Award

Sports facilities management

  • Brighton and Hove City Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-061510

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05a648

Published 1 October 2025, 6:26pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Brighton and Hove City Council

Hove Town Hall, Norton Road

Hove

BN33BQ

Contact

James Breen

Email

james.breen@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ21 - Brighton and Hove

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Sports facilities management

Reference number

BHCC - 005761

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 92610000 - Sports facilities operation services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Extension allows the Council to be flexible in its planning and delivery of the new King Alfred Leisure Centre Re-development and the timing of the procurement of a new Operator in respect of the new leisure management contract. Before the end of 2025 the Council intend to put out to tender a new long term leisure management contract opportunity and in parallel will continue to develop the detailed designs for the new facility and submission of a planning application for the future King Alfred Leisure Centre

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £847,125,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 92610000 - Sports facilities operation services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance

City of Brighton and Hove

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Contract extension allows the Council to be flexible in its planning and delivery of the new King Alfred Leisure Centre Re-development and the timing of the procurement of a new Operator in respect of the new leisure management contract. Before the end of 2025 the Council intend to put out to tender a new long term leisure management contract opportunity and in parallel will continue to develop the detailed designs for the new facility and submission of a planning application for the future King Alfred Leisure Centre.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The contract extension allows the Council to be flexible in its planning and delivery of the new King Alfred Leisure Centre Re-development and the timing of the procurement of a new Operator in respect of the new leisure management contract. Before the end of 2025 the Council intend to put out to tender a new long term leisure management contract opportunity and in parallel will continue to develop the detailed designs for the new facility and submission of a planning application for the future King Alfred Leisure Centre


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This contract was originally advertised in OJEU, we are extending the contract, which allows the Council to be flexible in its planning and delivery of the new King Alfred Leisure Centre Re-development and the timing of the procurement of a new Operator in respect of the new leisure management contract. Before the end of 2025 the Council intend to put out to tender a new long term leisure management contract opportunity and in parallel will continue to develop the detailed designs for the new facility and submission of a planning application for the future King Alfred Leisure Centre

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2010/S 117-176753


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16 June 2010

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Wealden Leisure Ltd (T/A Freedom Leisure)

East Sussex

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
Companies House

IP29336R

Internet address

https://www.freedom-leisure.co.uk/

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £84,712,500


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Brighton and Hove City Council

Hove

Country

United Kingdom