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Tender for the Provision of Sport and Leisure Services in Sheffield

Sheffield City Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 18:54.

Opportunity overview

The Council is seeking to procure an experienced and qualified operator to manage selected Leisure Centres, Golf Courses, The English Institute of Sport and Ice Sheffield venue within the City. This is an exciting opportunity for an organisation to partner with the Council to manage key sporting and Leisure facilities within the City. The Leisure facilities in scope are as follows: From January 2025(current Trust arrangement to dissolve December 2024). Ponds Forge International Sports Centre English Institute of Sport Ice Sheffield Hillsborough Leisure Centre Concord Sports Centre Springs Leisure Centre Heeley Pool and Gym Beauchief Golf Course Birley Wood Golf Course – with the option by the Authority to remove this course if required Tinsley Golf Course From April 2026 (these are currently under a separate third-party operator until March 26) Graves Health and Sports Centre Thorncliffe Health and Leisure Centre Wisewood Sports Centre

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Sports and Leisure Management

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£378m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
5 Dec 2024
Award ID
008867-2025-1-1
Status
active
Identifier
48549690
Location
Leicestershire, UK, LE103EY, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV92000000 — Recreational, cultural and sporting services
  • CPV39222000 — Catering supplies
  • CPV45112721 — Landscaping work for golf courses
  • CPV45212290 — Repair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilities
  • CPV45236111 — Flatwork for golf course
  • CPV50000000 — Repair and maintenance services
  • CPV55520000 — Catering services
  • CPV70332200 — Commercial property management services
  • CPV79993000 — Building and facilities management services
  • CPV79993100 — Facilities management services
  • CPV92610000 — Sports facilities operation services
  • CPV92622000 — Sports-event organisation services

Lots

  • The Council is seeking to procure an experienced and qualified operator to manage selected Leisure Centres, Golf Courses, The English Institute of Sport and Ice Sheffield venue within the City. This is an exciting opportunity for an organisation to partner with the Council to manage key sporting and Leisure facilities within the City. The Leisure facilities in scope are as follows: From January 2025(current Trust arrangement to dissolve December 2024). Ponds Forge International Sports Centre English Institute of Sport Ice Sheffield Hillsborough Leisure Centre Concord Sports Centre Springs Leisure Centre Heeley Pool and Gym Beauchief Golf Course Birley Wood Golf Course – with the option by the Authority to remove this course if required Tinsley Golf Course From April 2026 (these are currently under a separate third-party operator until March 26) Graves Health and Sports Centre Thorncliffe Health and Leisure Centre Wisewood Sports Centre The Operator will be expected to commit to the Partnership Approach and recognise the importance of working collaboratively with the Authority in delivering the Services.  The Council has provisionally secured c£100m of capital funding to invest into the Leisure Estate with proposals over the term to replace three major Leisure facilities in the City - Hillsborough, Concord and Springs – and make improvements to Ponds Forge. Please also note that the estimated contract value is based on the estimated facilities turnover across the maximum contract term.£420m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
75889
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Birley Wood Golf Course remains part of leisure tender.

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Short Description
Section
II.1.4

New Value

Old Value

Text
Removal of the option to remove Birley Wood Golf Course from the tender. Wording has been deleted.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Second Stage

Invitation Date
25 Mar 2024, 00:00
Successive Reduction
Yes
No Negotiation Necessary
Yes

Tender Period

Ends
11 Aug 2023, 17:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
As detailed in the ISIT documentation and specification
Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
92000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Ends
16 May 2025, 23:59

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
As detailed in the ISIT documentation

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 2
Type
economic
Description
As detailed in the Selection Questionnaire

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 3
Type
technical
Description
As detailed in the SQ & ISIT documentation

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
The Council is seeking to procure an experienced and qualified operator to manage selected Leisure Centres, Golf Courses, The English Institute of Sport and Ice Sheffield venue within the City. This is an exciting opportunity for an organisation to partner with the Council to manage key sporting and Leisure facilities within the City. The Leisure facilities in scope are as follows: From January 2025(current Trust arrangement to dissolve December 2024). Ponds Forge International Sports Centre English Institute of Sport Ice Sheffield Hillsborough Leisure Centre Concord Sports Centre Springs Leisure Centre Heeley Pool and Gym Beauchief Golf Course Birley Wood Golf Course – with the option by the Authority to remove this course if required Tinsley Golf Course From April 2026 (these are currently under a separate third-party operator until March 26) Graves Health and Sports Centre Thorncliffe Health and Leisure Centre Wisewood Sports Centre The Operator will be expected to commit to the Partnership Approach and recognise the importance of working collaboratively with the Authority in delivering the Services.  The Council has provisionally secured c£100m of capital funding to invest into the Leisure Estate with proposals over the term to replace three major Leisure facilities in the City - Hillsborough, Concord and Springs – and make improvements to Ponds Forge. Please also note that the estimated contract value is based on the estimated facilities turnover across the maximum contract term.

Value

Amount
420,000,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
1. Fully priced Base Bid Investment Portfolio ISIT response based on the Services Specification and the Council’s planned investments. This should be based on the core requirements and will be used to evaluate ISIT submissions. 2. Fully priced Base Bid Existing Portfolio ISIT response based on the Services Specification but excluding the Council’s planned investments. This should otherwise be based on the core requirements and will be used to evaluate ISIT submissions. 3. Mandatory variant Investment Portfolio - Fully priced mandatory variant to the Investment Portfolio ISIT response based on a 15-year initial contract term (not evaluated but part of the negotiation stage). 4. Mandatory variant Existing Portfolio - Fully priced mandatory variant to the Existing Portfolio ISIT response based on a 15-year initial contract term (not evaluated but part of the negotiation stage).

Renewal

Description
At the end of this contract term.

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
4
Minimum Candidates
4

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
45
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 3
Type
price
Description
45

Contract period

Duration In Days
5,490

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Selection criteria

Description
As detailed in the ISIT documentation.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Sheffield, UK

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
39222000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering supplies
Entry 2
Id
45112721
Scheme
CPV
Description
Landscaping work for golf courses
Entry 3
Id
45212290
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilities
Entry 4
Id
45236111
Scheme
CPV
Description
Flatwork for golf course
Entry 5
Id
50000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services
Entry 6
Id
55520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services
Entry 7
Id
70332200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Commercial property management services
Entry 8
Id
79993000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building and facilities management services
Entry 9
Id
79993100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Facilities management services
Entry 10
Id
92610000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Sports facilities operation services
Entry 11
Id
92622000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Sports-event organisation services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-35099
Name
Sheffield City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Sheffield
Postal Code
S1 2HH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall, Pinstone Street,

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Id
(GB) 173 5488 38
Legal Name
Sheffield City Council

Contact

Name
Paula Martin
Telephone
+44 1142735624
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-1819
Name
Royal Court of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Strand

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Court of Justice
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-35100
Name
Sheffield City Council

Roles

mediationBody
reviewContactPoint

Address

Locality
Sheffield
Postal Code
S1 2HH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street,

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Sheffield City Council
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-140420
Name
Sports and Leisure Management

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Leicestershire
Postal Code
LE103EY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2 Watling Drive, Sketchley Meadows

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
48549690
Legal Name
Sports and Leisure Management

Contact

Telephone
+44 1455890508

Award information

Award 1
Id
008867-2025-1-1
Title
Tender for the operation of selected Leisure Centres, Golf Courses, and specialist facilities in Sheffield
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-140420
Name
Sports and Leisure Management

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
008867-2025-1-1
Title
Tender for the operation of selected Leisure Centres, Golf Courses, and specialist facilities in Sheffield
Status
active
Award ID
008867-2025-1-1
Date Signed
5 Dec 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
378,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sheffield · UK · S1 2HH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-03dd43-2025-03-12T07:40:30Zcompiled ·