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title: "Agency Agreement Award"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06edba"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Cherwell District Council"
published: "2026-08-27"
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# Agency Agreement Award

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

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## Summary

Cherwell District Council procured an agency agreement for leisure-related services. The arrangement shifts the current supplier’s services to an agency model, with services removed from the existing arrangement being performed by the supplier as agent. The requirement covers repair and maintenance connected with sports facilities, as well as recreational, cultural and sporting services. The procurement is categorised as services and relates to activity delivered in the United Kingdom. The council is the buying organisation. This is a concession-related leisure services requirement, combining operational delivery with responsibility for maintaining sports facilities. It may therefore be relevant to leisure operators, sports facility managers and contractors with experience delivering or supporting public recreational and sporting services under an agency arrangement.

The procurement is complete and was awarded directly without competition, using a below-threshold procedure. Parkwood Leisure Limited was selected for the single lot on 27 August 2026. The award value is £38,019,604 excluding VAT and £47,524,505 including VAT; the published description states that this is the estimated value of the remaining contract life and is not expected to change because of the award. The awarded contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 1 December 2034. A future signature milestone was scheduled for 18 September 2026. The award is active and the lot is complete. The stated basis is the direct award of the agency agreement, with no competitive evaluation.

This award shows Cherwell District Council’s demand for a substantial, long-term leisure services arrangement covering both sports facility maintenance and the delivery of recreational, cultural and sporting services. A credible future competitor would need to combine leisure operations with technical capability in the upkeep and repair of sports facilities, rather than offering only a narrow maintenance or facilities-management service. Experience of working for a local authority, operating under an agency model and managing responsibilities associated with a concession would be commercially relevant. The scale and duration indicate a need for an established operator with sufficient staffing, management systems, financial resilience and operational capacity to support a broad public leisure service while maintaining facilities to the required standard.

## Notice

Agency Agreement Award - This notice is with regard to a direct award of an Agency Agreement, shifting the current services provided by the supplier to an agency model. The removed services are thus awarded to the supplier to perform as an agent. Please note the value of this contract is not expected to change due to this award. The PS47,524,505 is an estimated value of the remaining contract life span.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081826-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 1 Dec 2034 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £38,019,604 |
| 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 | Cherwell District Council |
| Locality | BODICOTE |
| Postcode area | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX15 4AA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Cherwell |
| Electoral ward | Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote |
| Westminster constituency | Banbury |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Parkwood Leisure Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 45212290 - Repair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilities
- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

## Release History

- 27 Aug 2026 at 14:49 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081826-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081826-2026
  27th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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