Purpose

To consider commencing a procurement exercise
for an external leisure provider to operate three Council owned
leisure facilities from February 2026.

Content

1.         That the
commencement of an open tender exercise be agreed to procure a
leisure provider to operate:

(a)        all three
facilities (Bletchley
Leisure Centre, Woughton Leisure Centre and Windmill Hill Golf
Centre);
and

(b)       via a leisure
management service contract.

2.         That the
procurement process reflects the following contractual
arrangements:

(a)        an initial
10-year contract with the option to extend for an additional five
years based on factors such as cost and performance;
and 

(b)       provisions for
transition to the agency model (subject to the result of the Open
Tender Procurement process).

3.         That
authority be delegated to the Director of Customer and Community
Services and the Director of Law and Governance, in consultation
with the Cabinet member for Regulatory Services, to finalise the
specification and procurement arrangements.