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title: "Leisure Services Operator (Soft Market Testing)"
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# Leisure Services Operator (Soft Market Testing)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/leisure-services-operator-soft-market-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-0387ee). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Melton Borough Council: "Leisure Services Operator (Soft Market Testing)". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £25,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Melton Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/melton-borough-council-ons-e07000133)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £25,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Sports facilities operation services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0387ee`

## 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-services-operator-soft-market-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-0387ee#tl-md)

## Description
Melton Borough Council wishes to engage with the market in order to better define a commercially viable specification for the management of their leisure services.
Suppliers interested should complete the questionnaire at https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/toR7lx in order to input on this.
It is expected that the duration of the Contract will likely be 20 years consisting of a 10+5+5 split. Based on income from the previous year the total value of the contract would be Circa £25m (current yearly income x duration of contract),
The contract is looking to secure a leisure operator for MBCs two leisure facilities in Melton Borough to be in place by 1st April 2024. It is expected that the operator will be responsible for ensuring effective management of the facilities on behalf of MBC and also the promotion, encouragement and provision of easily accessible leisure services to users of the borough and beyond to promote healthy lifestyles in accordance with the Councils Corporate priorities.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 92610000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Description:** Melton Borough Council wishes to engage with the market in order to better define a commercially viable specification for the management of their leisure services.
Suppliers interested should complete the questionnaire at https://survey.zohopublic.co...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033326-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-11-24T10:17:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T22:50:03.662Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0387ee