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# Tender for the provisioning of a Leisure Centre Operator

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-the-provisioning-of-a-leisure-centre-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-04dce4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Southend-on-Sea City Council: "Tender for the provisioning of a Leisure Centre Operator". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: procurement.southend.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Southend-on-Sea City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southend-on-sea-city-council-ons-e06000033)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 April 2025 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Other community, social and personal services, Recreational, cultural and sporting services, Sporting services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-the-provisioning-of-a-leisure-centre-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-04dce4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04dce4`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/tender-for-the-provisioning-of-a-leisure-centre-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-04dce4#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procurement.southend.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocurement.southend.gov.uk%2Fsouthend%2Fportal.nsf%2Findex.htm)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-the-provisioning-of-a-leisure-centre-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-04dce4#participate

## Description
Southend-on-Sea City Council (the Council) are seeking electronic tender responses as part of a competitive procurement process, to appoint a qualified Operator to run a number of the leisure centres around the city.
The Tender Documents can be accessed via:
https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm
The deadline for receipt of clarification requests relating to the Tender Documents is: 14:00 Friday 21st March 2025
The deadline for submission of Tender Responses is: 14:00 Wednesday 2nd April 2025

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 92600000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Southend-on-Sea City Council (the Council) are seeking electronic tender responses as part of a competitive procurement process, to appoint an Operator to run a number of the leisure centres around the city.  
The leisure centres and all they offer, ...
- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2025 to 30/06/2028

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004218-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-07T15:28:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:52:26.548Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04dce4