Scope
Reference
SE1184
Description
Background
We're here to invest in sport and physical activity to make it a normal part of life for everyone in England, regardless of who you are. Because it's not always a level playing field. Right now, the opportunities to get involved in sport and activity - and reap the rewards of being active - depend too much on your background, your gender, your bank balance and your postcode.
We're determined to tackle this and unlock the advantages of sport and physical activity for everyone.
This isn't just about our long-standing purpose of helping more people to enjoy playing sport and being physically active. We believe that by removing existing barriers to sport and activity, we can be part of a bigger picture of work that helps to address many of society's biggest challenges.
Uniting the Movement is our 10-year strategy for 2021-31 aiming to do just that. Together, we can change lives for the better in every home, and in every community, right across the country Sport England
We know the physical environment in the spaces we live, and work can have an impact on people being physically active. Active Environments is all about creating the spaces and places to be more active.
Ultimately, it's about developing stronger, happier healthy communities and better places to live, by ensuring our built and natural environments and the connections in between are designed or adapted around people, creating the opportunities to increase physical activity levels.
We know bespoke procurement exercises are frequently conducted to appoint specialist support in strategic planning, leisure procurement, urban design and planning. This framework will provide access to specialist consultants (small and medium sized enterprises, as well as larger organisations) with extensive knowledge and expertise, who will be selected for their ability to deliver high quality, consistent services for contracting authorities to support Active Environments and to "create places and spaces for people to be more active and build healthier active communities" Active Environments Framework
Sport England as the Authority contracting on behalf of itself and other Contracting Authorities, is tendering for service providers to be on our framework contract to support Sport England and sector partners work on Active Environments (the Services). Active Environments is all about creating the spaces and places to be more active. Sport England is seeking through this procurement process to set up a supply framework with a number of suitably capable Contractors to provide these Services for an initial term of 24 months and an option of Sport England to extend for further periods up to a maximum of an additional 24 months.
Commercial tool
Establishes a framework
Lot LOT B. Assessments of Need
Description
Support the development and use of assessments of need for sport and recreation facilities.
Contract 2. SE1184 Active Environments Framework LOT B
Lots
Lot LOT B. Assessments of Need
Suppliers (11)
- Bennett Leisure and Planning Limited
- Continuum Sport and Leisure
- FMG Consulting Limited
- ICF Consulting Services Ltd
- Knight Kavanagh and Page
- Max Associated Holdings Ltd
- Sport Planning Consultant Ltd
- Strategic Leisure Limited
- Stuart Todd Associates Ltd
- The Sports Consultancy
- Urban Foresight Limited
Contract value
- £45,000,000 excluding VAT
- £54,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
24 September 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
24 September 2025
Standstill period
- End: 9 October 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
24 October 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 3 November 2025 to 2 November 2027
- Possible extension to 2 November 2029
- 4 years
Description of possible extension:
an option of Sport England to extend for further periods up to a maximum of an additional 24 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 71410000 - Urban planning services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 30196000 - Planning systems
- 73220000 - Development consultancy services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Information about tenders
Lot LOT B. Assessments of Need
- 12 tenders received
- 12 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 11 suppliers awarded contracts
- 1 supplier unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Unsuccessful suppliers
Submission
Submission type
Tenders
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Suppliers
Arkwood Ltd
- Companies House: 08294137
Mehetable Road
London
E9 6DU
United Kingdom
Region: UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Bennett Leisure and Planning Limited
- Companies House: 04719155
Rundle Road
Devon
TQ12 2PY
United Kingdom
Email: jacky@belap.co.uk
Region: UKK43 - Devon CC
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 2. SE1184 Active Environments Framework LOT B
Continuum Sport and Leisure
- Companies House: 04236848
Broad Street House
London
EC2M 1NH
United Kingdom
Email: info@continuumleisure.co.uk
Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 2. SE1184 Active Environments Framework LOT B
FMG Consulting Limited
- Companies House: 07309324
Bank House Market Square
Cheshire
CW12 1ET
United Kingdom
Region: UKD62 - Cheshire East
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 2. SE1184 Active Environments Framework LOT B
ICF Consulting Services Ltd
- Companies House: 04161656
62 Threadneedle Street
London
EC2R 8HP
United Kingdom
Email: aisha.ahmad@icf.com
Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 2. SE1184 Active Environments Framework LOT B
Knight Kavanagh and Page
- Companies House: 09145032
Frecheville Court off Knowsley Street
Bury
BL9 0UF
United Kingdom
Email: john.eady@kkp.co.uk
Region: UKD37 - Greater Manchester North East
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 2. SE1184 Active Environments Framework LOT B
Max Associated Holdings Ltd
- Companies House: 07809606
Capital Tower 91 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8RT
United Kingdom
Email: kirsty@max-associates.com
Region: UKI45 - Lambeth
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 2. SE1184 Active Environments Framework LOT B
Sport Planning Consultant Ltd
- Companies House: 14184230
20 Brook Road
Warrington
WA13 9AH
United Kingdom
Region: UKD61 - Warrington
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 2. SE1184 Active Environments Framework LOT B
Strategic Leisure Limited
- Companies House: 07612989
Eardington Mill
Shropshire
WV16 5LA
United Kingdom
Region: UKG22 - Shropshire CC
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 2. SE1184 Active Environments Framework LOT B
Stuart Todd Associates Ltd
- Companies House: 08284517
50 Port Stanley Close
Taunton
TA2 6FD
United Kingdom
Region: UKK23 - Somerset
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 2. SE1184 Active Environments Framework LOT B
The Sports Consultancy
- Companies House: 5983219
One De Walden Court
London
W1W 6XD
United Kingdom
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 2. SE1184 Active Environments Framework LOT B
Urban Foresight Limited
- Companies House: 07705420
3 Science Squaee
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE4 5TG
United Kingdom
Email: tenders@urbandforesight.com
Region: UKC22 - Tyneside
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 2. SE1184 Active Environments Framework LOT B
Contracting authority
Sport England
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTWR-9348-TXMN
Loughborough Sport Park
Loughborough
LE11 3QF
United Kingdom
Email: Procurement@SPORTENGLAND.ORG
Region: UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government