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Leisure Management Contract for Tides Leisure Centre

Dover District Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Dover District Council

Buyer Address: Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, UKJ44, CT16 3PJ, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement@dover.gov.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
5400000.0 GBP
Gross: 5400000 GBP
Published
09 Apr 2025, 16:59
Deadline
08 Jul 2025, 16:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
92610000 - Sports facilities operation services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Dover District Council is procuring a 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. In addition, it will provide the following new facilities: • 25m, 6 lane pool • Splashpad • 100-station health & fitness gym • 2 exercise studios • Spin studio • Innerva fitness suite • Cafe The management contract will commence in April 2026. It will be for a period of 14 years to expiry in March 2030. On commencement, the new facilities will still be under construction. Therefore, for the first 13 months of the contract, the operator will be responsible for managing the sports hall and indoor tennis centre only. The new facilities will join the contract in May 2027. Expressions of interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk . Completed Response Documents are to be submitted electronically via the Kent Business Portal by no later than 17.00 hrs on the 18th July 2025.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014112-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 5,400,000

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2040-03-31T23:59:59Z

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Commercial Evaluation (30%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (70%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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