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 - 1^st 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 30^th November 2030 but the 2-year extension is retained as a possible further extension to 30^th November 2032).

Alternative Choice Options in Priority Order should the Preferred – 1^st Choice Option not be possible.

2.    2^nd 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 30^th November 2030) (Option C), subject to there being no substantial challenges to so doing from the published OJEU contract notice (i.e. contract expiry 30^th November 2030)

3.    3^rd 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 30^th 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.

The Cabinet Member for Community and Culture presented the report which set out proposals for improving family friendly leisure facilities in the Borough and thanked officers involved for their hard work.

The Chair thanked all involved and Cabinet welcomed the report.

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 - 1^st 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 30^th November 2030 but the 2-year extension is retained as a possible further extension to 30^th November 2032).

Alternative Choice Options in Priority Order should the Preferred – 1^st Choice Option not be possible.

2.    2^nd 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 30^th November 2030) (Option C), subject to there being no substantial challenges to so doing from the published OJEU contract notice (i.e. contract expiry 30^th November 2030)

3.    3^rd 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 30^th 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.