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Leisure Centre Management Services

SOUTH HAMS DISTRICT COUNCIL

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02 Apr 2026 at 07:59

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02 Apr 2026 at 07:52

Summary of the contracting process

South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council have awarded a contract for Leisure Centre Management Services to Parkwood Leisure Limited. This procurement, under the industry category of sporting services, focuses on maintaining leisure facilities across Totnes, Tavistock, and Okehampton in the UK region UKK43. The procurement stage is in the Award phase, with the contract valued at £11,420,000 and set to commence on 17 April 2026, running through to 16 October 2028. Due to unforeseen circumstances leading to the administration of the previous contractor, a direct award method was utilised under urgency provisions of the Procurement Act 2023, bypassing a competitive tender process.

This tender provides significant business growth opportunities, particularly for large scale service providers in the leisure management industry. Companies with experience in operating regional leisure facilities and those capable of swiftly assuming control under urgent conditions will find this contract beneficial. The procurement's urgency eliminates initial competitive tendering, allowing experienced firms to rapidly engage with the authorities, building long-term relationships for future leisure service management contracts in the area.

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Notice Title

Leisure Centre Management Services

Notice Description

South Hams District Council ("SHDC") and West Devon Borough Council ("WDBC") (together the "Authority") holds a leisure centre management contract with Fusion Lifestyle, which was due to end on 30 November 2041 (the "Current Contract"). Fusion Lifestyle went into administration on 1 April 2026 and, as a consequence, the Authority requires continuity of service to ensure that the following leisure facilities can continue to operate: SHDC: Ivybridge Leisure Centre Totnes Leisure Centre Quayside Leisure Centre (Kingsbridge) Dartmouth Leisure Centre WDBC: Parklands Leisure Centre (Okehampton) Meadowlands Leisure Centre (Tavistock) The Authority intends to award a short-term management contract to maintain the operation of the above facilities. The Authority makes this award relying on Section 41 and Paragraph 13 to Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, as there is extreme and unavoidable urgency, for the following reasons: the services to be supplied under the public contract are strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency and the urgency is unavoidable, as it is attributable solely to the administration of Fusion Lifestyle, which could not have been foreseen by the Authority, and it was not confirmed until 1 April 2026; and as a result of the urgency, the public contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure and the Authority has not been able to find a suitable alternative route to ensuring continuity of services in these complex circumstances. The Authority will shortly start a formal procurement competition in accordance with the PA 2023 order to ensure that it is able to select an operator to provide the leisure service for a mid/longer term duration on the expiry of the short term management contract.

Procurement Information

South Hams District Council ("SHDC") and West Devon Borough Council ("WDBC") (together the "Authority") holds a leisure centre management contract with Fusion Lifestyle, which was due to end on 30 November 2041 (the "Current Contract"). Fusion Lifestyle went into administration on 1 April 2026 and, as a consequence, the Authority requires continuity of service to ensure that the following leisure facilities can continue to operate: SHDC: Ivybridge Leisure Centre Totnes Leisure Centre Quayside Leisure Centre (Kingsbridge) Dartmouth Leisure Centre WDBC: Parklands Leisure Centre (Okehampton) Meadowlands Leisure Centre (Tavistock) The Authority intends to award a short-term management contract to maintain the operation of the above facilities. The Authority makes this award relying on Section 41 and Paragraph 13 to Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, as there is extreme and unavoidable urgency, for the following reasons: the services to be supplied under the public contract are strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency and the urgency is unavoidable, as it is attributable solely to the administration of Fusion Lifestyle, which could not have been foreseen by the Authority, and it was not confirmed until 1 April 2026; and as a result of the urgency, the public contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure and the Authority has not been able to find a suitable alternative route to ensuring continuity of services in these complex circumstances. The Authority will shortly start a formal procurement competition in accordance with the PA 2023 order to ensure that it is able to select an operator to provide the leisure service for a mid/longer term duration on the expiry of the short term management contract.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-067b58
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030663-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£9,516,666 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Apr 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Apr 20262 days ago
Contract Period
16 Apr 2026 - 16 Oct 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTH HAMS DISTRICT COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

DWF LLP

WEST DEVON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TOTNES
Postcode
TQ9 5NE
Post Town
Torquay
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Deansgate
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PARKWOOD LEISURE

Further Information

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