AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Lancashire Borough Council awarded RAPT LEISURE DEVELOPMENTS LTD a direct, below-threshold contract for feasibility studies for the Park Pool leisure facility. The contract record states that it was signed on 1 July 2026 and runs from 16 July 2026 to 15 July 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for RAPT LEISURE DEVELOPMENTS LTD under lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a £41,216.66 net (£49,460 gross) consultancy-services engagement for feasibility work in the leisure-facility sector, awarded without competition below threshold.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
RAPT LEISURE DEVELOPMENTS LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £41,216.66 net; £49,460 gross GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names RAPT LEISURE DEVELOPMENTS LTD as sole supplier. Linked contract 1 records the stated values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract details notice published_at: 2026-10-07T15:27:34+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract signed
99% confidence1 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-07-01T00:00:00+01:00; supporting document is typed contractSigned.
Contract term
99% confidence16 July 2026 to 15 July 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£41,216.66
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Contract 1 value.amount: 41216.66 GBP.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£49,460
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Contract 1 value.amountGross: 49460 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract start
99% confidence16 July 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract end
99% confidence15 July 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Process published_at and release history date.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceFeasibility studies for the Park Pool leisure facility
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Process and tender description: "Feasability studies for the park pool leisure facility".
Contract title
99% confidenceFeasibility Study
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Contract 1 title.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory: services.
CPV classification
99% confidence79411000 — General management consultancy services
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery area
96% confidenceUKD47, United Kingdom
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Award item deliveryAddresses identifies region UKD47.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Process and tender procurementMethod: direct.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Process and tender procurementMethodDetails.
Above threshold
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold: false.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition was used; bidder count and evaluation information are not provided.
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Procedure is explicitly recorded as below threshold without competition; no bid count or scores supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status: active.
Contract duration
98% confidenceApproximately 12 months
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Contract period runs from 16 July 2026 to 15 July 2027.
Signed contract evidence
99% confidenceA contract-signed document is listed
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Contract documents include A-23739 with documentType contractSigned.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
96% confidenceA direct, below-threshold consultancy engagement for leisure-facility feasibility work.
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Scope identifies feasibility studies; CPV is general management consultancy; procedure is direct below threshold without competition.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published contract record provides both net and gross values; these apply to the single linked contract and sole named supplier.
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One award, one supplier and one contract are recorded; contract value contains amount and amountGross.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceUnknown
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Award record award_date is null.
Lot title and description
99% confidenceNot provided
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Lot 1 title and description are null.
Tender timetable
99% confidenceNot provided
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Tender start and submission deadline are null.
Notice chronology
99% confidenceContract details notice was published after the recorded signature and start dates.
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dateSigned is 1 July 2026; startDate is 16 July 2026; notice publication is 7 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Award record does not provide an award date.
- Lot 1 has no title, description or separate value.
- No bidder count, evaluation details, award rationale, selection criteria or extension terms are supplied.
- The contract details notice was published after the recorded contract signature and start dates; this is a chronology observation, not evidence of any issue with contract validity.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Park Pool feasibility studiesWest Lancashire Borough CouncilRAPT Leisure Developmentsleisure facility consultancybelow-threshold direct award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Park Pool feasibility studies contract?
RAPT LEISURE DEVELOPMENTS LTD is the sole supplier named on active award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract records £41,216.66 excluding VAT and £49,460 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The recorded term is 16 July 2026 to 15 July 2027.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice records a direct procurement below threshold without competition.
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