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Published 15 Aug 2025, 17:36 BST

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

Official notice

Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£800,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

It 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 published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 (4 yrs)
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “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)
Sporting services
Delivery area
North East (UKC14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05894d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

15 Aug 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    15 Aug 2025, 17:36 BST
  2. Market engagement
    12 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.

  3. Contract starts211 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 Aug 2025, 17:36 BST
    UK2

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

Durham County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMPB-8772-VYWM Corten House, Dunholme Close, Durham, North East, DH1 5WBContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure