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ED0407-25 - EDDC Leisure Management

East Devon District Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Sept 2026, 07:37.

Opportunity overview

The Authority is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced long-term operator to undertake leisure management services for the following Facilities: Dual Use Leisure Facilities * Axminster Leisure Centre, EX13 5AZ * Broadclyst Leisure Centre, EX5 3AL * Colyton Leisure Centre, EX24 6GB * Exmouth Tennis and Fitness Centre, EX8 3AE * Honiton Leisure Centre, EX14 1QW * Ottery St Mary Leisure Centre, EX11 1QZ * Sidmouth Leisure Centre, EX10 9LH Indoor Leisure Facilities * Exmouth Leisure Centre, EX8 1EN * Exmouth Pavilion (Theatre), EX8 2AZ * Sidmouth Swimming Pool, EX10 8XR Outdoor Leisure Facilities * Coburg Gardens (18 hole Putting Green, 4 Outdoor Hard Tennis Courts, 4 Outdoor Grass Tennis Courts), EX10 8NH * Seafield Gardens (9 hole Adventure Golf, 2 Outdoor Tennis Courts), EX12 2QS * Phear Park (3 Outdoor Tennis Courts) Health and Wellbeing Development * Health and Wellbeing Development Programme * Partnership working as set out in this Specification Any additional leisure or sports facilities that may be built within the Authority’s administrative area (that may also be part of educational sites), or that become the Authority’s responsibility during the Contract Period. Once appointed, the operator will manage the Facilities as an Operator Partner to the Authority and will have day-to-day responsibility for doing so. Please refer to the Specification which sets out the Authority’s Core Requirements, Service Requirements , Asset Management Requirements and Performance Management and Reporting Requirements. For all Facilities, the Operator Partner will be responsible for all day-to-day repairs and maintenance of fixtures and fittings, as set out the specification. The Authority will be responsible for all fixed structural assets at the Facilities. The Operator Partner will additionally take responsibility for lifecycle replacement of all plant and equipment at the new Cranbrook Facility, and for these elements and planned preventative maintenance as set out in the Specification for all other Facilities.

Awarded to

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Published award value
£10m
Awarded
15 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PTCY-3946-LHDG
Location
Hinckley, UKF22, LE10 3EY, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
ED0407-25
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

concession

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
East Devon District Council
Id
GB-PPON-PLPC-3866-LXMN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLPC-3866-LXMN

Address

Street Address
Blackdown House
Locality
Honiton
Postal Code
EX2 4QD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK43

Contact

Name
Mike O'Mahony

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Sport and Leisure Management Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PTCY-3946-LHDG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTCY-3946-LHDG

Address

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

Contact

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

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

Control

Description
First name: Martin Last name: Bell Nationality: British Date of birth: 20 November 1961 Type: Individual Category Person with significant control
Organisation 3
Name
Leisure East Devon Community Leisure Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PTNN-1366-LPJM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTNN-1366-LPJM

Address

Street Address
Unit 16, Woodbury Business Park
Locality
Woodbury
Postal Code
EX5 1AY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK43

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Organisation 4
Name
Wealden Leisure Ltd T/A Freedom Leisure
Id
GB-PPON-PVYN-8735-CJQM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVYN-8735-CJQM

Address

Street Address
The Paddock 1 – 6 Carriers Way
Locality
East Hoathly
Postal Code
BN8 6AG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ22

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
ED0407-25 - EDDC Leisure Management
Status
pending
Date
16 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
18 Sept 2026, 00:00

Items

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
UKK4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
12,000,000
Amount
10,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PTCY-3946-LHDG
Name
Sport and Leisure Management Limited

Standstill Period

Ends
29 Sept 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
11 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
10 Jan 2037, 23:59
Max Extent Date
10 Jan 2042, 23:59

Renewal

Description
One Five year extension, subject to Authorities discretion

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
088848-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
18 Sept 2026, 16:01
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
24 Dec 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Honiton · UKK43 · EX2 4QD · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 088848-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·