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# Active Life – Kingsmead Leisure Centre ~ Catering Tender

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/active-life-kingsmead-leisure-centre-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-04c1c4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Active Life – Kingsmead Leisure Centre: "Active Life – Kingsmead Leisure Centre ~ Catering Tender". Published status: active. Published Value: £2,375,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Active Life – Kingsmead Leisure Centre](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/active-life-kingsmead-leisure-centre-GB-FTS-131795)
- **Published Value:** £2,375,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 December 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/active-life-kingsmead-leisure-centre-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-04c1c4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04c1c4`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/active-life-kingsmead-leisure-centre-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-04c1c4#tl-md)

## Description
Active Life, a leading Leisure service provider, are targeting the appointment of an outsourced caterer to commence in April 2024 to take on an operating lease/ concession at Kingsmead Leisure Centre. In order to work to this timescale, we are following a two stage restricted tender process (SQ submissions by all interested parties then shortlist suppliers for the Invitation to Tender (ITT)).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £2,375,000
- **Description:** The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services in a catering concession at Kingsmead Leisure Centre in Canterbury. The Leisure centre has just been refurbished with in excess of £10million invested. Kingsmead has a footfall bet...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2025 to 31/03/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F038884-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-12-03T12:05:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T23:52:12.705Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04c1c4