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title: "Operator for SHELF 3G, MUGA and Mini Athletics Track"
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# Operator for SHELF 3G, MUGA and Mini Athletics Track

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/operator-for-shelf-3g-muga-and-mini-athletics-track-ocds-h6vhtk-054408). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Mid Suffolk District Council is contracting for a Management Operator for three new sports facilities on the Stowmarket High School site, to maximise the potential and income from the new facilities focusing on supporting the development of sports clubs and community use. The outdoor sports areas and facilities to be made available for community use are the following The sports facilities are available for the maximum possible community use.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Mid Suffolk District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/mid-suffolk-district-council-ons-e07000203)
- **Concession Value (operator's expected revenue):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKH14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,140,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/operator-for-shelf-3g-muga-and-mini-athletics-track-ocds-h6vhtk-054408#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-054408`

## Before you bid
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- **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/operator-for-shelf-3g-muga-and-mini-athletics-track-ocds-h6vhtk-054408#tl-md)

## Description
Mid Suffolk District Council is contracting for a Management Operator for three new sports facilities on the Stowmarket High School site, to maximise the potential and income from the new facilities focusing on supporting the development of sports clubs and community use. The outdoor sports areas and facilities to be made available for community use are the following • 3G pitch• Multi Use Activity Area (MUGA)• Mini Athletics Track.
The facilities are located alongside Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre.
The primary objective of the Sports Facilities is to provide educational, recreational, social, leisure and cultural opportunities for academy students and the community and to provide opportunities for local people and sports organisations to participate in sport and physical activity and to develop their skills, particularly among low participant groups. The operation of the Sports Facilities should achieve the following mutually desirable outcomes: The National Curriculum requirements for physical education. The sports facilities are available for the maximum possible community use. The sports facilities are safe, secure and properly maintained for all users. The maintenance of a balanced programme of use, which satisfies academy needs and provides for a wide range of community use in compliance with conditions associated with any external funding.
These programmes may include:- Opportunities for beginners, for people wishing to improve their sporting skills via programmes of coaching and competition and training for players coaches and officials- Specific activities, aimed at attracting new participants to a range of sport and physical activity. To develop positive attitudes towards the benefits of participation in sport and physical education.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 92610000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Operator for SHELF 3G, MUGA and Mini Athletics Track (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Sports and Leisure Management Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-166135`
  - Value: £1,140,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 04/06/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030421-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-06T05:31:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-03T13:53:06.557Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-054408