--- title: "Management of Cambridge City's leisure estate" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050998" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-050998" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-050998.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-050998.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL" published: "2026-01-12" --- # Management of Cambridge City's leisure estate Buyer: CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050998 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-050998) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-050998.json) ## Summary Cambridge City Council is conducting a procurement process to manage the city's leisure estate, involving facilities across multiple locations, such as the Abbey Leisure Complex and Jesus Green Lido. The contract, governed under UK legal framework 2023/54, aims to appoint a long-term operator for services, repair, and maintenance, with a potential value of £18 million. Utilising an open, competitive flexible procedure, the procurement is in the tender update stage and encourages participation from a diverse range of business types. The submission deadline for tender responses is 3 March 2026, with contract commencement slated for 26 June 2026, covering an initial duration of ten years, extendable by five years. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in management, repair, and strategic operations of sports and leisure facilities. Entities that possess technical, financial, and operational capabilities, such as SMEs and VCSEs, are encouraged to compete. The procurement's structure, emphasising a balance of quality and price, creates space for innovative service solutions and flexibility to adapt the contract’s scope. Businesses with expertise in construction, consultancy, sports services, or those capable of broad service offerings will find themselves well-suited to leveraging this procurement to bolster their growth and expand their portfolio in the public sector. ## Notice The Authority is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced long-term operator to undertake management services of the following Facilities as the Authority's agent: Abbey Leisure Complex (CB5 8NT) Cherry Hinton Village Centre (CB1 9EJ) Jesus Green Lido (CB4 3AX) Kings Hedges Learner Pool (CB4 2XH) Parkside Pool and Gym (CB1 1LY) Splashpads at Abbey Leisure Complex, Kings Hedges Learner Pool and Coleridge Recreation Ground (CB1 3QW) Paddling pools at Cherry Hinton Hall (CB1 8DW), Lammas Land (CB3 9EY) and Sheep's Green learner pool (CB3 9EY) Fitness suite and studio, 4 court sports hall, 3G pitch and 2 netball court MUGAs at Trumpington Community College (CB2 9HB) Any additional leisure or sports facilities that may be built within the Authority's administrative area (that may also be part of educational sites), or that become the Authority's responsibility during the Contract Period. Once appointed, the operator will manage the Facilities as an Agent to the Authority and will have day-to-day responsibility for doing so. Please refer to the Specification which sets out the Authority's Core Requirements (Sections 1 and 2), Service Requirements (Section 3), Asset Management Requirements (Section 4) and Performance Management and Reporting Requirements (Section 5). For all Facilities, the Agent will be responsible for lifecycle replacement and all day-to-day repairs and maintenance of fixtures and fittings. The Authority / Academy Trusts will be responsible for all fixed structural assets at the Facilities. The Agent will additionally take responsibility for lifecycle replacement of all plant and equipment at the Facilities. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Options: Over the Contract Period, the scope may be amended to allow for the addition or removal of leisure facilities as required. Any changes to the Contract will be made using the Change Protocol within the Contract and as a result, the value of the Contract may be amended accordingly. The following is a non-exhaustive list of potential leisure and sport facilities that may be added to / removed from the scope in the future: Swimming pools & lidos Gymnasiums, fitness studios & sports halls Changing facilities Physio & rehabilitation facilities Yoga & wellbeing centres Soft play facilities Climbing walls Skate parks BMX tracks Pitches & courts (including artificial surfaces) - football, rugby, hockey, basketball, netball, tennis, badminton, squash, volleyball, padel, baseball, American football, Gaelic football, etc. Golf courses (including Pitch & Putt and Crazy Golf provisions) Ski centres Ice rinks Cafes Indoor & outdoor bowling Renewal: The Contract will be awarded for an initial term of ten years. The Contract may subsequently be extended for one period of no more than five years. The maximum allowable Contract Period is 15 years. ### Planning Information Sessions will be held on Teams for 45 mins. Suppliers will be requested to submit their preferred time slot. Dates for these sessions are 7, 8 & 9 May. Please contact procurement@cambridge.gov.uk to request further information. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002417-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Jan 2026 | | Submission deadline | 3 Mar 2026 | | Future notice date | 1 Nov 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 25 Jun 2026 - 25 Jun 2036 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £15,000,000 | | Lots value | £15,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | CAMBRIDGE | | Post town | Cambridge | | Postcode | CB2 1BY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | Cambridge | | Electoral ward | Market | | Westminster constituency | Cambridge | | Delivery location | TLH1 East Anglia, TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 45212100 - Construction work of leisure facilities - 45212290 - Repair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilities - 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services - 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services - 92600000 - Sporting services - 98300000 - Miscellaneous services ## Release History - 12 Jan 2026 at 16:37 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002417-2026 - 4 Nov 2025 at 16:32 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071012-2025 - 29 Apr 2025 at 17:14 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017766-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002417-2026 12th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071012-2025 4th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017766-2025 29th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://procontract.due-north.com/ProjectManagement/ProjectDashboard?projectId=17b7c392-3fb6-f011-813a-005056b64545 ## Notice URLs - 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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