Official UK procurement notice
Tender for the Provision of Sport and Leisure Services in Fylde
Authority: Fylde Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFylde Borough Council has undertaken a procurement for a leisure services operator to deliver investment in, and management of, key swimming facilities across the Borough. The scope of the contract includes:
- St Anne's Swimming Pool
- Kirkham Pool
The procurement exercise sought to secure a long-term operating and investment partner, with proposals including both operational delivery and associated capital investment in the facilities.
Following the completion of the procurement process, the Council approved the appointment of a preferred operator and the associated investment strategy for both sites.
To ensure continuity of service pending completion of the final contractual arrangements, Fylde Borough Council has entered into an interim agreement with the operator. This interim arrangement will expire on 30 June2026, after which the full contractual agreement is expected to be finalised and executed.
CPV: Catering services · Catering supplies · Recreational, cultural and sporting services · Repair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilities · Sports facilities operation services · Sports-event organisation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The original contract notice 2024/S 000-037050, published on 15 November 2024, stated…AwardedRenewalPublished value£25,000,000
The original contract notice 2024/S 000-037050, published on 15 November 2024, stated an intended contract duration of 10 years plus 3 X 5 Year options to extend.
Following completion of the procurement process and consideration of the preferred delivery model, Full Council on 27 January 2026 approved Option C, which included:
- Enhanced capital investment in facilities; and
- Appointment of the preferred operator under a revised commercial model.
As part of this approved option, the contract duration was extended to 15 years to:
- Ensure long-term financial sustainability of the operating model;
- Reflect the scale of capital investment and lifecycle requirements; and
- Enable delivery of the Council's strategic leisure and community objectives.
The published contract award therefore reflects the approved 15-year contract term, as authorised by Full Council.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 55%
- Price: 45%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 55
- Price: 45
- Technical & professional ability
"As per the tender documents"
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Nov 2024, 14:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 May 2026, 17:25 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042737- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b6eeFind a Tender
- Performance terms
"As per the tender documents"
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Dec 2024, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
Timeline
16 Dec 2024 → 8 May 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline16 Dec 2024, 13:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected13 Jan 2025
- Notice published167 days ago8 May 2026, 17:25 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 May 2026- Status changed to complete8 May 2026, 17:25 BST
- Buyer details updated8 May 2026, 17:25 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Dateiv.2.2 | 18 Dec 2024 | — |
Submission date has changed to 18/12/2024 at 5pm
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places for People Leisure Management Limited | £39,040,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 042737-2026-1 · Places for People Leisure Management Limited
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £39,040,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Court Of JusticeReview body
- The Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Places For People Leisure Management LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria