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Leisure Centre Model Agency

Cherwell District Council

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13 Aug 2026 at 13:52

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Summary of the contracting process

Cherwell District Council has varied its Leisure Centre Model Agency concession, covering the operation of sports facilities and a move to an agency model for the remainder of the existing contract term. The requirement concerns leisure and sports facility management services delivered in the United Kingdom. The change applies to the existing concession rather than creating a new service scope, and the original concessionaire remains in place. The buyer is Cherwell District Council, a local authority based in Banbury. The service is categorised under CPV 92610000, sports facilities operation services. This opportunity is therefore relevant to organisations operating leisure centres, sports facilities or comparable public-facing recreational services, particularly those able to work within an agency-based operating model.

The procurement is complete and the contract variation has been awarded. Cherwell Leisure Limited was selected as the supplier, and the active contract is valued at £47,524,505. The contract was signed on 25 April 2008. The procedure was a limited award without prior publication of a call for competition, used to vary an existing agreement with seven years of the contract term remaining. The stated rationale is that the modification is not substantial: it does not materially change the concession, admit other participants, alter the economic balance, considerably extend the scope or replace the concessionaire. The award relied on the stated absence of competition for technical reasons. The procurement was evaluated as a single service requirement.

This award demonstrates demand from Cherwell District Council for outsourced operation of sports and leisure facilities, including a transition to an agency operating model. A credible competitor for comparable work would need practical experience operating public leisure or sports facilities and the organisational capability to manage services on behalf of a local authority. The requirement also indicates the importance of continuity with an existing operating arrangement and an ability to deliver a contract variation without materially changing the nature or scope of the concession. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate an operating model suited to agency-based delivery, technical capability in sports facility operations, and sufficient scale and commercial resilience for a substantial, long-term public leisure services contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Leisure Centre Model Agency

Notice Description

Variation to contract - Variation moving to an agency model for the remainder of the contract term

Lot Information

Lot 1

Variation to contract - Variation moving to an agency model for the remainder of the contract term

Procurement Information

Contract Variation to an existing agreement - Current contract still has 7 years of the contract term remaining - variation is to move to a agency model This modification is to be made in accordance with regulation 43(1)(e) of the Concession Contracts Regulation 2016, namely that the modification is not substantial. A substantial modification is defined under regulation 43(9) of the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016. With regard to regulation 43(9), The Council notes the modification: 1) does not render the concession contract materially different in character from the one initially concluded; 2) does not allow for the admission of other participants, allowed for the acceptance of another tender, or attracted additional participants in the procurement procedure initially conducted; 3) does not shift the economic balance of the contract in favour of the concessionaire in a manner not provided for in the initial contract; 4) does not extend the scope of the concession contract considerably; and 5) does not replace the concessionaire initially awarded the concession contract.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e3a6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077263-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

92610000 - Sports facilities operation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£47,524,505 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Apr 200818 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Cherwell District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BANBURY
Postcode
Not specified
Postcode Area
Not specified
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Cherwell Leisure Limited

Further Information

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