AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Sport England awarded Strategic Leisure Limited a direct, below-threshold consultancy engagement to refresh Strategic Outcomes Planning Guidance for local authorities and public bodies planning leisure and wellbeing services.
Published outcomeAward 1 is marked active, with Strategic Leisure Limited named as the sole supplier. The notice records an award value of £78,200 excluding VAT (£93,840 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a focused UK-wide consultancy assignment under Sport England’s Active Environments Framework context, concerning updated planning guidance rather than delivery of leisure services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
STRATEGIC LEISURE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 78200 excluding VAT; 93840 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; award active
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Award 1 names Strategic Leisure Limited as supplier and gives a value of £78,200 (£93,840 gross). Supplier verification matches Companies House number 07612989 to STRATEGIC LEISURE LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published award notice
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award document 096724-2026 is a UK6 Contract award notice published 2026-10-13T16:46:51+01:00.
Award decision date
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-13.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is recorded as active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceNot confirmed
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The award contains a futureSignatureDate milestone scheduled for 13 October 2026; no signed-contract status or executed-contract evidence is supplied.
Contract start
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-13.
Contract end
98% confidence31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£78,200
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Award 1 value.amount is 78200 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£93,840
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 93840 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAllocated to the single recorded award and supplier
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One award is supplied, naming one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice publication
98% confidence13 July 2026
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Release history records notice 065774-2026, a Transparency notice, released 2026-07-13.
Contract award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Release history and award document 096724-2026 record publication on 2026-10-13.
Award date
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-13.
Recorded contract period
98% confidence13 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives those start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRefresh Sport England’s Strategic Outcomes Planning Guidance (SOPG)
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Tender description says Sport England seeks support to refresh its SOPG.
Intended users
98% confidenceLocal authorities and public bodies planning leisure and wellbeing services
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Tender description states the refreshed guidance should remain fit for purpose for these users.
Service category
98% confidenceBusiness and management consultancy and related services
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Award item CPV is 79400000.
Geographic delivery
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is region UK, country GB.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1; no lot title or separate lot description published
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Award 1 is related to lot 1; supplied lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is direct.
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this wording.
Framework context
93% confidenceConsortium of Lot A providers under the Sport England Active Environments Framework
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Tender description says Sport England proposes partnering with Lot A Framework consultants.
Competition and bid data
99% confidenceNot published
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No bidder count, bid list, evaluation scoring or award rationale is supplied.
Regime
97% confidenceLight touch
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Tender specialRegime includes lightTouch.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Recorded term
98% confidence13 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
Signature position
99% confidenceScheduled signature milestone only; execution not confirmed
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The award milestone is futureSignatureDate, scheduled for 13 October 2026.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
92% confidenceShort, defined guidance-refresh consultancy assignment
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The stated scope is to refresh SOPG and the recorded period runs from 13 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Route-to-market context
96% confidenceDirect below-threshold award linked in the description to Active Environments Framework Lot A providers
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Tender procurement details state direct, below threshold without competition; the description refers to Lot A Framework consultants.
Published award value basis
99% confidence£78,200 excluding VAT, with gross value also disclosed
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Award 1 reports amount £78,200 and amountGross £93,840.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and supplier evidence
94% confidenceStrong
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A Find a Tender UK6 award notice, award record, value, contract period, named supplier and verified company-number match are supplied.
Signature evidence
99% confidenceExecution not evidenced
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Only a scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone is supplied; no signed-contract evidence is provided.
Procurement detail
99% confidenceLimited
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Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder count, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown and detailed lot title or description.
Notice chronology
98% confidenceTwo notices are recorded
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Release history lists a transparency notice dated 13 July 2026 and a contract award notice dated 13 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data does not confirm that a contract was signed or executed; it records only a scheduled signature milestone.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria or scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and savings.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Sport EnglandStrategic Leisure LimitedStrategic Outcomes Planning GuidanceSOPGActive Environments Frameworkconsultancy contract awardSE1255
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Sport England’s SE1255 Strategic Outcome Planning Guidance award?
STRATEGIC LEISURE LIMITED is the verified supplier named for award 1.
What is the value of the SE1255 award?
The published value is £78,200 excluding VAT and £93,840 including VAT.
When is the recorded contract period?
The award record gives 13 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Was this competitively tendered?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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