--- title: "Wirral Water Sports Centre Complex - Preliminary Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04f76d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04f76d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04f76d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04f76d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WIRRAL COUNCIL" published: "2025-03-21" --- # Wirral Water Sports Centre Complex - Preliminary Market Engagement Buyer: WIRRAL COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f76d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04f76d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04f76d.json) ## Summary Wirral Council has initiated a preliminary market engagement process for the operation of the Wirral Water Sports Centre Complex, located at West Kirby Marine Lake, Wallasey, United Kingdom (UKD74). This procurement process falls under the services category, specifically focusing on the operation of sports facilities. The Council is currently in the planning stage of this process, with key milestones including the market engagement scheduled to conclude by 14 April 2025. Interested parties are encouraged to submit their expressions of interest via the Council’s e-tendering portal, The Chest, by the specified deadline to inform a potential procurement strategy. This procurement presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in sports facilities management, leisure services, and recreational activities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), are particularly well-suited to compete for this tender. The Council aims to establish a sustainable delivery model and seeks operators who can maintain a strong partnership with the authority, ensuring the site's legacy and continued positive impact on the community’s health and wellbeing. Businesses that are capable of delivering high-quality water sports services and fostering community engagement will find this tender to be a promising avenue for growth and collaboration with a public authority. ## Notice Wirral Borough Council (the "Council") is undertaking this preliminary market engagement to consult with potential operators to inform a delivery model to operate the Wirral Water Sports Centre Complex. The Wirral Water Sports Centre operates, delivers and facilitates a diverse range of Water Sports on the Council owned and managed "West Kirby Marine Lake" a key local and regional leisure and recreational health and wellbeing destination. The Council is seeking to ascertain whether there is sufficient interest from appropriate providers to establish a procurement and delivery strategy for the Wirral Water Sports Centre. The Council will retain a keen interest in the site and as such, any future operator must maintain a good relationship with the Council and will be an important consideration for the Council with regards to legacy implications. The preliminary market engagement is being carried out under the current provisions of Regulation 17 of the Procurement Regulations 2024 and Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023. ### Planning Information The preliminary market engagement information is available via The Chest (www.the-chest.org.uk), which is the Council's e-tendering portal. Expressions of interests by completing the relevant questions will be submitted on The Chest. The link to the advert is below - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=833c3e10-e905-f011-8136-005056b64545&p=e0cc5631-4690-e511-80fb-000c29c9ba21 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010709-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Mar 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 14 Apr 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WIRRAL COUNCIL | | Locality | WALLASEY | | Post town | Chester | | Postcode | CH44 8ED | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD74 Wirral | | Local authority | Wirral | | Electoral ward | Seacombe | | Westminster constituency | Wallasey | | Delivery location | TLD74 Wirral | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 92610000 - Sports facilities operation services ## Release History - 21 Mar 2025 at 14:01 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010709-2025 - 21 Mar 2025 at 13:57 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010705-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010709-2025 21st March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010705-2025 21st March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=833c3e10-e905-f011-8136-005056b64545&p=e0cc5631-4690-e511-80fb-000c29c9ba21 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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