Notice Information
Notice Title
Leisure Centre Management Contract
Notice Description
The Authority looked to procure a service to provide the leisure provision across Bolton utilising the Procurement Act 2023 Competitive Flexible Procedure. This was a multi stage process including dialogue and best and final offers. The option to bid with an agency model was permitted which is reflected in the change of proposed value.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Extension up to 5 further years available if both parties are satisfied with the contract and standard of service delivery.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052994
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078981-2025
- 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £60,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £60,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- £12,553,670 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 2 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2036 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
- BOLTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- corporate.procurement@bolton.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BOLTON
- Postcode
- BL1 1RU
- Post Town
- Bolton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD36 Greater Manchester North West
- Delivery Location
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
-
- Local Authority
- Bolton
- Electoral Ward
- Queens Park & Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Bolton North East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078981-2025
2nd December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031303-2025
10th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028740-2025
30th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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