Leisure Management Contract for Tides Leisure Centre

Official notice

Authority: Dover District Council (Local council)

Services

Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)

Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice

Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Apr 2030 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Dover District Council is procuring a leisure management contract to operate the new Deal Leisure Centre. The new facility will replace Tides Leisure Centre on the same site (CT14 9UU) and will retain the existing 4-court sports hall and indoor tennis centre. In addition, it will provide the following new facilities:

25m, 6 lane pool
Splashpad
100-station health & fitness gym
2 exercise studios
Spin studio
Innerva fitness suite
Cafe

The management contract will commence in April 2026. It will be for a period of 14 years to expiry in March 2030. On commencement, the new facilities will still be under construction. Therefore, for the first 13 months of the contract, the operator will be responsible for managing the sports hall and indoor tennis centre only. The new facilities will join the contract in May 2027.

CPV: Sports facilities operation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 4 yrs

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2030 (4 yrs)

Delivery: South East

92610000 Sports facilities operation services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Mar 2025, 17:43 GMT
Last source update: 13 Mar 2025, 17:43 GMT
Authority reference: DN765272
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-009330
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Sports facilities operation services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ed0a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

13 Mar 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
13 Mar 2025, 17:43 GMT
Market engagement
21 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
Providers should register their interest with James Roberts ([email protected]). Following registration, providers will be issued with a short questionnaire to respond to.
Contract starts210 days ago
1 Apr 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
13 Mar 2025, 17:43 GMT
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dover District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWJX-1894-TZPX Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, South East, CT16 3PJContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender13 Mar 2025, 17:43 GMT