Chichester District Council Leisure Centre Management and Active Communities Services

This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) and is not being used as a call for competition. It is to notify the market that Chichester District Council (the "Authority") intends to issue a Contract Notice in January 2025 for the procurement of a new contract for the management and operation of the Council's leisure facilities and active communities service from 1 May 2026. The facilities include:

• Westgate Leisure Centre
• Bourne Leisure Centre
• The Grange Community and Leisure Centre

A brief summary overview of each facility can be found below:

Westgate Leisure Centre - 120-station gym, 6-lane 33m pool, teaching pool, splash zone, water flume, toning suite, 1 x meeting room, FORTIS suite, 6-court sports hall, 30-station spin studio, health suite (steam room, sauna and hot tub), outdoor skate park and café

The Grange Community and Leisure Centre - 50-station gym, 2 x squash courts, 3 x meeting rooms, 4-court sports hall, 2-court sports hall, 2 x treatment rooms, 1 x exercise studios, sauna/steam and café, library (co-located West Sussex County Council library)

Bourne Leisure Centre - 32-station gym, 4-court sports hall, dance studio, 3 x tennis courts, 1-court sports hall, 5-a-side 3G pitch, 1 x meeting room.

There is also a requirement to deliver a targeted health and wellbeing programme and outreach activities.