Scope
Description
Leisure management contract to operate the new Deal Leisure Centre. The new facility will replace Tides Leisure Centre on the same site (CT14 9UU) and will retain the existing 4-court sports hall and indoor tennis centre.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £7,232,901 excluding VAT
- £8,679,481 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
6 October 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
15 October 2025
Standstill period
- End: 28 October 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
3 November 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2040
- 14 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 92610000 - Sports facilities operation services
Contract locations
- UKJ4 - Kent
Information about tenders
- 4 tenders received
- 4 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 1 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 2 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 3 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Unsuccessful suppliers
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Suppliers
Active Life
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXCN-3626-RHPM
3 & 4 Blake House
Dartford
DA2 6QQ
United Kingdom
Region: UKJ43 - Kent Thames Gateway
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
PLACES FOR PEOPLE LEISURE MANAGEMENT LTD.
- Companies House: 02585598
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPBD-6652-CGNN
305 Gray's Inn Road
London
WC1X 8QR
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.placesleisure.org
Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes
Sports and Leisure Management Ltd
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTCY-3946-LHDG
2 Watling Drive
Hinckley
LE10 3EY
United Kingdom
Region: UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1
Your Leisure Kent Limited
- Companies House: IP28889R
- Mutuals Public Register: IP28889R
Discovery Park, Innovation House, Innovation Way
Sandwich, Kent
CT13 9FF
United Kingdom
Website: http://yourleisure.uk.com
Region: UKJ44 - East Kent
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes
Contracting authority
Dover District Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWJX-1894-TZPX
Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park
Whitfield, Dover
CT16 3PJ
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@dover.gov.uk
Region: UKJ44 - East Kent
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government