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Where a response is relevant to all suppliers, the Trust may share the response with all participating suppliers on an anonymised basis.\nSite staff may provide factual information about access, facilities, operational constraints and site arrangements where this is necessary to support the visit, but they will not be involved in evaluating suppliers as part of the pre-market engagement process and should not be asked for views on suppliers, commercial models or potential contract award outcomes.\nSupplier output following site visits\nFollowing the site visits, suppliers may be asked to provide a short written response setting out:\nfacilities they consider suitable for managed lettings or community hire;\nany facilities that may require restrictions, additional controls or further Trust consideration;\npotential opportunities to maximise community use or holiday utilisation;\noperational requirements relating to staffing, supervision, access, safeguarding, cleaning, security and handover; and\nobservations on potential delivery or commercial models.\nAny information provided by suppliers at this stage will be used to inform the Trust's understanding of the market and the development of the final specification. 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The Trust's wider estate includes The County High School, Leftwich and (from November) primary academies in the Northwich area. The Trust is seeking to understand the market for managed lettings services and to inform the development of its final specification, procurement route and commercial model. The proposed requirement is expected to involve the management, marketing, booking, administration and operational delivery of lettings and community use of school and college facilities outside core educational hours.\nThe Trust's objectives are to:\nincrease utilisation of facilities outside normal school and college hours;\nimprove and expand access for local clubs, voluntary organisations and community groups;\nsupport sustainable community use, particularly for local and regular users;\nensure safeguarding, site security, supervision and operational control during lettings activity;\nreduce the administrative and operational burden on academy staff;\nprotect the condition, readiness and availability of facilities for core educational use;\nincrease income through improved utilisation and broader use of facilities, rather than relying solely on price increases; and\nestablish a professional, compliant and scalable lettings model capable of operating across multiple academy sites where appropriate.\nThe facilities potentially within scope include, but are not limited to, indoor sports halls, outdoor pitches, all-weather/3G or astro facilities, playing fields, performance and assembly spaces, classrooms, specialist teaching areas, changing rooms, car parking and ancillary facilities. The final list of facilities will be confirmed following engagement with the market.\nThe Trust is particularly interested in engaging with providers able to deliver one or more of the following models:\na fully managed lettings service, including marketing, bookings, customer management, income collection, staffing, supervision, safeguarding, compliance and reporting;\na managed bookings and staffing model, including provider-led marketing, customer management and revenue administration, with operational delivery agreed between the provider and the Trust; and/or\nadvice on appropriate commercial structures, including revenue share, guaranteed income, management fee or hybrid models.\nAt this stage, the Trust does not intend to pursue a software-only booking platform as the primary solution, as the requirement includes a need for operational delivery, staffing and site supervision, particularly at Middlewich High School. 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This information is provided for engagement purposes only and does not constitute a final specification or invitation to tender.\nSite familiarisation visits during the school holiday period\nThe Trust intends to make arrangements for interested suppliers to visit the relevant sites during the school holiday period. The purpose of the visits is to allow suppliers to familiarise themselves with the facilities, consider potential opportunities for community use and identify operational considerations that may need to be reflected in any future specification.\nSuppliers will be asked to draw up an indicative schedule of facilities which, in their view, may have potential for managed lettings or community hire. 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Where a response is relevant to all suppliers, the Trust may share the response with all participating suppliers on an anonymised basis.\nSite staff may provide factual information about access, facilities, operational constraints and site arrangements where this is necessary to support the visit, but they will not be involved in evaluating suppliers as part of the pre-market engagement process and should not be asked for views on suppliers, commercial models or potential contract award outcomes.\nSupplier output following site visits\nFollowing the site visits, suppliers may be asked to provide a short written response setting out:\nfacilities they consider suitable for managed lettings or community hire;\nany facilities that may require restrictions, additional controls or further Trust consideration;\npotential opportunities to maximise community use or holiday utilisation;\noperational requirements relating to staffing, supervision, access, safeguarding, cleaning, security and handover; and\nobservations on potential delivery or commercial models.\nAny information provided by suppliers at this stage will be used to inform the Trust's understanding of the market and the development of the final specification. 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The Trust's wider estate includes The County High School, Leftwich and (from November) primary academies in the Northwich area. The Trust is seeking to understand the market for managed lettings services and to inform the development of its final specification, procurement route and commercial model. The proposed requirement is expected to involve the management, marketing, booking, administration and operational delivery of lettings and community use of school and college facilities outside core educational hours.\nThe Trust's objectives are to:\nincrease utilisation of facilities outside normal school and college hours;\nimprove and expand access for local clubs, voluntary organisations and community groups;\nsupport sustainable community use, particularly for local and regular users;\nensure safeguarding, site security, supervision and operational control during lettings activity;\nreduce the administrative and operational burden on academy staff;\nprotect the condition, readiness and availability of facilities for core educational use;\nincrease income through improved utilisation and broader use of facilities, rather than relying solely on price increases; and\nestablish a professional, compliant and scalable lettings model capable of operating across multiple academy sites where appropriate.\nThe facilities potentially within scope include, but are not limited to, indoor sports halls, outdoor pitches, all-weather/3G or astro facilities, playing fields, performance and assembly spaces, classrooms, specialist teaching areas, changing rooms, car parking and ancillary facilities. The final list of facilities will be confirmed following engagement with the market.\nThe Trust is particularly interested in engaging with providers able to deliver one or more of the following models:\na fully managed lettings service, including marketing, bookings, customer management, income collection, staffing, supervision, safeguarding, compliance and reporting;\na managed bookings and staffing model, including provider-led marketing, customer management and revenue administration, with operational delivery agreed between the provider and the Trust; and/or\nadvice on appropriate commercial structures, including revenue share, guaranteed income, management fee or hybrid models.\nAt this stage, the Trust does not intend to pursue a software-only booking platform as the primary solution, as the requirement includes a need for operational delivery, staffing and site supervision, particularly at Middlewich High School. However, the Trust welcomes feedback on systems and technology used to support managed lettings services.\nThe Trust anticipates that any future contract would require the successful provider to demonstrate robust arrangements for:\non-site staffing and supervision;\nsafeguarding, site security and incident escalation;\naccess control, opening, closing and site handover;\ncleaning, facility reset and reporting of damage or defects;\ncustomer service and complaints management;\nprotection and transition of existing community users where possible;\npricing strategy and affordability for local community users;\nfinancial reporting, reconciliation, VAT information and income remittance;\nperformance reporting and attendance at formal contract review meetings; and\norderly exit and transfer of booking/customer data at the end of the arrangement.\nThe Trust is considering a phased implementation approach, with Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College and non-pitch lettings at Middlewich High School potentially commencing first, followed by Middlewich High School pitch or astro lettings at a later stage to allow appropriate transition and notice for existing users.\nThe estimated value of the initial opportunity is currently expected to be in the region of £420,000 to £480,000 or more over an initial three-year period, based on estimated gross lettings income across the sites. This estimate is indicative only and will be reviewed as the commercial model, scope and contract structure are developed. The final classification and value of any subsequent procurement will be confirmed before the formal tender stage.\nThe purpose of this pre-market engagement is to:\nunderstand supplier capability and capacity in the managed school and college lettings market;\ntest the proposed scope, delivery model and phasing;\nunderstand appropriate commercial models and risk allocation;\nidentify key operational, safeguarding, staffing and financial considerations;\ninform the Trust's final specification and procurement documents; and\nensure that any subsequent procurement is proportionate, transparent and capable of delivering best value.\nParticipation in this pre-market engagement will not confer any advantage in any subsequent procurement process. Information shared by the Trust will be made available on a consistent basis where appropriate, and any future competition will be conducted in accordance with the Trust's procurement obligations, including the principles of transparency, equal treatment and non-discrimination. Interested providers are invited to respond to this notice and may be invited to participate in a site visit. 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