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Wealden District Council

ESPH - Wealden District Council Leisure Consultancy Support (ESPH683) - AWARD

R&DCPV 73220000 79418000
Value£63k
Deadline4 Apr 2025
Published9 Sept 2025
RegionUK-wide
Timeline
Published 9 Sept 2025ClosedCloses 4 Apr 2025
Contract value in context
£63ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£561k

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The brief

Wealden District Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Leisure Management Consultant to support the re-procurement of a new Leisure Operator for the district.

Wealden has three leisure centres located in Crowborough, Hailsham and Uckfield.

The current leisure management contract with Freedom Leisure, expires on the 31 March 2027.

The purpose of the specialist Leisure Consultant is to provide pre-procurement support, provide advice and support in developing procurement documentation, provide support and guidance to the Council's project team, and the production of the Leisure Operator Contract.

We will be looking for the Consultant to: • Develop an outcome-based leisure operator contract to demonstrably support the achievement of local strategic outcomes • Support the procurement process and develop a procurement strategy to ensure appropriate documentation is available for tendering, through to the selection and appointment of an operator to deliver the new contract from 1 April 2027.

This procurement is being undertaken as a mini-competition under the Sport England Active Environments Framework: Lot A ' Strategic Outcomes Planning and Leisure Services Delivery.

Full information on the Council's requirements are included in the further competition documents.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Wealden District Council is seeking to appoint

Wealden District Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Leisure Management Consultant to support the re-procurement of a new Leisure Operator for the district.

02

The purpose of the specialist Leisure Consultant

The purpose of the specialist Leisure Consultant is to provide pre-procurement support, provide advice and support in developing procurement documentation, provide support and guidance to the Council's project team, and the production of the Leisure Operator Contract.

03

Develop an outcome-based leisure operator contract

Develop an outcome-based leisure operator contract to demonstrably support the achievement of local strategic outcomes.

04

Support the procurement process and develop

Support the procurement process and develop a procurement strategy to ensure appropriate documentation is available for tendering, through to the selection and appointment of an operator to deliver the new contract from 1 April 2027.

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OCID
63658345-89d9-443b-a7e9-e5dc92439449
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
IT-234-38319-WDC - 038319 - AWARD
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