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title: "Interim Leisure Facilities Management Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03f9bf"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2026-04-23"
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# Interim Leisure Facilities Management Service

Buyer: BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f9bf

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## Summary

Bedford Borough Council has engaged in a procurement process for the "Interim Leisure Facilities Management Service," focusing on sporting services in the UKH24 region. The process recently saw amendments in April 2026 to the contract, first awarded in December 2023, primarily managed by Greenwich Leisure Ltd. The procurement is within the services category, initially hosted as a tender to appoint interim management for leisure facilities. The contract originally covered an 1800-day duration starting from February 2024, with procurement conducted under the Light Touch Regime. Previous adjustments modified contract terms due to operational changes in local centres, reflecting in various contract periods and the latest active award valued at £8,746,715.

This tender offers growth opportunities for businesses specialising in leisure facilities management, particularly large-scale operators capable of adapting to interim and flexible service management strategies under public procurement regulations. Companies with expertise in sporting service operations in regional locations like UKH24 would be well-suited to engage with such contracts, given the procurement's substantial budget and duration potential. The open procedure utilised indicates potential openness for competitive bidding, enabling strategic entries into regional public service management by well-established leisure operators.

## Notice

The Authority is inviting tenders for the appointment of an operator to manage their leisure facilities for an interim period.It is the Authority's intention to award a contract (the 'Contract') for a period of two (2) years with the option for up to three (3) extensions of twelve (12) months each.The Procurement is being run under the Light Touch Regime within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, using a procedure similar to the open procedure. However the Authority reserves the right to deviate from the formalities of the procedures given the flexibilities permitted by regulations 76 of the Public contract regulations 2015 (as amended) in the conduct of procurement for 'light regime services'. This ITT provides further details of the proposal and process for submitting Bids.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Authority has appointed an operator to manage their leisure facilities for an interim period.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036902-2026 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2024 - 31 Jan 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,000,000 |
| Lots value | £10,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £26,692,245 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | BEDFORDSHIRE |
| Post town | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK42 9AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH24 Bedford |
| Local authority | Bedford |
| Electoral ward | Cauldwell |
| Westminster constituency | Bedford |
| Delivery location | TLH24 Bedford |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | GREENWICH LEISURE; GTREENWICH LEISURE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92600000 - Sporting services

## Release History

- 23 Apr 2026 at 08:53 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036902-2026
- 13 Nov 2025 at 09:59 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073401-2025
- 1 Dec 2023 at 16:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035558-2023
- 4 Sep 2023 at 12:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026067-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bedford.gov.uk
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/Home

## Provenance

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