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title: "Change in Delivery Model for Council Owned Leisure Centres - Agency Model"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-065e36"
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# Change in Delivery Model for Council Owned Leisure Centres - Agency Model

Buyer: BASILDON BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065e36

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## Summary

Basildon Borough Council is overseeing a procurement process aimed at revising the delivery model for its council-owned leisure centres, represented by contracts for Basildon Sporting Village, Eversley Leisure Centre, and Wickford Swim and Fitness Centre. This initiative, titled "Change in Delivery Model for Council Owned Leisure Centres - Agency Model," falls under the industry category of sports facilities operation services. Located in the United Kingdom within the UKH37 region, these services are managed by Sports and Leisure Management Ltd (SLM). The procurement stage has transitioned to 'Award', effective 27 February 2026, indicating that modifications have been fully implemented under the Agency Model. This model consolidates existing contracts, enhancing efficiency by dedicating SLM as the sole service provider responsible for all service management under a singular Consolidated Leisure Contract. 

This procurement offers substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in sports facility management and leisure services, particularly those capable of managing large-scale service contracts with integrated models. The transition to an Agency Model allows for better resource allocation and management, potentially attracting long-term investment and operational improvements. Businesses with expertise in sports service delivery and efficiency in consolidation of contracts might find this a favourable prospect to expand their presence within regional leisure service operations. Companies similar to Sports and Leisure Management Ltd or those offering innovative and sustainable service solutions should consider participating in tenders of this nature to leverage their specialisations for community benefits.

## Notice

The council's leisure services (Basildon Sporting Village, Eversley Leisure Centre and Wickford Swim and Fitness Centre) are operated and delivered by Sports and Leisure Management Ltd (SLM), trading as Everyone Active (EA), under two separate contracts, one for Basildon Sporting Village and another for "Other Leisure" that includes Eversley Leisure Centre and Wickford Swim and Fitness Centre. The proposed modification is the adoption of an Agency Model for the delivery of the council's leisure services within the borough.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The council's leisure services (Basildon Sporting Village, Eversley Leisure Centre and Wickford Swim and Fitness Centre) are operated and delivered by Sports and Leisure Management Ltd (SLM), trading as Everyone Active (EA), under two separate contracts, one for Basildon Sporting Village and another for "Other Leisure" that includes Eversley Leisure Centre and Wickford Swim and Fitness Centre.

Options: The alternative option would be for the council not to extend the leisure contracts. This could result in SLM having to operate under an unsustainable business model without increasing prices across the centres which would negatively impact on the centres' performance, facility users and the community, in particular low-income residents and families. In order to ensure continued service delivery and best value for the council for the contract term, the extension will mitigate against any fluctuations in financial resources and will support SLM to operate under a better business model. The extension will also provide SLM with the opportunity to invest in a longer-term commitment with the council, which will provide ongoing reassurance for future investment in the facilities and services. It will also allow a suitable timeframe for SLM to fully repay the support grant that was provided by the council over the Covid period without negatively impacting on the centres' performance or facility users and the community

### Procurement Information

The existing Contracts are based on Sport England templates. The Agency Model was therefore not the structure that was identified in the original tenders, nor is it described in the Contracts. Rather, SLM operates the facilities as "principal" in the Leisure Contract, and the DBOM Contractor does the same under the 2009 DBOM Contract. It is proposed that for efficiency, SLM would combine the Contracts together into one contract, under which SLM would be the counterparty responsible for all services (the Consolidated Leisure Contract). It follows that if the Agency Model were to be implemented, several changes would need to be made to the Contracts, being: 1. changes to accommodate the agency structure; 2. change of counterparties under the 2009 DBOM Contract to remove the DBOM Contractor and place all obligations on SLM; and; 3. changes to accommodate combining the Contracts together generally. Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) governs modifications to public contracts during their term. Regulation 72 sets out six "safe harbours" in which a public contract can be modified during its term without the need to re-advertise the contract. The identified safe harbour for these changes is regulation 72(1)(e). Regulation 72(1)(e) can be relied on where the modification, irrespective of value, is not "substantial" as defined in Regulation 72(8). The Council establishes and document that none of the following sub-grounds are made out by the proposed changes to implement the Agency Model, in particular with reference to its knowledge of the market for these services and the responses from other bidders in the original procurement: 1. the modification renders the contract materially different in character from the one initially concluded; 2. the modification introduces conditions which, had they been part of the initial procurement procedure, would have: (a) allowed for the admission of other candidates; or (b) allowed for the acceptance of another tender; or (c) attracted additional participants in the procurement procedure, 3. the modification changes the economic balance of the contract in favour of the contractor in a manner which was not provided for in the procurement procedure; 4. the modification considerably extends the scope of the contract; and 5. a new contractor replaces the original contractor in cases other than those provided for in Regulation 72(1)(d) - which covers corporate restructures.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017868-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Apr 2011 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £18,664,434 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BASILDON BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | BASILDON |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS14 1DL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway |
| Local authority | Basildon |
| Electoral ward | St Martin's |
| Westminster constituency | Basildon and Billericay |
| Delivery location | TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SPORTS AND LEISURE MANAGEMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92610000 - Sports facilities operation services

## Release History

- 27 Feb 2026 at 12:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017868-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.basildon.gov.uk

## Provenance

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