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title: "ED0407-25 - EDDC Leisure Management"
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# ED0407-25 - EDDC Leisure Management

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ed0407-25-eddc-leisure-management-ocds-h6vhtk-05f33d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Devon District Council: "ED0407-25 - EDDC Leisure Management". Published status: complete. Concession Value: £10,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [East Devon District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-devon-district-council-ons-e07000040)
- **Concession Value (operator's expected revenue):** £10,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 January 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK4, UKK43
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £10,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ed0407-25-eddc-leisure-management-ocds-h6vhtk-05f33d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f33d`

## 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/ed0407-25-eddc-leisure-management-ocds-h6vhtk-05f33d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ed0407-25-eddc-leisure-management-ocds-h6vhtk-05f33d#participate

## Description
The Authority is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced long-term operator to undertake leisure management services for the following Facilities: Dual Use Leisure Facilities * Axminster Leisure Centre, EX13 5AZ * Broadclyst Leisure Centre, EX5 3AL * Colyton Leisure Centre, EX24 6GB * Exmouth Tennis and Fitness Centre, EX8 3AE * Honiton Leisure Centre, EX14 1QW * Ottery St Mary Leisure Centre, EX11 1QZ * Sidmouth Leisure Centre, EX10 9LH Indoor Leisure Facilities * Exmouth Leisure Centre, EX8 1EN * Exmouth Pavilion (Theatre), EX8 2AZ * Sidmouth Swimming Pool, EX10 8XR Outdoor Leisure Facilities * Coburg Gardens (18 hole Putting Green, 4 Outdoor Hard Tennis Courts, 4 Outdoor Grass Tennis Courts), EX10 8NH * Seafield Gardens (9 hole Adventure Golf, 2 Outdoor Tennis Courts), EX12 2QS * Phear Park (3 Outdoor Tennis Courts) Health and Wellbeing Development * Health and Wellbeing Development Programme * Partnership working as set out in this Specification Any additional leisure or sports facilities that may be built within the Authority’s administrative area (that may also be part of educational sites), or that become the Authority’s responsibility during the Contract Period. Once appointed, the operator will manage the Facilities as an Operator Partner to the Authority and will have day-to-day responsibility for doing so. Please refer to the Specification which sets out the Authority’s Core Requirements, Service Requirements , Asset Management Requirements and Performance Management and Reporting Requirements. For all Facilities, the Operator Partner will be responsible for all day-to-day repairs and maintenance of fixtures and fittings, as set out the specification. The Authority will be responsible for all fixed structural assets at the Facilities. The Operator Partner will additionally take responsibility for lifecycle replacement of all plant and equipment at the new Cranbrook Facility, and for these elements and planned preventative maintenance as set out in the Specification for all other Facilities.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 92000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 11/01/2027 to 11/01/2037
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** ED0407-25 - EDDC Leisure Management (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Sport and Leisure Management Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-166135`
  - Value: £10,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 15/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F081718-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-18T15:01:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T15:44:54.875Z
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