Notice Information
Notice Title
Leisure Management Contract for Tides Leisure Centre
Notice Description
Leisure management contract to operate the new Deal Leisure Centre. The new facility will replace Tides Leisure Centre on the same site (CT14 9UU) and will retain the existing 4-court sports hall and indoor tennis centre.
Planning Information
Providers should register their interest with James Roberts (james.roberts@thesportsconsultancy.com). Following registration, providers will be issued with a short questionnaire to respond to.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ed0e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066119-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award 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
92610000 - Sports facilities operation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £5,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £7,232,901 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 21 Mar 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 5 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2040 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DOVER DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mr Dean Coulls
- Contact Email
- procurement@dover.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7701294353
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WHITFIELD, DOVER
- Postcode
- CT16 3PJ
- Post Town
- Canterbury
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ44 East Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLJ4 Kent, TLJ44 East Kent
-
- Local Authority
- Dover
- Electoral Ward
- Whitfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Dover and Deal
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066119-2025
17th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014112-2025
9th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009334-2025
14th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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