Official UK procurement notice
Tender for the Provision of Sport and Leisure Services in Sheffield
Authority: Sheffield City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is seeking to procure an experienced and qualified operator to manage selected Leisure Centres, Golf Courses, The English Institute of Sport and Ice Sheffield venue within the City. This is an exciting opportunity for an organisation to partner with the Council to manage key sporting and Leisure facilities within the City. The Leisure facilities in scope are as follows: From January 2025(current Trust arrangement to dissolve December 2024). Ponds Forge International Sports Centre English Institute of Sport Ice Sheffield Hillsborough Leisure Centre Concord Sports Centre Springs Leisure Centre Heeley Pool and Gym Beauchief Golf Course Birley Wood Golf Course – with the option by the Authority to remove this course if required Tinsley Golf Course From April 2026 (these are currently under a separate third-party operator until March 26) Graves Health and Sports Centre Thorncliffe Health and Leisure Centre Wisewood Sports Centre
CPV: Building and facilities management services · Catering services · Catering supplies · Commercial property management services · Facilities management services · Flatwork for golf course · Landscaping work for golf courses · Recreational, cultural and sporting services · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilities · Sports facilities operation services · Sports-event organisation services
The lotProcurement structure
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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 award criteria (3)
- Quality: 45
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 45
- Suitability
As detailed in the ISIT documentation
- Economic & financial standing
As detailed in the Selection Questionnaire
- Technical & professional ability
As detailed in the SQ & ISIT documentation
- 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 45 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
- 28 Jun 2023, 15:54 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Mar 2025, 07:40 GMT
- Authority reference
75889- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008867- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dd43Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As detailed in the ISIT documentation and specification
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Aug 2023, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
11 Aug 2023 → 16 May 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline11 Aug 2023, 17:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected25 Mar 2024
- Notice published12 Mar 2025, 07:40 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until16 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Mar 2025, 07:40 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextShort Description · II.1.4 | Removal of the option to remove Birley Wood Golf Course from the tender. Wording has been deleted. | — |
Birley Wood Golf Course remains part of leisure tender.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports and Leisure ManagementTender for the operation of selected Leisure Centres, Golf Courses, and specialist facilities in Sheffield | £378,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Tender for the operation of selected Leisure Centres, Golf Courses, and specialist facilities in Sheffield · Sports and Leisure Management
- Signed
- 5 Dec 2024
- Value
- £378,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sports and Leisure ManagementAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.