Official UK procurement notice
Tennis Facilities Management and Community Tennis Development Concession Contract
Authority: London Borough of Hackney (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHackney Council is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced operator to manage, maintain and develop the Council's public tennis facilities and deliver a borough-wide community tennis development programme under a concession contract arrangement.
The concessionaire will be responsible for the operation, programming, booking systems, customer service, maintenance and development of the facilities, including delivery of inclusive participation initiatives, coaching programmes, outreach activities and community engagement.
The contract will operate as a concession arrangement whereby the appointed operator will derive income from users, coaching, events and associated activities and will pay a concession fee to the Council.
The initial contract term is five years with an option to extend for up to two additional years.
CPV: Sport-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£5,600,000
- Technical & professional ability
Economic
Suppliers must complete the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) published on Hackney Council's Procurement Portal (ProContract). Suppliers must confirm compliance with all mandatory legal and regulatory requirements, including the mandatory and discretionary exclusion grounds under Schedules 6 and 7 of the Procurement Act 2023, Health and Safety requirements, and Modern Slavery obligations. Completion of all mandatory declarations and supplier confirmations is required on a pass/fail basis.
Suppliers must confirm that they possess sufficient economic and financial standing, working capital and financial resources to deliver the contract. Suppliers must also confirm that they can meet the Council's minimum insurance requirements. Assessment will be undertaken on a pass/fail basis through the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ).
Suppliers must provide evidence of relevant experience through two contract examples demonstrating delivery of comparable sports, leisure, community participation or concession services. Suppliers must also confirm that they maintain an appropriate Health and Safety management system. Assessment will be undertaken on a pass/fail basis through the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ).
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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 and Social Value: 65%
- Commercial / Financial: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality and Social Value: Assessment of the Tenderer's technical proposals, service delivery model, tennis development programme, customer experience, safeguarding, asset management, mobilisation, innovation and delivery of social value outcomes in accordance with the ITT and Specification. Weighting: 65%.
- Commercial / Financial: Assessment of the Financial / Commercial Model, including concession fee, affordability, financial robustness and sustainability of the proposed operating model. Weighting: 35%.
- Technical & professional ability
Economic
Suppliers must complete the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) published on Hackney Council's Procurement Portal (ProContract). Suppliers must confirm compliance with all mandatory legal and regulatory requirements, including the mandatory and discretionary exclusion grounds under Schedules 6 and 7 of the Procurement Act 2023, Health and Safety requirements, and Modern Slavery obligations. Completion of all mandatory declarations and supplier confirmations is required on a pass/fail basis.
Suppliers must confirm that they possess sufficient economic and financial standing, working capital and financial resources to deliver the contract. Suppliers must also confirm that they can meet the Council's minimum insurance requirements. Assessment will be undertaken on a pass/fail basis through the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ).
Suppliers must provide evidence of relevant experience through two contract examples demonstrating delivery of comparable sports, leisure, community participation or concession services. Suppliers must also confirm that they maintain an appropriate Health and Safety management system. Assessment will be undertaken on a pass/fail basis through the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ).
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 20 May 2026, 09:34 BST
- Last source update
- 20 May 2026, 09:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
DN814153- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046075- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069c9fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 May 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published161 days ago20 May 2026, 09:34 BST
- Clarification questions by138 days ago12 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline124 days ago26 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by50 days ago7 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts27 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published20 May 2026, 09:34 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender (ITT) - Tennis Facilities Management and Community Tennis Development Concession Contract (2026) Annex C2 - Financial / Commercial Model - Tennis Facilities Management and Community Tennis Development Concession Contract (2026) Draft Concession Contract Terms…
- Technical specifications Technical specifications Annex A1 - Technical Specification - Tennis Facilities Management and Community Tennis Development Concession Contract (2026)
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender