Leisure Management Contract for Tides Leisure Centre

Opportunity overview

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.

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 Ltd

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £7.2m
Awarded: 5 Oct 2025
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PTCY-3946-LHDG
Location: Hinckley, UKF22, LE10 3EY, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV92610000 — Sports facilities operation services

Lots

Lot 1£5.4m · Including VAT

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: complete
Above Threshold: Yes
Procurement Method: open
Main Procurement Category: services
How to submit: Expressions of interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk . Completed Response Documents are to be submitted electronically via the Kent Business Portal by no later than 12.00 hrs on the 14th March 2025.
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗
Scheme: UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends: 7 Oct 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends: 8 Jul 2025, 17:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy: allowed

Languages

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Value

Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 5,400,000

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Commercial Evaluation
Type: price

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 30
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 2

Name: Quality
Type: quality

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 70
Weight: percentageExact

Contract period

Ends: 1 Apr 2040, 00:59
Starts: 1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ4
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 2

Region: UKJ44
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 92610000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Sports facilities operation services

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published
Document Type: conflictOfInterest

Entry 2

Id: 014112-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014112-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK4
Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: tenderNotice
Published: 9 Apr 2025, 17:59

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 009334-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009334-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK2
Description: Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: marketEngagementNotice
Published: 14 Mar 2025, 07:56

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

Url: http://www.dover.gov.uk ↗

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
Email: procurement@dover.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 7701294353

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-IP28889R
Name: Your Leisure Kent Limited

Roles

tenderer

Address

Region: UKJ44
Country: GB
Locality: Sandwich, Kent
Postal Code: CT13 9FF
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Discovery Park, Innovation House, Innovation Way

Details

Url: http://yourleisure.uk.com ↗
Vcse: Yes
Scale: sme

Identifier

Id: IP28889R
Scheme: GB-COH

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Id: IP28889R
Scheme: GB-MPR

Organisation 3

Id: GB-PPON-PXCN-3626-RHPM
Name: Active Life

Roles

tenderer

Address

Region: UKJ43
Country: GB
Locality: Dartford
Postal Code: DA2 6QQ
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: 3 & 4 Blake House

Details

Vcse: No
Scale: large

Identifier

Id: PXCN-3626-RHPM
Scheme: GB-PPON

Organisation 4

Id: GB-COH-02585598
Name: PLACES FOR PEOPLE LEISURE MANAGEMENT LTD.

Roles

tenderer

Address

Region: UKI31
Country: GB
Locality: London
Postal Code: WC1X 8QR
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: 305 Gray's Inn Road

Details

Url: http://www.placesleisure.org ↗
Vcse: Yes
Scale: large

Identifier

Id: 02585598
Scheme: GB-COH

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Id: PPBD-6652-CGNN
Scheme: GB-PPON

Organisation 5

Id: GB-PPON-PTCY-3946-LHDG
Name: Sports and Leisure Management Ltd

Roles

supplier

tenderer

Address

Region: UKF22
Country: GB
Locality: Hinckley
Postal Code: LE10 3EY
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: 2 Watling Drive

Details

Vcse: No
Scale: large
Sheltered Workshop: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No

Identifier

Id: PTCY-3946-LHDG
Scheme: GB-PPON

Contact

Email: businessdevelopment@everyoneactive.com

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Date: 6 Oct 2025, 00:00
Status: pending
Above Threshold: Yes
Main Procurement Category: services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 15 Oct 2025, 00:00

Items

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

Value

Amount: 7,232,901
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 8,679,481

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 066119-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066119-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: awardNotice
Published: 17 Oct 2025, 09:09

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PTCY-3946-LHDG
Name: Sports and Leisure Management Ltd

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Status: scheduled
Due: 3 Nov 2025, 23:59

Related lots

Contract period

Ends: 1 Apr 2040, 00:59
Starts: 1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends: 28 Oct 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

ocds-h6vhtk-04ed0e-2025-10-17T09:09:10+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender · 17 Oct 2025, 09:09