Notice Information
Notice Title
116-PA-25 Management of Attleborough Leisure Centre
Notice Description
Breckland Council is inviting tenders from suitably experienced leisure facility operators for the management and operation of its dry Leisure Centre facilities in Attleborough, Norfolk from Spring 2026. The Council is seeking a leisure operator for a contract period of 13 years, with options to extend for up to two further periods of 5 years each.
Planning Information
If you wish to participate in this exercise, please register your interest by contacting us at procurement@breckland.gov.uk by no later than 12 pm on 25th July 2025 to request further information. Expressions of interest must include: • Company name and contact details • Brief summary of relevant services or experience • Preferred contact method Upon receipt of expressions of interest, a questionnaire and a copy of the draft service specification, along with other relevant information to support this process, will be shared with you. The deadline for response to these questionnaires is 1st August 2025. Please note that this notice is not a call for competition, nor an invitation to tender. Participation in this engagement will not influence future procurement decisions nor confer any advantage or disadvantage. The contracting authority is under no obligation to proceed with any procurement. No contract will be awarded as a result of this market engagement exercise. Any relevant information or clarifications arising from this engagement will be made available to all potential suppliers as part of any future tender documentation, to ensure transparency and equal treatment Market engagement: 3rd July - 1st August 2025 Tender notice publication (anticipated): Q4 2025 Invitation to submit Tender: November - Q4 2025 Please note: Depending on construction progress at the site, the indicative timeline may be amended
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055811
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060160-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
92610000 - Sports facilities operation services
92620000 - Sport-related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £9,166,666 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £9,166,666 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Sep 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Aug 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 16 Mar 2026 - 15 Mar 2039 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BRECKLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- kirsty@max-associates.com, procurement@breckland.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DEREHAM
- Postcode
- NR19 1EE
- Post Town
- Norwich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI45 Lambeth
- Delivery Location
- TLH17 Breckland and South Norfolk
-
- Local Authority
- Lambeth
- Electoral Ward
- Waterloo & South Bank
- Westminster Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060160-2025
26th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059870-2025
25th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059826-2025
25th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037011-2025
3rd July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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