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Agency Agreement Award

Cherwell District Council

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27 Aug 2026 at 14:49

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cherwell District Council procured an agency agreement for leisure-related services. The arrangement shifts the current supplier’s services to an agency model, with services removed from the existing arrangement being performed by the supplier as agent. The requirement covers repair and maintenance connected with sports facilities, as well as recreational, cultural and sporting services. The procurement is categorised as services and relates to activity delivered in the United Kingdom. The council is the buying organisation. This is a concession-related leisure services requirement, combining operational delivery with responsibility for maintaining sports facilities. It may therefore be relevant to leisure operators, sports facility managers and contractors with experience delivering or supporting public recreational and sporting services under an agency arrangement.

The procurement is complete and was awarded directly without competition, using a below-threshold procedure. Parkwood Leisure Limited was selected for the single lot on 27 August 2026. The award value is £38,019,604 excluding VAT and £47,524,505 including VAT; the published description states that this is the estimated value of the remaining contract life and is not expected to change because of the award. The awarded contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 1 December 2034. A future signature milestone was scheduled for 18 September 2026. The award is active and the lot is complete. The stated basis is the direct award of the agency agreement, with no competitive evaluation.

This award shows Cherwell District Council’s demand for a substantial, long-term leisure services arrangement covering both sports facility maintenance and the delivery of recreational, cultural and sporting services. A credible future competitor would need to combine leisure operations with technical capability in the upkeep and repair of sports facilities, rather than offering only a narrow maintenance or facilities-management service. Experience of working for a local authority, operating under an agency model and managing responsibilities associated with a concession would be commercially relevant. The scale and duration indicate a need for an established operator with sufficient staffing, management systems, financial resilience and operational capacity to support a broad public leisure service while maintaining facilities to the required standard.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Agency Agreement Award

Notice Description

Agency Agreement Award - This notice is with regard to a direct award of an Agency Agreement, shifting the current services provided by the supplier to an agency model. The removed services are thus awarded to the supplier to perform as an agent. Please note the value of this contract is not expected to change due to this award. The PS47,524,505 is an estimated value of the remaining contract life span.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06edba
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081826-2026
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
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

45212290 - Repair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilities

92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£38,019,604 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 1 Dec 2034 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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
BODICOTE
Postcode
OX15 4AA
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cherwell
Electoral Ward
Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote
Westminster Constituency
Banbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Parkwood Leisure Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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