City of Casey opens tender for management and operation of its leisure facilities

The City of Casey has opened the tender for the management and operation of seven of its leisure facilities and is encouraging suitable businesses to apply.

The seven centres that will be included in the contract are Casey ARC, Casey RACE, Doveton Pool in the Park, Casey Stadium, Endeavour Hills Leisure Centre, Olive Road Sporting Complex and The Shed Skatepark.

Combined, these facilities have an annual turnover of approximately $20 million and an annual visitation of approximately three million people.

This is by far the largest management contract in Casey's history and one of the biggest leisure management contracts in Australia.

Council announced last year its plans to streamline the management and operation of its leisure facilities to maximise health and wellbeing opportunities for the Casey community.

The decision followed a comprehensive review of its facilities, which are currently managed by three separate partners across four separate contracts or service agreements, leading to operational inefficiencies.

City of Casey Chief Executive, Glenn Patterson said as part of the review, various management models were assessed, however it was determined that a single aligned contract, with the option to separately manage Olive Road Sporting Complex and The Shed, would deliver the highest benefit.

Patterson advised "thousands of people visit Council's leisure facilities every day and increasingly, our venues are also being chosen to host national and international events. Having a number of different management contracts, with a number of different providers, is not efficient for Council and means the experience for users of those facilities is not always consistent.

"Our leisure facilities are highly valued by the community and play a vital role in improving the overall physical, social and mental wellbeing of our residents and visitors."

A request for tender process commenced on Saturday 5th August and includes multiple options for the market to respond to. This will enable Council to compare and review different approaches to management and operations of each centre and assess responses on a like-for-like basis.

It is expected that the new contract will begin from 1st July 2024.

Click here for more information on the Australasian Leisure Management industry Tenders page.

Image. Casey ARC