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title: "Closed Tender - Concessionary Contract for Activation of tennis facilities within Oldham Parks"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06df94"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council"
published: "2026-08-09"
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# Closed Tender - Concessionary Contract for Activation of tennis facilities within Oldham Parks

Buyer: Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06df94

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## Summary

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council procured the operation and activation of tennis facilities in Oldham parks. The service covers launching and managing the Club Spark booking system, collecting payments, handling court enquiries and driving participation across all facilities. The operator is responsible for increasing memberships, season-ticket uptake, pay-and-play bookings and coaching programmes, including LTA-recognised schemes such as local tennis leagues, the Free Tennis Offer and cardio tennis. The scope also includes creating a schools tennis programme, introducing disability activities such as walking and wheelchair tennis, and building links with community groups to reach underserved communities. The council retains control of the maintenance schedule. This is a sports-facilities operation and sports-participation service for Oldham.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded on 7 August 2026 to WE DO TENNIS C.I.C., following a below-threshold limited competition with two final-stage bids. The award value is £500 excluding VAT and £520 including VAT. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029, with an option to extend by a further one year plus one year if service and delivery performance measures are met, giving a possible maximum end date of 31 August 2031. This is a concession arrangement: the operator pays the council 50% of generated revenue monthly. The Club Spark booking system costs £500 per year. The award covers one completed lot and the winning supplier is an SME.

This procurement shows demand for an established tennis operator able to run a public-park tennis service commercially while widening participation. A credible competitor would need proven experience operating multiple tennis facilities, increasing memberships, bookings and coaching activity, and managing all customer payments and enquiries. The requirement favours an operator with LTA approval and the capability to deliver recognised participation schemes, including local leagues, free tennis and cardio tennis. Experience of working with schools, education partners and community organisations would be important, as would practical delivery of inclusive disability programmes such as walking and wheelchair tennis. Strong community engagement is needed to reach people facing inequalities and harder-to-reach groups, alongside reliable booking-system management and performance against service and delivery measures.

## Notice

The cost for this Service will be commissioned based, with 50% of the income being paid to the Operator. The Club spark booking system is currently in use within the Service and costs a fixed amount of PS500 per annum. The management and launch of the Club Spark booking system. The operator will be fully responsible for driving all on court activity maximising: * Annual membership / season ticket uptakes * Pay & Play courts and bookings * Coaching programmes to engage a variety of our communities including those that face the most inequalities, encouraging more players on to court * LTA recognised schemes that encourage participation (including Local tennis leagues, Free Tennis Offer, Cardio tennis etc) * Establish a schools tennis programme in conjunction with key local education leads including the local School Games Organiser (SGO) * Introduction of a disability programme (Walking tennis, Wheelchair tennis, etc) * Building links with other community groups to advertise tennis opportunities and increase tennis take-up in harder to reach communities * Collection of all payments * Dealing with all tennis court related enquiries * Management of the Club Spark booking system * A proven, LTA approved, operator maximising participation and engagement across all tennis facilities * Monthly 50% payback of all generated revenue * Oldham Council still in control of maintenance schedule * No ongoing administration time or initial training costs needed

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075496-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £500 |
| 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 | Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Locality | OLDHAM |
| Postcode area | Oldham |
| Postcode | OL1 1HD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD37 Greater Manchester North East |
| Local authority | Oldham |
| Electoral ward | Coldhurst |
| Westminster constituency | Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WE DO TENNIS C.I.C. |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92610000 - Sports facilities operation services
- 92620000 - Sport-related services

## Release History

- 9 Aug 2026 at 17:32 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075496-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075496-2026
  9th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wedotennis.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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