Official UK procurement notice
Star Radcliffe Academy Leisure Facilities Outsourcing
Authority: Star Academies (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStar Academies (Star/the Authority) intend to run a Find a Tender Service (FTS) (above threshold) compliant tender under the Procurement Act (PA2023) to appoint a single supplier to manage the leisure facilities at Star Radcliffe Academy. Star Radcliffe is a newly built free school with brand new facilities. The supplier selected will be able to provide a complete managed service with the supplier having responsibility for the full running, security and utilisation of these facilities when the school is not in session. The supplier will work with the school to ensure its financial viability for both parties.
CPV: Sports facilities operation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£0
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Simple description: Price (25%) - Pricing Detail & Portfolio (15%) - Profitability - (10%) Quality (75%) - Local Area Knowledge & Contacts (25%) - Staffing Model & Consistency (20%) - Service Excellence (15%) - Company Experience (10%) - Social Value (5%)
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Feb 2026, 11:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 May 2026, 15:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
ITT/2026/RAD- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011741- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064c26Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days
- Risks
The Trust have identified the potential contract risks listed below.
- Changes in law and regulation
- Changes relating to health and safety
- Changes to school times and therefore lettings availability
- Supply chain disruptions impacting on the availability and cost of goods (including raw materials). This includes, but is not limited to:
o natural disaster,
o economy fluctuations,
o geo-political tensions,
o sustainability concerns
These potential risks would not change the overall nature of the contract but may require in-life contract modifications. The materialisation of such risks would be permitted under Schedule 8 of the Act, and this is reflected in Clause 27 (Variation) of the draft contract provided.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
10 Feb 2026 → 5 May 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published254 days ago10 Feb 2026, 11:17 GMT
- Submission deadline220 days ago16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent204 days ago2 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by197 days ago8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends176 days ago29 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts175 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published170 days ago5 May 2026, 15:33 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Feb 2026- Tender notice published10 Feb 2026, 11:17 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Apr 2026, 14:27 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Apr 2026, 14:27 BST
- Contract signature expected2 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published5 May 2026, 15:33 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Manchester Community LettingsSMECON/2026/RAD3 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2031Extensions: Two further 12 months extensions (performance dependant) | £250,000 | 2 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Star Radcliffe Academy Leisure Facilities Outsourcing · Greater Manchester Community LettingsSME
- Signed
- 5 May 2026
- Value
- £325,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 5 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Two 12 month extensions
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Greater Manchester Community Lettings LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications All documents are available free of charge on the Intend portal
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender