Agency Agreement Award · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Cherwell District Council (Local council)

Direct awardConcession

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£38,019,604published award · exc. VAT · operator revenue, not the authority's budget

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to Parkwood Leisure Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Agency Agreement Award - This Transparency 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.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Concession
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 27 Aug 2026, 14:28 BST
Last source update: 27 Aug 2026, 14:28 BST
Authority reference: PROC8696
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-081802
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06edaa Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: A variation is to be entered into. This variation removes the delivery of specified services, the estimated value of this variation is £47,524,505.
This Transparency 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.
A previous Notice was published for this project - ocds-h6vhtk-06e3a6
The supplier is to act as an agent of Cherwell District Council.
The value of this direct award is estimated to be £47,524,505 - the same amount as above.
The overall contract still has the same expiry date as the original contract that was put in place.

Review and risk notes

Risks: Local Government Re Organisation current in consultation with other authorities, may lead to a change in arrangements

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 27 Aug 2026

Transparency notice published
27 Aug 2026, 14:28 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £38,019,6041 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Parkwood Leisure Limited1 Nov 2026 – 1 Dec 2034	£38,019,604	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cherwell District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVTW-9323-DRNP Bodicote House, Bodicote, South East, OX15 4AAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

PARKWOOD LEISURE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03232979GB-PPON: PZXX-8231-QJQX The Stables Duxbury Park, Chorley, North West, PR7 4ATContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender27 Aug 2026, 14:28 BST