way of a partnership agreement from 1st April 2007 for a period of 15 years to 31st March 2022, and has a large footprint of services, ranging from sports and health programmes to arts, heritage and entertainment across the borough of Rochdale.
3.2 In October 2018 Cabinet approved the activation of the 5 year contract extension option on the current partnership agreement, which was required to enable continued confidence and financial governance for both parties in relation to investments and business opportunities currently in progress and in order to continue with the Council’s ambitions. This means the current partnership agreement runs to 31st March 2027.
3.3 The recommendation was to:
• Support the development of an outcome and commissioned type of approach to the Partnership Agreement.
• Support the development and inclusion of a full asset review of the facilities Link4Life operate to establish a clear matrix of responsibilities and identify future budget requirements both from a capital and revenue perspective for both the Council and Link4Life.
• Provide an in depth understanding of the planned capital improvements needed to the buildings over the remaining tenure of the partnership arrangements
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This partnership agreement sits outside of the 2015 Procurement Regulation of the Official Journal of the European Union. It has been in place since 2007 and this VEAT notice is to notify the extension of this Partnership Agreement until 2027
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
1
Lot No
1
Title
Partnership Agreement Between Rochdale Boroughwide Cultural Trust and Rochdale Borough Council
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31 July 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
ROCHDALE BOROUGHWIDE CULTURAL TRUST LIMITED.
Middleton Arena
Middleton
M24 1AG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £12,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Rochdale Borough Council
Riverside One
Rochdale
OL161XU
Country
United Kingdom