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Interim Leisure Facilities Management Service

Bedford Borough Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 18:57.

Opportunity overview

The Authority is inviting tenders for the appointment of an operator to manage their leisure facilities for an interim period.It is the Authority's intention to award a contract (the ‘Contract’) for a period of two (2) years with the option for up to three (3) extensions of twelve (12) months each.The Procurement is being run under the Light Touch Regime within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, using a procedure similar to the open procedure. However the Authority reserves the right to deviate from the formalities of the procedures given the flexibilities permitted by regulations 76 of the Public contract regulations 2015 (as amended) in the conduct of procurement for 'light regime services'. This ITT provides further details of the proposal and process for submitting Bids.

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.

Greenwich Leisure Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£9.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Dec 2023
Award ID
035558-2023-1
Status
active
Identifier
04234158
Location
London, UK, SE18 6ST, United Kingdom

Greenwich Leisure Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£8.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Feb 2023
Award ID
073401-2025-C BBC EN 05314-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04234158
Location
London, UKH24, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV92600000 — Sporting services

Lots

  • The Authority has appointed an operator to manage their leisure facilities for an interim period.£10m

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
BBC EN 03384
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
4 Oct 2023, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
4 Oct 2023, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
4 Oct 2023, 12:00

Classification

Id
92600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Sporting services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
The Authority has appointed an operator to manage their leisure facilities for an interim period.

Value

Amount
10,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Ends
31 Jan 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Feb 2024, 00:00
Duration In Days
1,800

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH24
Entry 2
Region
UKH24
Entry 3
Region
UKH24
Entry 4
Region
UKH24

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
92600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Sporting services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-19407
Name
Bedford Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH24
Locality
Bedfordshire
Postal Code
MK42 9AP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Borough Hall

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

Legal Name
Bedford Borough Council

Contact

Name
Ruth Roberts
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-1699
Name
High Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Royal Courts of Justice

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-22227
Name
Bedford Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH24
Locality
Bedford
Postal Code
MK42 9AP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Borough Hall

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

Legal Name
Bedford Borough Council

Contact

Name
Ruth Roberts
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-99864
Name
Greenwich Leisure Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE18 6ST
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Middlegate House, The Royal Arsenal, Woolwich

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
04234158
Legal Name
Greenwich Leisure Ltd
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-140988
Name
Bedford Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH24
Locality
Bedford
Postal Code
MK429AP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Bedford Borough Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Harry Bagnall
Organisation 6
Id
GB-COH-04234158
Name
Greenwich Leisure Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH24
Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
04234158
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Greenwich Leisure Ltd
Organisation 7
Id
GB-COH-IP27793R
Name
Greenwich Leisure Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH24
Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
IP27793R
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Greenwich Leisure Ltd
Organisation 8
Id
GB-FTS-1412
Name
High Court of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court of Justice

Award information

Award 1
Id
035558-2023-1
Title
Interim Leisure Facilities Management Service
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-99864
Name
Greenwich Leisure Ltd

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
073401-2025-C BBC EN 05314-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04234158
Name
Greenwich Leisure Ltd
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-IP27793R
Name
Greenwich Leisure Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
035558-2023-1
Title
Interim Leisure Facilities Management Service
Status
active
Award ID
035558-2023-1
Date Signed
1 Dec 2023, 00:00

Value

Amount
9,154,265
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
073401-2025-C BBC EN 05314-1
Status
active
Award ID
073401-2025-C BBC EN 05314-1
Date Signed
1 Feb 2023, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Classification

Id
92600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Sporting services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH24

Value

Amount
8,791,265
Currency
GBP

Period

Duration In Days
1,800

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Rationale
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Ceasing operation of the Blue and White Peris Moutain Centre.
Description
Following ceasing operation of the Blue and White Peris Mountain Education Centre by Bedford Borough Council, operation of this site is now removed from the scope of this contract, and consequently the value of this contract has been reduced.

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bedford · UKH24 · MK429AP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH24

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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