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Published 5 Oct 2026, 11:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

East Region Leisure services

Official notice

Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)

Direct award
Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)+6 more
Awarded value£214,594published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Wealden Leisure Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Region Leisure services interim contract

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
92610000 Sports facilities operation 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
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Oct 2026, 11:27 BST
Last source update
5 Oct 2026, 11:27 BST
Authority reference
East Leisure
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093717
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)+1 more
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ab08 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Protect Life
Published justification
Short term 2-year contract following the previous supplier (Fusion Leisure) going into Administration. An open procurement exercise will commence in 2027 to put in place a new supplier from 1 July 2028.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £214,5941 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Wealden Leisure Limited +1 morejoint award1 Jul 2026 — 30 Jun 2028£214,594—Awarded

Contracts

  • East Somerset Leisure Services · Wealden Leisure Limited +1 more

    Signed
    1 Jul 2026
    Value
    £214,594
    Period
    1 Jul 2026 — 30 Jun 2028
    Status
    active

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jun 2026
  1. Contract details notice published
    5 Oct 2026, 11:27 BSTUK7
  2. Contract signature expected
    4 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  3. Transparency notice published
    2 Jun 2026, 09:33 BSTUK5

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Somerset Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPGC-1434-MQPJ Somerset Council, County Hall, Taunton, South West, TA1 4DY Jon Marks [email protected] 0845 345 9166

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender