Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
To consider extending the leisure centres
management contract with GLL both in terms of length of contract
and scope of services
RESOLVED:
A. That the improved financial benefits that have been negotiated and will be available to the council once the new Morden Leisure Centre is open to the public be noted.
B. That the preferred option and the priority order of alternative choice options detailed below, for an extension of the leisure management contract between the Council and Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) be agreed:
Preferred Option - 1st Choice
1. An additional 5 years of operation (by means of a variation to the terms and conditions of the existing contract), whilst retaining the option to further extend by up to 2 years as currently existing within the contract (Option D), subject to there being no substantial challenges to so doing from the published OJEU contract notice (i.e. contract expiry 30th November 2030 but the 2-year extension is retained as a possible further extension to 30th November 2032).
Alternative Choice Options in Priority Order should the Preferred – 1st Choice Option not be possible.
2. 2nd Choice Option
An additional 5 years of operation, by accepting now the ability to extend the contract by two years and to increase the term, (by means of a variation to the terms and conditions of the existing contract), by a further 3 years with no right to further extend (i.e. contract expiry 30th November 2030) (Option C), subject to there being no substantial challenges to so doing from the published OJEU contract notice (i.e. contract expiry 30th November 2030)
3. 3rd Choice Option
Take up the 2 years extension currently available within the existing contract (Option B), should there being no substantial challenges from the published OJEU contract notice (i.e. contract expiry 30th November 2027).
C. That authority be delegated to the Director of Environment & Regeneration, in consultation with the Lead Member, to finalise the detail of contract extension changes
D. That authority be delegated totheDirector of Environment & Regeneration and the Director of Corporate Services, in consultation with the Lead Member for Community and Culture, to enact the addition of café and associated facilities with Madeira Hall at Canons Leisure Centre to the operational management of GLL.
E. That the change of the contract structure from a management agreement to a lease agreement not be approved at this time.
Report author: Christine Parsloe
Publication date: 21/02/2018
Date of decision: 19/02/2018
Decided at meeting: 19/02/2018 - Cabinet
Effective from: 27/02/2018
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