---
title: "Leisure Centre Provision"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051a89"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CITY OF LINCOLN"
published: "2025-06-04"
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# Leisure Centre Provision

Buyer: CITY OF LINCOLN  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051a89

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## Summary

The City of Lincoln is seeking to enhance its leisure services by appointing Greenwich Leisure Limited as a preferred provider for the provision of leisure centres, specifically at Yarborough Leisure Centre and Birchwood Leisure Centre. The procurement process, categorised under services within the sports facilities operation sector, utilised a direct award approach justified by extreme urgency due to unforeseen circumstances. With the contract slated to commence on 1st July 2025, it will run for 24 months with an option for a one-year extension. The award was made official on 21st May 2025, allowing Greenwich Leisure Limited to undertake the project, ensuring continuity and quality of service delivery within the Lincoln region, UKF30.

This tender presents significant opportunities for business growth for companies equipped to deliver sports facility operation services. Large-scale enterprises, particularly those with a capacity similar to Greenwich Leisure Limited, are well-positioned to benefit from such procurement processes. The direct award methodology emphasises reliability and readiness, rewarding organisations capable of swiftly addressing urgent needs in the public sector. Businesses invested in community-focused services can leverage these opportunities to strengthen their portfolio and expand their market presence, aligning their operations with municipal goals and contributing to regional development. Such contracts also serve as a catalyst for building robust relationships with local governments, paving the way for future collaborations and sustained economic prospects.

## Notice

The appointment of a preferred provider by direct award to deliver outdoor and indoor leisure centre provision at Yarborough Leisure Centre and Birchwood Leisure Centre Lincoln. The award will be for a period of 24 months with effect from 1st July 2025 with the option to extend by one further period of 12 months.

### Procurement Information

The direct award appointment being made is via ground 13, Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) is possible due to: (a) the goods, services or works to be supplied under the public contract are strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency, and (b) as a result, the public contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure. In order to justify the use of this provision the council is satisfied that the administration of the previous provider was not foreseen and that it is not in the public interest for the Leisure Centre to be shut for a significant period for the authority to undertake a competitive tendering procedure.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029791-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 23 Jun 2025 - 30 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £666,666 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CITY OF LINCOLN |
| Locality | LINCOLN |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode | LN1 1DD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC |
| Local authority | Lincoln |
| Electoral ward | Carholme |
| Westminster constituency | Lincoln |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GREENWICH LEISURE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92610000 - Sports facilities operation services

## Release History

- 4 Jun 2025 at 10:24 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029791-2025
- 21 May 2025 at 11:54 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023834-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029791-2025
  4th June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023834-2025
  21st May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.better.org.uk
- http://www.lincoln.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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