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title: "Leisure Management Operator Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04552d"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES"
published: "2026-03-11"
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# Leisure Management Operator Services

Buyer: THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04552d

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## Summary

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is engaged in procuring Leisure Management Operator Services, covering six leisure facilities—The Malden Centre, Weir Archer Athletics & Fitness Centre, Tolworth Recreation Centre, Kingston Leisure Centre, Chessington Sports Centre, and Albany Outdoors. The procurement process, governed by the Competitive Dialogue procedure as per Regulation 30 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, is currently in the award stage with Places for People Leisure Management Limited as the appointed supplier on 22nd July 2025. The contract is valued at £120,000,000 and spans a 10-year period with the option for a five-year extension. The initiative aims to provide recreational, cultural, and sporting services across the UKI63 region, with staggered contract commencements for various facilities starting October 2025 through Spring 2027.

Businesses specializing in sports facilities and leisure management can find growth opportunities through this contract. The procurement process involves a substantial role for bidders in defining solutions, thus allowing innovative approaches for service delivery. Factors such as asset management, environmental sustainability, active community engagement, and social value are key quality criteria. The Council's interest in considering agency model proposals or other variants presents a chance for businesses to leverage unique structural offerings. Large organisations with experience in complex leisure operations, including managing outdoor facilities, could particularly benefit from this opportunity by demonstrating their capability to deliver integrated solutions harmonizing both indoor and outdoor leisure services.

## Notice

The Royal Borough of Kingston released the opportunity to the market for the provision of Leisure Management Operator Services for six leisure facilities: - The Malden Centre - Weir Archer Athletics & Fitness Centre - Tolworth Recreation Centre - Kingston Leisure Centre - Chessington Sports Centre - Albany Outdoors The management contract will be for a period of 10 years with the option of an extension of up to five years at the Council's discretion. There will be a staggered start to the contract as follows: - October 2025: Chessington Sports Centre and Albany Outdoors - April 2026: The Malden Centre, Weir Archer Athletics & Fitness Centre, Tolworth Recreation Centre - Spring 2027: Kingston Leisure Centre (new build facility scheduled to open). The Council used the Competitive Dialogue Procedure under Regulation 30 of the PCR for the procurement of this Contract as it considered that this procedure could best meet the Council's objectives for the service requirements and commercial terms in accordance with Regulation 26(4)(a)(i) to (iii). Bidders were expected to have a major role in defining the solution which could not be specified by the Council at the outset, as the Council was unable to assess or determine the solution without in-depth dialogue.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council undertook the procurement using the Competitive Dialogue procedure in line with Regulation 30 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The procurement documents were available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at https://procontract.due-north.com/

Options: The Council required the submission of a standard model bid and a mandatory agency variant (agency model) bid, all evaluation criteria was applied to both bids in accordance with the process set out in the ISFT. The Final Tender that received the highest overall score and had established a final Contract was awarded the Contract, which was based on a mandatory agency model, representing the Tender capable of providing the most economically advantageous tender for the Council.

Renewal: It is anticipated the management contract will be for a period of 10 years with the option of an extension of up to five years at the Council's discretion.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021981-2026 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive dialogue |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | 19 May 2024 |
| Award date | 21 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £120,000,000 |
| Lots value | £120,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £120,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES |
| Locality | KINGSTON UPON THAMES |
| Post town | Kingston upon Thames |
| Postcode | KT1 1EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton |
| Local authority | Kingston upon Thames |
| Electoral ward | Kingston Town |
| Westminster constituency | Kingston and Surbiton |
| Delivery location | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PLACES FOR PEOPLE LEISURE MANAGEMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

## Release History

- 11 Mar 2026 at 16:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021981-2026
- 28 May 2024 at 10:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016599-2024
- 25 Apr 2024 at 14:07 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013471-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kingston.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/

## Provenance

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