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HBC NB Hastings Leisure Management Services (ESPH749)

Hastings Borough Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 15:03.

Opportunity overview

Hastings Borough Council is committed to securing Summerfields Leisure Centre, Falaise Gym, and White Rock Gardens for the long-term, creating a sustainable and vibrant future for leisure facilities, sport, physical activity, and active wellbeing services in Hastings. The Council's Leisure Management Contract is for the management of the three facilities. The Council aim to enhance the leisure offer, improving health and wellbeing by reaching more people, encouraging participation from those who are less active. The Council will explore an exciting opportunity to extend the contract to include an additional space within White Rock Gardens unlocking potential for new investment to complement and enrich the leisure experience. The Council are seeking a partner who shares our ambition to transform user experiences, promote active lifestyles, and deliver best value while reducing environmental impact, creating a modern, accessible, and financially resilient leisure service that truly reflects the pride and potential of Hastings. The contract will be for a duration of ten years with the option to extend for a further two periods of up to five years each. The contract will be based on a traditional, Sport England contracting model. The Council reserve the right to transition to an agency contract model during the contract term in agreement with the Supplier. Variant bids are included in this tender. Tenderers are required to submit a tender for each variant: - Initial Tender Base Bid: includes capital investment proposal(s) which are to be funded by the supplier. - Mandatory Variant Bid 1: as Base Bid with Council funded facility investment. - Mandatory Variant Bid 2: As Base Bid with Council / Lawn Tennis Association funded padel board / Tennis Facility. Service start date is 1 October 2027. Contract start date is estimated 1 April 2027 to allow for a sufficient mobilisation period. To aid Suppliers in deciding whether to submit a Stage 1 response, the Council has set out the award criteria for Stage 2 tenders. However, Suppliers should note that the Council reserves the right to refine the award criteria during the Procurement Process, in accordance with section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023. The Council expects to confirm details of the additional funding, delivery arrangements, and operational management of the facility during the clarification period of Stage 1 of the tender procedure or with the final solution reflected in the tender requirement for Stage 2 of the tender procedure. The Council have right to award on the basis of initial tender’s bids, in this case the highest rank bidder becomes the preferred bidder and the Council will proceed with the award process and notices without negotiations and/or material amendments.

Classification

  • CPV92000000 — Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Lots

  • Lot 1AED 40m · Source currency differs from tender

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
ESPH749
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
The Authority is using a Competitive Flexible Procedure, (Section 20 PA23). A staged procedure has been devised consisting of up to two stages. Stage One of the process comprises a combined Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and Invitation to Submit Initial Tender (ITT). The Authority will assess the Initial Tenders and reserves the right, at its sole discretion and subject to receiving a satisfactory Initial Tender Base Bid in response to the ITT, to award the Contract at this stage. Notwithstanding the Authority’s right to award the Contract, on the basis of an Initial Tender Base Bid, following assessment of Initial Tenders the Authority may consider that negotiation is necessary in order for the Authority to receive the best and most comprehensive proposals from the Bidders. If this is the case a maximum of three Eligible Bidders will be progressed to Stage Two. If there are fewer than three Eligible Bidders the Authority reserves the right to proceed with any number less than that. Pursuant to Section 24 PA2023, the Authority reserves the right to refine the award criterion for this procurement, as set out in the ITT, as part of this competitive flexible procedure, and this may include refining the indication of the relative importance of the award criteria. The Authority may also modify the procurement in accordance with the provisions of Section 31 PA 2023. The Council reserves the right to amend and / or refine the evaluation criteria or methodology during the tendering process for stage 2. The Council reserves the right to amend the price scoring model for the Revised Tender Stage 2 in the event that the Mandatory Variant Bid option is selected as the basis of the Revised Tender Stage2 requirements. The Council have right to award on the basis of initial tender’s bids, in this case the highest rank bidder becomes the preferred bidder and the Council will proceed with the award process and notices without negotiations and/or material amendments. In the event of a single bid being received at initial tender stage the Council have the right to award the contract on any basis (variant).

Special regime

concession

Covered By

GPA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
14 Sept 2026, 15:00

Expected award period

Ends
1 Mar 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
48,000,000
Amount
40,000,000
Currency
AED

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Contract and Risk Management

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Facility Development

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Asset Management

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
Staffing, Training and Development

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Type
quality
Name
Service Quality and Performance Monitoring

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Type
quality
Name
Programme Development and Innovation

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 7
Type
quality
Name
Active Wellbeing Service

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 8
Type
quality
Name
Marketing and Pricing

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 9
Type
quality
Name
Customer Service

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 10
Type
quality
Name
Sustainability

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 11
Type
quality
Name
Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 12
Type
cost
Name
Cost / Management Fee

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2037, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2047, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Option for two separate extensions of up to five years each.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
92000000
Description
Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
Documents available unrestricted and free of charge.
Entry 2
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 3
Id
057986-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Jun 2026, 11:55
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Hastings Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PCYQ-9369-PMNV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCYQ-9369-PMNV

Address

Street Address
Muriel Matters House
Locality
Hastings
Postal Code
TN34 3UY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ22

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hastings · UKJ22 · TN34 3UY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ22 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 057986-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·