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title: "Leisure Management Joint Venture Partner"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f649"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "East Hampshire District Council"
published: "2026-09-10"
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# Leisure Management Joint Venture Partner

Buyer: East Hampshire District Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f649

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## Summary

East Hampshire District Council procured a leisure management joint venture partner to develop and operate its leisure centres. The requirement covers Alton Sports Centre, Mill Chase Leisure Centre in Whitehill and Bordon, and Taro Leisure Centre in Petersfield. The partner is responsible for delivering a replacement facility for Alton Sports Centre, a new facility to replace Mill Chase Leisure Centre, and investment in Taro Leisure Centre, followed by management of services across all three venues. The work combines construction, architectural and construction-related services, and sporting and leisure services. It also includes the Indoor Aquatic Adventure Zone at Whitehill and Bordon Leisure Centre, with its construction, commissioning and subsequent operation. East Hampshire District Council is the buyer and the work is delivered in Hampshire.

This procurement has been awarded, with Sports & Leisure Management Ltd selected as the joint venture partner. The contract was signed on 31 March 2017 and is active. It commenced on 31 March 2017 and, following a five-year extension made on 27 May 2021, is due to expire on 31 March 2042. The contract value is £33,665,212.01 excluding any separately stated modification value. The contract was modified to add construction and operation of the Indoor Aquatic Adventure Zone at Whitehill & Bordon Leisure Centre, with additional construction works valued at up to £3,665,212. The arrangement is intended to last at least 10 years and covers both capital investment and ongoing leisure-centre management. The procurement used a dialogue process to develop the joint venture terms.

This requirement is relevant to established leisure operators, construction partners and integrated consortia able to combine capital-project delivery with long-term public leisure management. Credible suppliers need experience operating multiple leisure centres while maintaining customer-facing services, staffing, programming, booking, pricing, cleaning, utilities, health and safety, safeguarding, maintenance and asset management. The requirement also favours organisations able to design, construct and commission new leisure facilities within an operational centre, then absorb them into existing services without disruption. Financial and commercial capability is important: the partner must support business planning, budgeting, open-book arrangements, income and expenditure management, performance reporting and marketing, with the ability to manage shared risk and reward and work towards a zero-subsidy model. Experience integrating buildings, systems, staff and customer services would be particularly relevant when this buyer next requires comparable provision.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

East Hampshire District Council is committed to high quality leisure provision and is seeking a partner (or partners) who they can work with to deliver their vision and outcomes. As a result the Council is inviting tenders from prospective organisations to enter into a joint venture (the terms of which will be developed during the dialogue process but may include the establishment of a special purpose vehicle or a direct contractual arrangement) to develop and then operate the Council's Leisure Centres. The existing facilities are as follows: Alton Sports Centre (ASC); Mill Chase Leisure Centre (MCLC), Whitehill and Bordon; Taro Leisure Centre (TLC), Petersfield. The Council is seeking through a joint venture arrangement, in which the Council is willing to explore sharing in the risk and reward, to deliver a replacement facility for Alton Sports Centre and a new facility for Whitehill and Bordon (to replace the Mill Chase Leisure Centre) and invest in the Taro Leisure Centre (Petersfield). The successful entity will deliver services at all 3 venues under the terms of a management agreement (both pre and post capital investment). The Council will explore various funding options for the capital works including using existing reserves and funds, lending to the successful partner on appropriate rates or the successful bidder securing loans from a third party. The Council will seek to drive down on-going management costs with the view to sharing in the income generated and aim to adopt a 0-subsidy arrangement. The Council is seeking a contractual arrangement lasting no less than 10 years (the maximum term will be confirmed during dialogue and be based on solutions from the market). The contract commenced on 31/03/2017 and was due to expire on 31/03/2037.. However, the contract was extended on 27/05/2021 for a period of 5-years and is now due to expire on 31/03/2042.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085652-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £33,665,212 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | East Hampshire District Council |
| Locality | PETERSFIELD |
| 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 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Sports and Leisure Management Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work
- 71200000 - Architectural and related services
- 71500000 - Construction-related services
- 92600000 - Sporting services

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 09:30 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085652-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.easthants.gov.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:288555-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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