Notice Information
Notice Title
Leisure Operating Contract
Notice Description
Gateshead Council has appointed a leisure operator to manage its leisure facilities and services from 1 April 2025 for an initial period of 10 years with an option to extend for a further 5 years. The contract was divided into 2 lots to allow bidders to bid for 3 or 4 sites. As per the procurement documents, the Council's intention was to only award one lot. Lot B - all 4 sites was awarded. Please refer to procurement documents for further details.
Lot Information
Lot A - 3 sites
The leisure centres and services that are included in Lot A of this tender are: Blaydon Leisure Centre, Shibdon Road, Blaydon on Tyne, NE21 5NW; Dunston Leisure Centre, Dunston Bank, Gateshead, NE11 9PY; Heworth Leisure Centre, High Lanes, Gateshead, NE10 0PD; and A 'Community Physical Activity' programme delivered in partnership with the Council within a mandatory ring-fenced minimum contract sum of PS40,000 per annum
Options: 120 months with the option to extend for a further 60 months
Renewal: May be renewed if successful outcomes achieved.
Lot B - 4 sitesLot B contains all of the sites in Lot A plus Gateshead International Stadium, Neilson Road, Gateshead, NE10 0EF.
Options: 120 months with the option to extend for a further 60 months.
Renewal: May be renewed if successful outcomes achieved.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-042d5b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002417-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
92610000 - Sports facilities operation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £48,000,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Feb 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Dec 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GATESHEAD COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@gateshead.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GATESHEAD
- Postcode
- NE8 1HH
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- TLC22 Tyneside
-
- Local Authority
- Gateshead
- Electoral Ward
- Bridges
- Westminster Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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