Planning

Management of Charnwood Borough Council Leisure Centres

  • Charnwood Borough Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-011029

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-064a48

Published 6 February 2026, 2:49pm



Scope

Description

The Authority is planning to undertake a Tender for the "Management of Charnwood Borough Council Leisure Centres" The Scope of the service includes Loughborough Leisure Centre, Soar Valley leisure Centre and South Charnwood Leisure Centre. The Services Specification will be based on the Sport England template, made bespoke to this project. The contract will be for a period of 7 years with an optional extension for a further 5 years

Total value (estimated)

  • £44,400,000 excluding VAT
  • £53,280,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2034
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2039
  • 12 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 92610000 - Sports facilities operation services

Contract locations

  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)

Engagement

Engagement deadline

20 February 2026

Engagement process description

To test operators approach to key areas of risk which will then inform the contract and specification


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

16 March 2026


Procedure

Special regime

Concession


Contracting authority

Charnwood Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYVD-2186-DWRN

Council Offices, Southfield Road

Loughborough

LE11 2TX

United Kingdom

Region: UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government


Other organisation

These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.

Trafford Council

Summary of their role in this procurement: Facilitating the procurement process

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGZW-1429-QQZQ

Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road

Manchester

M32 0TH

United Kingdom

Region: UKD34 - Greater Manchester South West


Contact organisation

Contact Trafford Council for any enquiries.