Official UK procurement notice
Closed Tender - Concessionary Contract for Activation of tennis facilities within Oldham Parks
Authority: Oldham Council (Local council)
Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Awarded value£500published award · exc. VAT · operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Awarded 7 Aug 2026
Awarded to WE DO TENNIS C.I.C.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe cost for this Service will be commissioned based, with 50% of the income being paid to the Operator. The Club spark booking system is currently in use within the Service and costs a fixed amount of £500 per annum.
The management and launch of the Club Spark booking system.
The operator will be fully responsible for driving all on court activity maximising:
- Annual membership / season ticket uptakes
- Pay & Play courts and bookings
- Coaching programmes to engage a variety of our communities including those that face the most inequalities, encouraging more players on to court
- LTA recognised schemes that encourage participation (including Local tennis leagues, Free Tennis Offer, Cardio tennis etc)
- Establish a schools tennis programme in conjunction with key local education leads including the local School Games Organiser (SGO)
- Introduction of a disability programme (Walking tennis, Wheelchair tennis, etc)
- Building links with other community groups to advertise tennis opportunities and increase tennis take-up in harder to reach communities
- Collection of all payments
- Dealing with all tennis court related enquiries
- Management of the Club Spark booking system
- A proven, LTA approved, operator maximising participation and engagement across all tennis facilities
- Monthly 50% payback of all generated revenue
- Oldham Council still in control of maintenance schedule
- No ongoing administration time or initial training costs needed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Aug 2026, 17:32 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Aug 2026, 17:32 BST
- Authority reference
DN815761- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-075496- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06df94Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 9 Aug 2026- Contract award notice published9 Aug 2026, 17:32 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £5001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WE DO TENNIS C.I.C.1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Option to extend contract for further 1 + 1 years providing service and delivery KPI's have been met. | £500 | 7 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WE DO TENNIS C.I.C.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender