Official UK procurement notice
Leisure Management Contract for Tides Leisure Centre
Authority: Dover District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLeisure 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.
CPV: Sports facilities operation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£5,400,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Commercial Evaluation: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial Evaluation
- Quality
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 14 Mar 2025, 07:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Oct 2025, 09:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
DN765272- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014112- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ed0eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Expressions of interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗ . Completed Response Documents are to be submitted electronically via the Kent Business Portal by no later than 12.00 hrs on the 14th March 2025.
Timeline
14 Mar 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published14 Mar 2025, 07:56 GMT
- Market engagement21 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.
- Tender notice published9 Apr 2025, 17:59 BST
- Submission deadline8 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by379 days ago7 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent372 days ago15 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published370 days ago17 Oct 2025, 09:09 BST
- Standstill ends358 days ago28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Mar 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Mar 2025, 07:56 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published9 Apr 2025, 17:59 BSTUK4
- Published value updated9 Apr 2025, 17:59 BST
- Status changed to active9 Apr 2025, 17:59 BST
- Procurement method changed9 Apr 2025, 17:59 BST
- Deadline published: 8 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST9 Apr 2025, 17:59 BST
- Contract award notice published17 Oct 2025, 09:09 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Oct 2025, 09:09 BST
- Contract signature expected3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports & Leisure Management Ltd1 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2040 | £7,232,901 | 6 Oct 2025standstill to 28 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 1 | 2 | — |
Who bid
- wonSports and Leisure Management Ltd · East Midlands
- did not winYour Leisure Kent LimitedSMEVCSE · South East England
- did not winActive Life · South East England
- did not winPLACES FOR PEOPLE LEISURE MANAGEMENT LTD.VCSE · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Active LifeBidder / tenderer
- PLACES FOR PEOPLE LEISURE MANAGEMENT LTD.Bidder / tenderer
- Sports and Leisure Management LtdAwarded supplier
- Your Leisure Kent LimitedBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender