Official UK procurement notice
Interim Leisure Facilities Management Service
Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
Re-procurement plannedBedford Borough Leisure Facilities Management
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority is inviting tenders for the appointment of an operator to manage their leisure facilities for an interim period.It is the Authority's intention to award a contract (the ‘Contract’) for a period of two (2) years with the option for up to three (3) extensions of twelve (12) months each.The Procurement is being run under the Light Touch Regime within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, using a procedure similar to the open procedure. However the Authority reserves the right to deviate from the formalities of the procedures given the flexibilities permitted by regulations 76 of the Public contract regulations 2015 (as amended) in the conduct of procurement for 'light regime services'. This ITT provides further details of the proposal and process for submitting Bids.
CPV: Sporting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Authority has appointed an operator to manage their leisure facilities for an…AwardedPublished value£10,000,000
The Authority has appointed an operator to manage their leisure facilities for an interim period.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Sept 2023, 13:50 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2026, 09:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Oct 2023 – …
- Authority reference
BBC EN 03384- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073401- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f9bfFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 4 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
4 Oct 2023 → 23 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline4 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Feb 2024
- Notice published182 days ago23 Apr 2026, 09:53 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Dec 2023- Status changed to complete1 Dec 2023, 16:19 GMT
- Buyer details updated1 Dec 2023, 16:19 GMT
- Buyer details updated13 Nov 2025, 09:59 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich Leisure Ltd | £9,154,265 † | — | Awarded |
| Greenwich Leisure Limited | £8,746,715 † | — | Awarded |
| Greenwich Leisure Limited, Greenwich Leisure Ltdjoint award | £8,791,265 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 036902-2026-C BBC EN 05314-1 · Greenwich Leisure Limited
- Signed
- 1 Feb 2024
- Value
- £8,746,715
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2029
- Status
- active
- Change Responsibility for operation of the Kempston Outdoor Centre has now removed from the scope of this contract, and consequently the value of this contract has been reduced., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Following a Council Executive decision to grant a 15 year tenancy of Kempston Outdoor Centre to Canoe Trail Ltd, Greenwich Leisure Ltd have surrendered all responsibilities for the site and consequently their contract with Bedford Borough Council has been varied to account for this.
Interim Leisure Facilities Management Service · Greenwich Leisure Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2023
- Value
- £9,154,265
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 073401-2025-C BBC EN 05314-1 · Greenwich Leisure Limited, Greenwich Leisure Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Feb 2023
- Value
- £8,791,265
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2029
- Status
- active
- Change Following ceasing operation of the Blue and White Peris Mountain Education Centre by Bedford Borough Council, operation of this site is now removed from the scope of this contract, and consequently the value of this contract has been reduced., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Ceasing operation of the Blue and White Peris Moutain Centre.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
- High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Greenwich Leisure LtdAwarded supplier
- Greenwich Leisure LtdAwarded supplier
- Greenwich Leisure LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria