New Learner Pool at Didcot Wave Leisure Centre

Official notice

Authority: South Oxfordshire District Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)

Awarded value£200,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 6 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Alliance Leisure Services

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To refine the design of the new learner pool.

Achieving greater cost certainty for the project.

Maintaining momentum on the project to ensure that should the next stages be approved, the project has the best chance of being delivered in time to avoid loss of Section 106 funding allocated to the project (expires in October 2027).

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East · Oxfordshire

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 1 Sept 2026, 09:00 BST
Last source update: 1 Sept 2026, 09:00 BST
Authority reference: C-000512
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-082439
Classification (CPV): Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef23 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The contract has been awarded under the terms of an existing framework agreement that was established in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The call-off contract was awarded in accordance with the framework's award mechanism and no separate contract notice was required.
This notice has been published in accordance with FTS requirements to publish contract awards over £30k

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £200,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Alliance Leisure ServicesSME	£200,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 082439-2026-C-000512-1 · Alliance Leisure ServicesSME
Signed
6 Jul 2026
Value
£200,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Oxfordshire District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, South East, OX143JEContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High Court of JusticeReview body Londn

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Alliance Leisure Services LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02723797 Bristol, South West, BS32 4AQ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.