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Published 29 Jan 2025, 19:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

BDC Leisure Centres Management - Interim Provision

Official notice

Authority: Braintree District Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
Published estimate£25,000,000exc. VAT17.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Mar 2025awarded 14 May 2025
Awarded to Wealden Leisure Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Management of Leisure Centres for Braintree District - Interim provision (3 year contract, plus a permitted extension of up to 2 years)

  • Recurrence: To be confirmed

CPV: Sports facilities operation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£25,000,000
Delivery: East of England · Essex

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • 50% Quality
  • 50% Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · To be confirmed
First published
29 Jan 2025, 19:05 GMT
Last source update
10 Oct 2025, 15:46 BST
Authority reference
EPP0166
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064293
Classification (CPV)
Sports facilities operation services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d72e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents

Publisher note: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Braintree:-Sports-facilities-operation-services./P3C79GANTU To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/P3C79GANTU GO Reference: GO-2025129-PRO-29253625

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

28 Mar 2025 → 10 Oct 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Notice published381 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 15:46 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Oct 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Oct 2025, 15:46 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    10 Oct 2025, 15:46 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £29,277,6291 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 14 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Wealden Leisure Limited£29,277,629 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Braintree District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Causeway House, Braintree, East of England, CM79HBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria