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# Leisure Management Operator Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/leisure-management-operator-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04552d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kingston upon Thames Borough Council: "Leisure Management Operator Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £120,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Kingston upon Thames Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kingston-upon-thames-borough-council-ons-e09000021)
- **Published Value:** £120,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 June 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive dialogue
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI63
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £120,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/leisure-management-operator-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04552d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04552d`

## 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/leisure-management-operator-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04552d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/leisure-management-operator-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04552d#participate

## Description
The Royal Borough of Kingston released the opportunity to the market for the provision of
Leisure Management Operator Services for six leisure facilities:
- The Malden Centre
- Weir Archer Athletics & Fitness Centre
- Tolworth Recreation Centre
- Kingston Leisure Centre
- Chessington Sports Centre
- Albany Outdoors
The management contract will be for a period of 10 years with the option of
an extension of up to five years at the Council’s discretion.
There will be a staggered start to the contract as follows:
- October 2025: Chessington Sports Centre and Albany Outdoors
- April 2026: The Malden Centre, Weir Archer Athletics & Fitness Centre, Tolworth
Recreation Centre
- Spring 2027: Kingston Leisure Centre (new build facility scheduled to open).
The Council used the Competitive Dialogue Procedure under Regulation 30 of the PCR for
the procurement of this Contract as it considered that this procedure could best meet the Council’s
objectives for the service requirements and commercial terms in accordance with Regulation
26(4)(a)(i) to (iii).
Bidders were expected to have a major role in defining the solution which could not be specified
by the Council at the outset, as the Council was unable to assess or determine the solution without in-depth dialogue.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 92000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £120,000,000
- **Description:** The Council undertook the procurement using the Competitive Dialogue procedure in line
with Regulation 30 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
The procurement documents were available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of
charge at htt...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 021981-2026-DN719464-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Places for People Leisure Management Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-176904`
  - Value: £120,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 021981-2026-DN719464-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £120,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021981-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-11T16:27:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:10:10.529Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04552d