Hosting of Telemark Ski Training and Racing Competitions

Recreational, cultural and sporting services. The Authority has a requirement for a 1 year contract with options for a further 3 years for the provision of a venue, services and facilities for Telemark ski training and racing competitions hosting up to 170 personnel comprised of 150 competitors and 20 officials for up to 15 days in January of each year. The contractor will be required to provide a championship venue that is able to conduct Telemark ski racing events, which must be on mainland Europe, and no more than 1200km from Calais, no further than 3 hours drive from an international airport and have good public transport links. The contractor will be required to provide suitable slopes for teaching beginners through to race techniques, prior to the delivery of a race programme that will meet FIS Telemark regulations requiring a jump, a loom (a large banked turn) and a suitable skating area in the finish. All dedicated race slopes/courses are to meet Federation International de Ski (FIS) standards and be homologated for GS. Any race slope should take a maximum of 20 minutes to get from the finish area back to the start area by use of lifts; ideally 10 minutes or less. An area to run a ‘mountain race’, with ascent and descent (both on and off piste) in controlled conditions is also required. Suitable medical and mountain rescue support is required to support the training and racing, as are homologated timing systems and appropriate safety provisions and netting. A suitable race office is to be provided with the ability to connect to broadband internet and conduct administration. A suitable location for 150 personnel to attend a prize giving is also required. Facilities for racer’s personal ski preparation are required. Any accommodation must be in proximity of the race venue and facilities. Provision core championship dates are 9 – 21 Jan with Authority Officials arriving 07 Jan, these dates are To Be Confirmed (TBC) and dates may vary +/- 5 days for future option years if taken up. At the Tender stage there will be a requirement for the Evaluation Team to visit the site to verify the evidence provided in Tender responses during the Tender Evaluation period. To be considered to be invited to tender for this requirement economic operators must submit responses to Pre-Qualification Questions as part of Expressions of Interest (EOI). Supplementary Pre-Qualification Information detailing the Pre-Qualification Questions, selection criteria and evaluation information can be obtained by email from DefComrclCC-ArmyHQ-WMTeam@mod.uk (Tel: +44 1264381306). The Pre-Qualification EOI must be submitted via e-mail to the Authority (within the time limit specified) and should include the name, postal and e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the Economic Operators (EO) designated point of contact within the. It is the responsibility of the EO to ensure that their EOI has been received with the Pre-Qualification responses. Confirmation of receipt should be sought within 2 working days of issue where an EO has not received an acknowledgement by the Authority. Failure to submit responses to the Pre-Qualification Questions will result in the economic operator being deemed as ‘non-compliant’ and therefore eliminated from the process and not invited to tender for this requirement: The Authority intends to invite no more than 6 Economic Operators to tender for this requirement based upon the 6 highest scoring Pre-Qualification Question Responses received as part of Expressions of Interest. Only those Economic Operators that can demonstrate a sufficient level of technical or professional ability against the Authority’s pre-qualification criteria may be invited to tender.