Holywell Mead

Future delivery of services at Holywell Mead Leisure Complex

We are inviting expressions of interest for a partner to develop and manage Holywell Mead Leisure Complex, which was an outdoor lido until it closed in 2009 because of financial pressures. The facility has historically played an important role in providing leisure opportunities for residents and visitors at a prominent location in the town.

The Holywell Mead facility was built in the 1950s based around a 33m outdoor swimming pool, and a 22.9m teaching pool. It is located on The Rye, the central park in High Wycombe, and a recreation destination for residents from throughout Wycombe district and beyond. In addition, the Rye Centre (formerly known as the Environment Centre and currently operating as a community centre) is adjacent to the pool and included in plans for the future of the complex. This offers the opportunity for a more coordinated site masterplan and integrated delivery solution in future.

Our key objective for the future of the site is to secure continued community leisure use. We are therefore looking for an innovative partner to deliver our vision of an attractive and vibrant family-oriented leisure destination while delivering a value for money solution, with no revenue cost to the Council.

In order to achieve this, we are willing to be flexible over the future facility mix. While retention of water-based activities would be welcomed, interested parties will have the opportunity to respond with appropriate solutions for best meeting community leisure needs, and we are willing to consider alternative and potentially innovative leisure and recreation solutions which continue to deliver community leisure use on the site.

How to register your interest

All expressions of interest to this process are required to register their interest and to complete the pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ). There are two phased deadlines for response to PQQ - 20 August and 27 August 2010. Full details of deadlines are contained within the PQQ pack. A bidders open day took place on the 3 August 2010. Documents associated with the day are available to download below.

Those companies passing the pre-qualification evaluation process will receive an invitation to tender in early October 2010.

To register and receive the PQQ pack, which will be sent out electronically, please email: leisure@wycombe.gov.uk

Past consultation about Holywell Mead

The results of a consultation carried out in December 2009 - January 2010 are available to download below as two separate documents - the consultation report and the supporting appendices.