Compulsory Competitive Tendering (CCT)
The introduction of CCT in the leisure sector aimed to improve the efficiency of sport and leisure management in local government through the creation of a competitive market. However, there were limitations to this market.
Under today's contracting methods, delivery standards are measured and benchmarked across all local authority services, including leisure. There is far greater emphasis on quality control and accountability for different aspects of service delivery is clearly allocated. The private and public sectors also now work together much more closely at a strategic level, contributing to a better translation of policy into practice.
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Compulsory Competitive Tendering for Sport and Leisure Management: A Lost Opportunity?
Coalter, Fred , 1995
Managing Leisure, Vol. 1, pp.3-15
A review of the application of CCT policy in the first round of bidding for leisure contracts. A failure to establish a market for leisure services and targets which measure service objectives is observed.
The Impact of Compulsory Competitive Tendering on Planning in Leisure Departments
Nichols, Geoff , 1995
Managing Leisure, Vol. 1, pp.105-114
The Impact on Local Authority Leisure Provision of CCT, Financial Cuts & Changing Attitudes Nichols, Geoff & Taylor, Peter , 1995 Local Government Studies 21(4), pp.607-622 A report of survey on 12 councils investigating the effects of CCT and financial pressure on attitudes to the delivery of local leisure services. UK
Sport and Leisure Management - Compulsory Competitive Tendering
Centre for Leisure Research, 1993
Sports Council, National Information Survey Report