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Management of Leisure Centres Southampton City Council

SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 7 releases in its history.

Implementation

15 Sep 2026 at 11:17

UK9 - Contract Performance Notice
Award

28 Nov 2025 at 17:00

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

15 Sep 2025 at 10:04

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

08 Sep 2025 at 14:44

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

16 Jun 2025 at 16:52

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

22 Apr 2025 at 16:53

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

26 Mar 2025 at 10:53

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Southampton City Council procured management of five leisure and sports facilities: The Quays Swimming & Diving Complex, Bitterne Leisure Centre, Chamberlayne Leisure Centre, Southampton Outdoor Sports Centre and Alpine Snowsports Centre. The service also includes booking playing pitches across Southampton. This is a public leisure operations and sporting services requirement, covering day-to-day management and delivery of activities for customers across the city. The contract is a concession-style service arrangement for Southampton City Council, with delivery in Southampton. The requirement is relevant to leisure operators, sports and recreation organisations, and providers with experience managing swimming, diving, fitness, outdoor sports, snowsports and associated public bookings at multiple sites.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to BH Live. It used an above-threshold open procedure for one lot. Five valid bids were received, including two from voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations. The award was made on 13 June 2025, following an award period ending 12 June 2025 and a standstill period ending 25 June 2025. The award and contract value is £15 million excluding VAT and £18 million including VAT. The contract was signed on 1 September 2025 and runs from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2027, with a possible one-year extension to 31 August 2028. Evaluation weighted cost at 60% and quality at 40%.

This award shows that Southampton City Council values established leisure operators able to manage several different facilities as one city-wide service, while also handling playing-pitch bookings. A credible competitor would need operational capability across swimming and diving, indoor leisure, outdoor sport and snowsports, with enough management capacity to maintain consistent services across multiple sites. The successful operating model also requires structured performance management: annual service planning aligned with council objectives, quarterly reporting, customer-satisfaction monitoring, and reporting of participation and throughput. Relevant experience should include measuring membership, swimming lessons and casual use, and analysing users by age, gender, ethnicity, disability and deprivation. Suppliers able to evidence inclusive community delivery, reliable reporting and strong customer outcomes would be well placed for a future requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Management of Leisure Centres Southampton City Council

Notice Description

Provision of management of Leisure centres - which include - The Quays Swimming & Diving Complex, Bitterne Leisure Centre, Chamberlayne Leisure Centre, Southampton Outdoor Sports Centre and Alpine Snowsports Centre. Also to include provision of bookings of playing pitches across the city.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f8d4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087203-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK9 - Contract Performance 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
£15,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£15,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£15,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£15,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
30 May 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
21 Apr 2025Expired
Award Date
13 Jun 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode
SO14 7LY
Postcode Area
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ32 Southampton
Delivery Location
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Local Authority
Southampton
Electoral Ward
Bargate
Westminster Constituency
Southampton Itchen

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BH Live

Further Information

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