TO LET. Closing Date for the Submission of Tenders: 12:00 Noon on Friday 6 th July 2018

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1 TO LET ALL WEATHER SPORTS PITCH, West End Street, Oldham Unity Partnership, on instruction from Oldham Council, is seeking expressions of interest by way of informal tender for grant of a new 30 year lease for the above property, subject to conditions relating to continued community use. Closing Date for the Submission of Tenders: 12:00 Noon on Friday 6 th July 2018.

2 Location: The subject site is located within close proximity of the Oldham Way and is accessed via West End Street, which is approximately 0.7 miles to the South West of Oldham Town Centre. Please refer to the location plan at Appendix I. Postcode for Sat Nav: OL9 6DW Description: The site comprises a level plot laid out as a sand based all-weather synthetic football pitch and amounts to approximately hectares (2.603 acres). The facility includes changing facilities which are laid out in a separate block. Viewing: Viewing of the site will be available on open days which are as follows: 1: 10am 11am 23 rd May : 4pm - 5pm 6 th June : 10am 11am 13 th June : 10am 11am - 18 th June 2018 Offers Invited / Tenure: The Council is inviting offers for the grant of a 30 year leasehold interest in the site shown edged red, subject to conditions relating to continued use The purchaser should note that the facility requires improvement works including, but not limited to the following: An upgrade to the playing surface potentially within the next months. Repair and re-commissioning of the floodlights potentially to include LED lighting to reduce running costs. Works to upgrade & improve the perimeter fencing. Works to the changing facilities. An information pack is available to parties who register their full details including their name, company, address and phone number at: estates@unitypartnership.com Services: The property benefits from mains services including water, electricity and gas, together with a mains drainage connection. Interested parties must make their own enquiries as to the adequacy, location and live status of the supplies for their proposed use. Planning: The sports pitches are classed as D2 under the Town and Country Planning Act, Use Classes Order (2017). Interested parties are recommended to direct detailed planning enquiries to: Planning Services, Oldham Council Civic Centre, PO Box 30, West Street Oldham OL1 1UQ Tel: Alternatively, enquiries can be made at the Planning Enquiry Desk within Access Oldham (via the Civic Centre entrance off Cheapside) between the hours of 9.00am 1.00pm Monday to Friday. Site Condition: The purchaser shall take the land and buildings in its current condition. Closing Date for Tenders: All expressions of interest, together with details of their business plan, asset investment proposal are to be on the basis of an informal tender and returned to Oldham Borough Council using the designated Form of Tender within a sealed tender envelope (Please refer to the instructions within the attached Guidance Notes) by 12:00 Noon on Friday 6 th July 2018 Tenderers are invited to submit their offer on the basis of the terms set out in Appendix II.

3 A Form of Tender is available to download from our website at: Tender envelopes are available by contacting the Estates Section (contact details shown below) or alternatively a scanned copy may be downloaded from the website and adhered to a plain envelope as advised within the Guidance Notes. For further enquires please contact: Michael Jones or Graham Taylor Unity Partnership Estates Section Henshaw House, Cheapside, Oldham, OL1 1NY E:estates@unitypartnership.com T:

4 Appendix I Site Plan

5 Appendix II Terms 1. A bar on alternative uses being developed on the site apart from the existing use as described in the current Town and Country Planning Act (Use Class Order) 1987 (as amended), as an area for indoor or outdoor sport and recreation and classed; D2 Assembly and Leisure use 2. It will not be possible to assign or otherwise transfer the agreement to another party. 3. The purchaser will be responsible for the Council s professional fees for the sale of the asset which will be 5,000 (five thousand pounds). 4. The preferred purchaser must provide proof of funding to the Council including any grant funding assumptions and critically what percentage of the bid is reliant on this grant funding. General Terms 5. Any intending purchaser must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the accuracy of these details and suitability of the property for their proposed use. 6. The Council reserves the right to elect for VAT. 7. The property is offered subject to contract. 8. The Council is not bound to accept the highest or any offer made in respect of the said property and furthermore it will consider all information received as part of its decision making process. 9. The Council will only consider offers received in a tender envelope. Misrepresentation Act: Unity Partnership, for themselves or the lessors or vendors of this property, for whom they act, gives notice that: 1.These particulars are set out as guidance for the intending purchaser or tenant, and do not constitute any part of an offer or a contract. 2. All statements made in these particulars are made without the responsibility of Unity Partnership, or the vendors or lessors of the property. 3. While all descriptions, dimensions and other statements given in these particulars are believed to be correct and are given in good faith by Unity Partnership, or the vendors or lessees of the property, none of the statements contained herein may be relied upon as a statement or representation of fact. 4. Any intending purchaser or tenant must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise of the correctness of any statement contained in these particulars. 5. The vendor or lessor does not make or give, and neither Unity Partnership nor any employee of Unity Partnership has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property. 6. The property is offered subject to contract and to still being available at the time of enquiry, and no responsibility can be accepted by Unity Partnership, or the vendors or lessors of the property for any expense incurred. Data Protection Act: Unity Partnership, for themselves or the lessors or vendors of this property, for whom they act, gives notice that 1. Personal data provided within this application, or through any other means of communication in relation to this property, will be treated as private and confidential in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Council s policies and procedures. 2. Personal information will not be divulged to any party or reproduced without the express consent of the person to whom the data pertains, or proven exemption from the Data Protection Act under s Personal Data will be stored securely as both paper records and electronically within the Council s property management systems in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Council s policies and procedures and will be destroyed securely following the designated retention period.