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title: "Leisure Centre Model Agency"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e3a6"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Cherwell District Council"
published: "2026-08-13"
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# Leisure Centre Model Agency

Buyer: Cherwell District Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e3a6

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## Summary

Cherwell District Council has varied its Leisure Centre Model Agency concession, covering the operation of sports facilities and a move to an agency model for the remainder of the existing contract term. The requirement concerns leisure and sports facility management services delivered in the United Kingdom. The change applies to the existing concession rather than creating a new service scope, and the original concessionaire remains in place. The buyer is Cherwell District Council, a local authority based in Banbury. The service is categorised under CPV 92610000, sports facilities operation services. This opportunity is therefore relevant to organisations operating leisure centres, sports facilities or comparable public-facing recreational services, particularly those able to work within an agency-based operating model.

The procurement is complete and the contract variation has been awarded. Cherwell Leisure Limited was selected as the supplier, and the active contract is valued at £47,524,505. The contract was signed on 25 April 2008. The procedure was a limited award without prior publication of a call for competition, used to vary an existing agreement with seven years of the contract term remaining. The stated rationale is that the modification is not substantial: it does not materially change the concession, admit other participants, alter the economic balance, considerably extend the scope or replace the concessionaire. The award relied on the stated absence of competition for technical reasons. The procurement was evaluated as a single service requirement.

This award demonstrates demand from Cherwell District Council for outsourced operation of sports and leisure facilities, including a transition to an agency operating model. A credible competitor for comparable work would need practical experience operating public leisure or sports facilities and the organisational capability to manage services on behalf of a local authority. The requirement also indicates the importance of continuity with an existing operating arrangement and an ability to deliver a contract variation without materially changing the nature or scope of the concession. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate an operating model suited to agency-based delivery, technical capability in sports facility operations, and sufficient scale and commercial resilience for a substantial, long-term public leisure services contract.

## Notice

Variation to contract - Variation moving to an agency model for the remainder of the contract term

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Variation to contract - Variation moving to an agency model for the remainder of the contract term

### Procurement Information

Contract Variation to an existing agreement - Current contract still has 7 years of the contract term remaining - variation is to move to a agency model This modification is to be made in accordance with regulation 43(1)(e) of the Concession Contracts Regulation 2016, namely that the modification is not substantial. A substantial modification is defined under regulation 43(9) of the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016. With regard to regulation 43(9), The Council notes the modification: 1) does not render the concession contract materially different in character from the one initially concluded; 2) does not allow for the admission of other participants, allowed for the acceptance of another tender, or attracted additional participants in the procurement procedure initially conducted; 3) does not shift the economic balance of the contract in favour of the concessionaire in a manner not provided for in the initial contract; 4) does not extend the scope of the concession contract considerably; and 5) does not replace the concessionaire initially awarded the concession contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077263-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Apr 2008 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £47,524,505 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Cherwell District Council |
| Locality | BANBURY |
| Postcode area | Not specified |
| Postcode | Not specified |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Cherwell Leisure Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92610000 - Sports facilities operation services

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2026 at 13:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077263-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.cherwell.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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