Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Redbridge
7th Floor, Lynton House, 255-259 High Road
Ilford
IG1 1NN
Contact
Rose Urban
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.londontenders.org/
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Recreation, culture and religion
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Leisure and Culture Services Management Contract
Reference number
DN726736
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The London Borough of Redbridge currently has a single contract for the delivery of Leisure, Libraries, Parks and Culture and the management of the associated assets. The current contract with our provider expires in April 2026 and we are considering our options post 2026 and conducting a formal market engagement exercise. The current contract provides for a management fee of around £11m in 24/25 with a total value of the services provided around £21m.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas
- 79995000 - Library management services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
PIN notice
The London Borough of Redbridge currently has a single contract for the delivery of Leisure, Libraries, Parks and Culture and the management of the associated assets. The current contract with our provider expires in April 2026 and we are considering our options post 2026 and conducting a formal market engagement exercise. The current contract provides for a management fee of around £11m in 24/25 with a total value of the services provided around £21m.
Our services:
Parks
Management and maintenance of our 53 parks and green spaces management including two large Country Parks in Hainault and Fairlop. Management of those spaces includes managing park hires for events and sporting use in our parks. The events team also manages a number of civic events on behalf of the Council. Our current provider also manages a small Nature Conservation team.
Leisure
Management of four Leisure centres (three of which have pools with a fourth being constructed), two gyms that sit within combined Gym / Library sites, two sports stadiums with athletics tracks and provision for football and other sports (one of which includes a gym), a cycle centre and a water-based Outdoor Activity Centre. In addition to the fourth indoor pool being constructed at Wanstead Leisure Centre, we have plans to build a heated Lido in Valentines Park which may open later next year.
Libraries
11 libraries across the borough ranging from a few much smaller sites to Central Library in Ilford, which is one of the busier local authority libraries in London. Central Library also includes the Redbridge Museum and the heritage and archives service. As well as providing for the delivery of a full a comprehensive library service, our libraries also have significant amounts of hireable room space compared to many other authorities.
Culture
The Kenneth More Theatre in Ilford, the Redbridge Music Service, Redbridge Drama Centre, Valentines Mansion (a heritage site open to the public and a wedding venue). Valentines Mansion, along with part of the Town Hall and the Sir James Hawkey Hall are part of a number of buildings which are hired out for events to generate income.
We are keen to speak to potential providers across the leisure and culture market to answer the questions set out below.
Please contact Rose Urban via email: rose.urban@redbridge.gov.uk to arrange an appointment with the team here.
Please consider these questions which we explore when we talk to providers:
Based on the above outline of services, in four key service groupings of Leisure, Libraries, Parks and Culture, if a tender were to go out for all these services in a single package would you be interest in bidding?
If not would you be interested if the opportunity were available to bid to run some but not all of these service groupings?
If so, which groups of services would you be interested in bidding for?
Please consider, and explain, if you would consider the opportunity as part of a consortium and if so which service areas you might consider?
What would be your preferred length of contract, 5, 10 or 15 years and why?
Would you be able to bring capital investment into the assets to improve services?
If you did that how would you seek to achieve a return on investment?
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Potential to renewal following contract duration.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 April 2025
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No