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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Change in Delivery Model for Council Owned Leisure Centres - Agency Model

Basildon Borough Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 17:45.

Opportunity overview

The council's leisure services (Basildon Sporting Village, Eversley Leisure Centre and Wickford Swim and Fitness Centre) are operated and delivered by Sports and Leisure Management Ltd (SLM), trading as Everyone Active (EA), under two separate contracts, one for Basildon Sporting Village and another for "Other Leisure" that includes Eversley Leisure Centre and Wickford Swim and Fitness Centre. The proposed modification is the adoption of an Agency Model for the delivery of the council's leisure services within the borough.

Awarded to

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Sports and Leisure Management Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£18.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
28 Apr 2011
Award ID
017868-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02204085
Location
Hinckley, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV92610000 — Sports facilities operation services

Lots

  • The council's leisure services (Basildon Sporting Village, Eversley Leisure Centre and Wickford Swim and Fitness Centre) are operated and delivered by Sports and Leisure Management Ltd (SLM), trading as Everyone Active (EA), under two separate contracts, one for Basildon Sporting Village and another for "Other Leisure" that includes Eversley Leisure Centre and Wickford Swim and Fitness Centre.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-065e36
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Why this procedure was chosen
The existing Contracts are based on Sport England templates. The Agency Model was therefore not the structure that was identified in the original tenders, nor is it described in the Contracts. Rather, SLM operates the facilities as "principal" in the Leisure Contract, and the DBOM Contractor does the same under the 2009 DBOM Contract. It is proposed that for efficiency, SLM would combine the Contracts together into one contract, under which SLM would be the counterparty responsible for all services (the Consolidated Leisure Contract). It follows that if the Agency Model were to be implemented, several changes would need to be made to the Contracts, being: 1. changes to accommodate the agency structure; 2. change of counterparties under the 2009 DBOM Contract to remove the DBOM Contractor and place all obligations on SLM; and; 3. changes to accommodate combining the Contracts together generally. Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) governs modifications to public contracts during their term. Regulation 72 sets out six "safe harbours" in which a public contract can be modified during its term without the need to re-advertise the contract. The identified safe harbour for these changes is regulation 72(1)(e). Regulation 72(1)(e) can be relied on where the modification, irrespective of value, is not "substantial" as defined in Regulation 72(8). The Council establishes and document that none of the following sub-grounds are made out by the proposed changes to implement the Agency Model, in particular with reference to its knowledge of the market for these services and the responses from other bidders in the original procurement: 1. the modification renders the contract materially different in character from the one initially concluded; 2. the modification introduces conditions which, had they been part of the initial procurement procedure, would have: (a) allowed for the admission of other candidates; or (b) allowed for the acceptance of another tender; or (c) attracted additional participants in the procurement procedure, 3. the modification changes the economic balance of the contract in favour of the contractor in a manner which was not provided for in the procurement procedure; 4. the modification considerably extends the scope of the contract; and 5. a new contractor replaces the original contractor in cases other than those provided for in Regulation 72(1)(d) - which covers corporate restructures.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
92610000
Description
Sports facilities operation services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_ADD_DELIVERIES_ORDERED
Description
Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The council's leisure services (Basildon Sporting Village, Eversley Leisure Centre and Wickford Swim and Fitness Centre) are operated and delivered by Sports and Leisure Management Ltd (SLM), trading as Everyone Active (EA), under two separate contracts, one for Basildon Sporting Village and another for "Other Leisure" that includes Eversley Leisure Centre and Wickford Swim and Fitness Centre.
Has Options
Yes

Options

Description
The alternative option would be for the council not to extend the leisure contracts. This could result in SLM having to operate under an unsustainable business model without increasing prices across the centres which would negatively impact on the centres' performance, facility users and the community, in particular low-income residents and families. In order to ensure continued service delivery and best value for the council for the contract term, the extension will mitigate against any fluctuations in financial resources and will support SLM to operate under a better business model. The extension will also provide SLM with the opportunity to invest in a longer-term commitment with the council, which will provide ongoing reassurance for future investment in the facilities and services. It will also allow a suitable timeframe for SLM to fully repay the support grant that was provided by the council over the Covid period without negatively impacting on the centres' performance or facility users and the community

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH37

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Basildon Borough Council
Id
GB-FTS-175632

Identifier

Legal Name
Basildon Borough Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
St Martins Square
Locality
Basildon
Region
UKH37
Postal Code
SS141DL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
Sports and Leisure Management Limited
Id
GB-COH-02204085

Identifier

Legal Name
Sports and Leisure Management Limited
Id
02204085
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Hinckley
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Royal Courts of Justice
Id
GB-FTS-92

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
017868-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02204085
Name
Sports and Leisure Management Limited

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
017868-2026-1
Award ID
017868-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
29 Apr 2011, 00:00

Value

Amount
18,664,434.19
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Basildon · UKH37 · SS141DL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH37

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 017868-2026award, contract ·