Official UK procurement notice
PP-10198 Anglian Learning Leisure Management
Authority: Anglian Learning (Public body)·On behalf of: Place Group Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis tender includes requirement for leisure management services for 5 secondary schools, one having a sixth form included. Full details for each school can be located at Attachment 2 Client Data within the tender pack.
There are a number of LGPS staff included within the large volume of inhouse staff currently servicing this contract. Details can be found at Attachment 4.
Further information on the Client’s requirements can be found at Attachment 1 Specification and Attachment 2 Client Data.
The Contract period will be for 8 years initially, with the option to extend for a further two years at the discretion of the Client.
The estimated contract value for this contract over the full potential 10-year period is £17,000,000 EX VAT.
- How the procedure runs: This competitive flexible procedure will be conducted in three stages. The three stages are set out in detail in the tendering documentation, and summarised briefly below: 1) Stage 1 - Invitation to Participate. Suppliers are invited to request to participate in the tender by completing the required Stage 1 response documentation. Suppliers will be assessed in line with the Conditions of Participation set out in the Stage 1 documentation and the process outlined in the tendering documentation, in order to select suppliers to progress to Stage 2. 2) Stage 2 – Invitation to Submit a Final Tender. Suppliers successful in being selected at Stage 1 (in line with the process as set out in detail in the tendering documentation) will be invited to submit a final tender, and will be scored in line with the award criteria and methodology set out within the tendering documentation for Stage 2. 3) Stage 3 - Stage 3 will commence with the issuing of presentation invitations to the top three scoring Suppliers at Stage 2 of the procurement process. The presentations shall require Suppliers to present an overview of their tender proposal, and address any specific clarifications raised by the Client on the content of their tender submission and responses to the award criteria. The Client may also raise questions in relation to how the Supplier would approach specific situations, in relation to the service. Presentations shall be an opportunity for the Suppliers taken forward to Stage 3 to further clarify their tender responses to the award criteria submitted at Stage 2 of the process.
CPV: Sports facilities operation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£17,000,000
What it takes to wini
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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Price Assessment: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price Assessment
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Aug 2026, 15:40 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 15:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Mar 2027
- Authority reference
PP-10198- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092256- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e8e3Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment terms shall be in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, the tender documentation, and all relevant legislation and regulations.
- How it runs
This competitive flexible procedure will be conducted in three stages. The three stages are set out in detail in the tendering documentation, and summarised briefly below:
- Stage 1 - Invitation to Participate. Suppliers are invited to request to participate in the tender by completing the required Stage 1 response documentation. Suppliers will be assessed in line with the Conditions of Participation set out in the Stage 1 documentation and the process outlined in the tendering documentation, in order to select suppliers to progress to Stage 2.
- Stage 2 – Invitation to Submit a Final Tender. Suppliers successful in being selected at Stage 1 (in line with the process as set out in detail in the tendering documentation) will be invited to submit a final tender, and will be scored in line with the award criteria and methodology set out within the tendering documentation for Stage 2.
- Stage 3 - Stage 3 will commence with the issuing of presentation invitations to the top three scoring Suppliers at Stage 2 of the procurement process.
The presentations shall require Suppliers to present an overview of their tender proposal, and address any specific clarifications raised by the Client on the content of their tender submission and responses to the award criteria. The Client may also raise questions in relation to how the Supplier would approach specific situations, in relation to the service.
Presentations shall be an opportunity for the Suppliers taken forward to Stage 3 to further clarify their tender responses to the award criteria submitted at Stage 2 of the process.
- Risks
A. The Client has noted the following risks and dependencies with respect to this procurement, of which Suppliers should be aware when preparing their submissions:
a. There is a very small chance, that the Client may choose to retain Netherhall site.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 27 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 27 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender responses, and all clarifications and correspondence, must be submitted using the In-Tend portal at the following link, under project reference PP-10198: supplier.in-tend.co.uk/placegroup/home ↗
Timeline
20 Aug 2026 → 1 Aug 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published68 days ago20 Aug 2026, 15:40 BST
- Next notice expected48 days ago8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published27 days ago30 Sept 2026, 11:13 BST
- Latest notice published25 days ago2 Oct 2026, 15:28 BST
- Clarification questions by11 days ago16 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline9h ago27 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 146 days22 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 277 days1 Aug 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Aug 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 Aug 2026, 15:40 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published30 Sept 2026, 11:13 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active30 Sept 2026, 11:13 BST
- Procurement method changed30 Sept 2026, 11:13 BST
- Tender notice published2 Oct 2026, 15:28 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Place Group LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Agent on behalf of client
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender documentation and all correspondence will be managed via the InTend portal under project reference PP-10198. Please register on the portal and express interest in the project to access the tender documentation.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender