Official UK procurement notice
Future Delivery of Leisure Facilities and Services for London Boroughs for Ealing and Harrow
Authority: London Borough of Harrow (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London Boroughs of Harrow and Ealing are collaborating to procure a leisure operator to manage their leisure facilities and services.
Uniquely, the Councils joined forces in 2011 to procure a Leisure Operating Contract for their respective leisure facilities. Following respective cabinet decisions, the Councils now wish to appoint a leisure operator to manage its leisure facilities and services from 1st March 2026 for an initial period of 10 years with an option to extend for a further 5 years.
The Councils recognise the need to invest in its sport and leisure infrastructure to meet the objectives of reducing levels of inactivity and improving the health and wellbeing of their respective residents, and from a financial perspective recognises that this future investment could help to provide a long-term sustainable solution for its leisure services.
CPV: Recreational, cultural and sporting services · Sporting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Uniquely, the Councils joined forces in 2011 to procure a Leisure Operating Contract…Renewal
Uniquely, the Councils joined forces in 2011 to procure a Leisure Operating Contract for their respective leisure facilities. Following respective cabinet decisions, the Councils now wish to appoint a leisure operator to manage its leisure facilities and services from 1st September 2025 for an initial period of 10 years with an option to extend for a further 5 years.
The Councils recognise the need to invest in its sport and leisure infrastructure to meet the objectives of reducing levels of inactivity and improving the health and wellbeing of their respective residents, and from a financial perspective recognises that this future investment could help to provide a long-term sustainable solution for its leisure services.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 Jan 2025, 12:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2025, 12:43 BST
- Authority reference
DN745174- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059660- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cf15Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
3 Feb 2025 → 25 Sept 2025 · 3 dates- Next notice expected3 Feb 2025
- Submission deadline19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published398 days ago25 Sept 2025, 12:43 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Feb 2025- Status changed to active17 Feb 2025, 14:44 GMT
- Procurement method changed17 Feb 2025, 14:44 GMT
- Deadline published: 19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT17 Feb 2025, 14:44 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextI.1 | London Borough of Brent | N/A | |
| — | TextII.1.1 | Future Delivery of Leisure Facilities and Services for London Boroughs for Brent, Ealing and Harrow | Future Delivery of Leisure Facilities and Services for London Boroughs for Ealing and Harrow | |
| — | TextII.1.4 | The London Boroughs of Harrow, Brent and Ealing are collaborating to procure a leisure operator to manage their leisure facilities and services. Uniquely, the Councils joined forces in 2011 to procure a Leisure Operating Contract for their respective leisure facilities. Following respective cabinet decisions, the Councils now wish to appoint a leisure operator to manage its leisure facilities and … | The London Boroughs of Harrow and Ealing are collaborating to procure a leisure operator to manage their leisure facilities and services. Uniquely, the Councils joined forces in 2011 to procure a Leisure Operating Contract for their respective leisure facilities. Following respective cabinet decisions, the Councils now wish to appoint a leisure operator to manage its leisure facilities and service… | |
| — | TextII.2.3 | UKI72 - Brent UKI73 - Ealing UKI74 - Harrow and Hillingdon | UKI73 - Ealing UKI74 - Harrow and Hillingdon |
The London Borough of Brent has withdrawn from its involvement in this procurement process. The London Boroughs of Ealing and Harrow will continue this procurement process through to its conclusion.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- London Borough of BrentContracting authority
- London Borough of Ealing CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.