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Interim Leisure Facilities Management Service

Bedford Borough Council

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23 Apr 2026 at 09:53

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13 Nov 2025 at 09:59

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Award

01 Dec 2023 at 16:19

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Tender

04 Sep 2023 at 13:50

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Summary of the contracting process

Bedford Borough Council has engaged in a procurement process for the "Interim Leisure Facilities Management Service," focusing on sporting services in the UKH24 region. The process recently saw amendments in April 2026 to the contract, first awarded in December 2023, primarily managed by Greenwich Leisure Ltd. The procurement is within the services category, initially hosted as a tender to appoint interim management for leisure facilities. The contract originally covered an 1800-day duration starting from February 2024, with procurement conducted under the Light Touch Regime. Previous adjustments modified contract terms due to operational changes in local centres, reflecting in various contract periods and the latest active award valued at £8,746,715.

This tender offers growth opportunities for businesses specialising in leisure facilities management, particularly large-scale operators capable of adapting to interim and flexible service management strategies under public procurement regulations. Companies with expertise in sporting service operations in regional locations like UKH24 would be well-suited to engage with such contracts, given the procurement's substantial budget and duration potential. The open procedure utilised indicates potential openness for competitive bidding, enabling strategic entries into regional public service management by well-established leisure operators.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Interim Leisure Facilities Management Service

Notice Description

The Authority is inviting tenders for the appointment of an operator to manage their leisure facilities for an interim period.It is the Authority's intention to award a contract (the 'Contract') for a period of two (2) years with the option for up to three (3) extensions of twelve (12) months each.The Procurement is being run under the Light Touch Regime within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, using a procedure similar to the open procedure. However the Authority reserves the right to deviate from the formalities of the procedures given the flexibilities permitted by regulations 76 of the Public contract regulations 2015 (as amended) in the conduct of procurement for 'light regime services'. This ITT provides further details of the proposal and process for submitting Bids.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Authority has appointed an operator to manage their leisure facilities for an interim period.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f9bf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036902-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

92600000 - Sporting services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£10,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£26,692,245 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Apr 20264 months ago
Submission Deadline
4 Oct 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Feb 20233 years ago
Contract Period
1 Feb 2024 - 31 Jan 2029 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bedford Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BEDFORD
Postcode
MK42 9AP
Postcode Area
Milton Keynes
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH24 Bedford
Delivery Location
TLH24 Bedford
Local Authority
Bedford
Electoral Ward
Cauldwell
Westminster Constituency
Bedford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Greenwich Leisure Ltd

Gtreenwich Leisure Ltd

Further Information

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