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Burnley Borough Council and Burnley Leisure & Culture - Strategic Partnership, Deed of Variation

BURNLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL

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26 May 2026 at 13:10

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process initiated by Burnley Borough Council involves a strategic partnership with Burnley Leisure & Culture to extend the existing funding and management agreement for leisure and cultural services in Burnley. This contract falls under the "Recreational, cultural and sporting services" category, with a procurement status marked as complete. The council used a direct procurement method due to specific governance reorganisation circumstances. The award, titled "Burnley Borough Council and Burnley Leisure & Culture - Strategic Partnership, Deed of Variation," amounts to £3,739,872 and will become effective from 1st April 2029 until 31st March 2030, with a possible extension until 2032 at the council's discretion.

This procurement presents substantial opportunities for businesses involved in leisure and cultural services, particularly large enterprises and those structured as voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. The strategic partnership secures ongoing service delivery and allows the successor authority post-local government reorganisation to implement a smooth service transition, ensuring minimal disruption to Burnley residents. Thus, businesses with experience in governmental collaborations, and those that can offer continuity and scalability in service provision, are ideally positioned to benefit from participating in similar future tenders.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Burnley Borough Council and Burnley Leisure & Culture - Strategic Partnership, Deed of Variation

Notice Description

The extension of the existing funding and management agreement with Burnley Leisure to provide Leisure and Cultural Services and activities to the Borough of Burnley.

Procurement Information

Due to Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), there is insufficient manager capacity to bring the services back in house or undertake a new procurement exercise prior to LGR. Running a new procurement exercise is costly and unless the council offers a long term agreement the opportunity is highly unlikely to attract competitive bids. Any such long term agreements would bind the successor authority under LGR to a current borough level strategic partnership. While the council should not make decisions now, that could fetter the decision making of future councils, it can make decisions that are necessary to ensure a smooth transition and to secure ongoing and future best value in service delivery. A short period of continuity reduces the risk of disruption to core leisure & cultural services for Burnley Borough residents in the immediate aftermath of reorganisation. The successor authority would then be in a position to plan any transition accordingly. The extension of this agreement falls within the remit of the permitted modifications to public procurement rules within schedule 8 regulation 74 of the Procurement Act 2023. This extension, in advance of LGR in Lancashire, will allow the successor authority to plan any proposed transitions in an appropriate manner and sensible timeframe.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a3b5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048815-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
VCSE
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£3,116,560 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 May 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 May 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2029 - 31 Mar 2030 6-12 months
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
BURNLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BURNLEY
Postcode
BB11 9SA
Post Town
Blackburn
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD46 East Lancashire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Burnley
Electoral Ward
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
Westminster Constituency
Burnley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BURNLEY LEISURE AND CULTURE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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