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The management of Solent Meads golf course

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

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23 Sep 2026 at 14:28

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is seeking a concessionaire to operate Solent Meads Golf Course in Southbourne, Dorset. The opportunity concerns running the golf course and operating water sports activities and associated retail services from Council-owned premises. The concessionaire would have the right to sell these goods and services as a business on the site and would pay the Council a fee. This is a sports and recreation services opportunity, with associated sports goods and equipment. The buyer is the Council; the delivery location is Solent Meads Golf Course in Southbourne.

The Council invited offers through an open procedure for a concession. The process reached the tender stage, and bids were to be submitted electronically in English. The enquiry deadline was 9 October 2026 at midnight; the bid deadline was 23 October 2026 at 14:00. The planned contract period runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2051, with no extensions. The estimated value is £5 million excluding VAT (£6 million including VAT). There is one lot, and the opportunity is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses. Bids are assessed on a combination of price and quality; quality criteria are set out in the tender response requirements.

This concession suits an operator able to manage a golf course and develop or deliver water sports activities alongside related retail services. The supplier needs the commercial capacity to run a business from Council-owned premises over a long-term concession, meet the operational demands of the course and activities, and generate revenue while paying a fee to the Council. Retail capability relevant to sports and recreation users may also be useful. The opportunity is identified as suitable for SMEs, so smaller operators may be able to compete, provided they can demonstrate an effective operating model and a credible combination of price and service quality. The requirements span sports and recreation services and associated goods and equipment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The management of Solent Meads golf course

Notice Description

The council (the grantor) intends to grant a person or supplier (the concessionaire) the right to operate - as the seller of certain goods or services - as a business within a premises or other asset belonging to the grantor in return for an appropriate fee. The concessionaire pays the grantor. * The premises is Solent Meads Golf Course in Southbourne, Dorset. * The goods or services is operation of the Solent Meads Golf Course The successful concessionaire will be granted the right to operate as the seller of water sports activities and associated retail services within Council-owned premises. The anticipated start date of the contract is December 2026. The contract will be for 25 years with no extensions.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0778b4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090179-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

37400000 - Sports goods and equipment

92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£5,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
23 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2051 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
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOURNEMOUTH
Postcode
BH2 6DY
Postcode Area
Bournemouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Delivery Location
TLK24 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Electoral Ward
Bournemouth Central
Westminster Constituency
Bournemouth West

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