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Sports and Leisure Management Limited Outsourced Services

Watford Borough Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Watford Borough Council

Buyer Address: Town Hall, Three Rivers House Northway,, Watford, WD17 3EX, UK

Contact Email: mitchelle.kasimu@watford.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: +441923226400

Status
complete
Procedure
Not specified
Value
63000000.0 GBP
Published
08 Jul 2025, 16:30
Deadline
06 Jul 2025, 23:00
Contract Start
31 Jul 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 May 2035, 22:59
Category
services
CPV
98330000 - Physical well-being services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Sports and Leisure Management Ltd
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

Watford Borough Council intends to enter a deed of variation with Sports and Leisure Management Limited (the Contractor) as the outsourced provider of leisure management services. SLM acts as the principle in providing leisure services from the council owned premises at Woodside, Central and the paddling pool at Cassiobury Park. SLM will act as agent of the council, with SLM providing leisure services on behalf of the council in the council's name. The Underlying Contract was originally procured under Procurement Notice Watford Sports facilities operation services 2017/S 049-089978:, published on 10th March 2017. The opportunity to change the status, follows the successful litigation taken by Chelmsford City Council in 2022 and subsequently HMRC revised its guidance in 2023 in relation to the VAT treatment of leisure services provided by local authorities.

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