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title: "Management of Sports Facilities for Community use"
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# Management of Sports Facilities for Community use

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/management-of-sports-facilities-for-community-use-ocds-h6vhtk-07bb59). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The specification sets out the arrangements for the management, operation and community use of the sports facilities situated at Cecil Jones Academy ("the Facilities"), Southend on Sea. The parties acknowledge that the Facilities have been developed to support: Any operating surplus generated through community use shall be reinvested into the maintenance, improvement and sustainability of the Facilities.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 55 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Loxford Schools Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/loxford-trust-urn-140475)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 January 2027 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Sports facilities operation services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/management-of-sports-facilities-for-community-use-ocds-h6vhtk-07bb59#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07bb59`

## Before you bid
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[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/management-of-sports-facilities-for-community-use-ocds-h6vhtk-07bb59#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [suppliers.multiquote.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsuppliers.multiquote.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/management-of-sports-facilities-for-community-use-ocds-h6vhtk-07bb59#participate

## Description
Purpose of the tender
The specification sets out the arrangements for the management, operation and community use of the sports facilities situated at Cecil Jones Academy ("the Facilities"), Southend on Sea.
The parties acknowledge that the Facilities have been developed to support:
o	Community participation in sport and physical activity;
o	Health, wellbeing and social inclusion;
o	Access to high-quality sporting facilities for local residents, clubs and community organisations;
o	The long-term protection, maintenance and enhancement of the Facilities.
The Trust's primary objective is the delivery of community benefit. The Trust does not require the Facilities to generate a commercial profit. Any operating surplus generated through community use shall be reinvested into the maintenance, improvement and sustainability of the Facilities.
2. Facilities in scope
o	Full-size 3G Artificial Grass Pitch;
o	Outdoor Tennis/Netball Courts;
o	Sprint Track and Long Jump Facility;
o	Changing accommodation associated with the outdoor facilities
o	Spectator areas;
o	Car parking for community users, comprising 61 spaces including 5 accessible bays
o	Ancillary facilities used in connection with Community Use, namely the toilets, male and female, and first aid provision within the changing accommodation, floodlighting serving the 3G pitch and courts, and the access routes between the car park, changing accommodation and outdoor facilities.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 92610000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0

- **Contract Period:** 01/04/2027 to 31/03/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F107882-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-13T10:48:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-13T12:00:02.665Z
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