Official UK procurement notice
002024 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for Fitness Companies and/or Swimming Companies to deliver exercise classes and other sessions in Leisure Facilities and Community Settings within County Durham
Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIt is the objective of Durham County Council Wellbeing, Sport and Leisure Services to provide a safe and enjoyable experience for customers in all Wellbeing, Fitness and Learn to Swim Classes.
The Council are exploring the option and interest from the market for fitness and/or swimming companies to lead activity sessions within Leisure Facilities and Community Settings within County Durham.
Potential session could include:
Aqua Fit
Aqua Zumba
Aqua Jump
Aqua Cycle
Aqua Jog
Aqua Fighter
Aqua Bootcamp
Aqua Pole
Aqua Balance
Aqua Circuits
Aqua Deep
Aqua Natal
Gentle Aqua
Tidal
Les Mills - Body Pump
Les Mills - Body Combat
Les Mills - Body Balance
Accredited Strength and Conditioning
Boot-camp Circuits
Boxercise
Boxing Circuits
Bums and Tums
Cardio Circuits
Core Conditioning
Cross Trainer
Cycle energy
Functional Training
Gentle Circuits/Exercise/Move
Insanity
Kettle Bell
Legs, bums and tums
Metafit / Metafit (back to back)
MetaPWR
Pilates
Stretch and tone
TRX
Dance Style Coaching e.g Zumba /Salsa/Clubbercise (tone/kids dance)
Specialist Classes - e.g, referral, young persons
Yoga/Tai Chi
Exercise to Music
Step
HITT Step
Seated Exercise
Strength Circuit
Swimming classes - Adult Child ( birth - 3 years)
Swimming classes - Pre school (3-4 years)
Swimming classes - Stages 1 - 7
Swimming classes - Stages 8-10
Swimming classes - Adults
Swimming classes - Rookies
Swimming classes - Aqua Youth 8-10 (Mixture of synco/diving/competitive/water polo)
Swimming classes - snorkelling
Swimming classes - Mermaid
Swimming classes - Disabiliy
Swimming classes - Synchronised swimming
CPV: Sporting services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “002024 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for Fitness Companies…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Aug 2025, 17:36 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Aug 2025, 17:36 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049290- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05894dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
15 Aug 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published15 Aug 2025, 17:36 BST
- Market engagement12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Interested providers can access the written response questions, free of charge, by registering with open-uk.org
The deadline for completed responses is Friday 12th September 2025 at 12 noon.
- Contract starts211 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 Aug 2025, 17:36 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender