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Leisure Management Contract for Tides Leisure Centre

Dover District Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:47.

Opportunity overview

Dover District Council is procuring a leisure management contract to operate the new Deal Leisure Centre. The new facility will replace Tides Leisure Centre on the same site (CT14 9UU) and will retain the existing 4-court sports hall and indoor tennis centre. In addition, it will provide the following new facilities: • 25m, 6 lane pool • Splashpad • 100-station health & fitness gym • 2 exercise studios • Spin studio • Innerva fitness suite • Cafe The management contract will commence in April 2026. It will be for a period of 14 years to expiry in March 2030. On commencement, the new facilities will still be under construction. Therefore, for the first 13 months of the contract, the operator will be responsible for managing the sports hall and indoor tennis centre only. The new facilities will join the contract in May 2027.

Classification

  • CPV92610000 — Sports facilities operation services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
DN765272
Status
planning
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
1 Apr 2030, 00:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 01:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
92610000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Sports facilities operation services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
009330-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
13 Mar 2025, 17:43

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
21 Mar 2025, 23:59
Description
Providers should register their interest with James Roberts (james.roberts@thesportsconsultancy.com). Following registration, providers will be issued with a short questionnaire to respond to.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWJX-1894-TZPX
Name
Dover District Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ44
Country
GB
Locality
Whitfield, Dover
Postal Code
CT16 3PJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PWJX-1894-TZPX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Mr Dean Coulls
Telephone
+44 7701294353

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Whitfield, Dover · UKJ44 · CT16 3PJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ4 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04ed0a-2025-03-13T17:43:14ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·