Tameside Leisure & Wellbeing Service - Preliminary Market Engagement

Description

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (TMBC) has developed a broad portfolio of leisure facilities, with the most recent centre, the Tameside Wellness Centre, opening in 2020. Conditions surveys undertaken across the portfolio in 2026 have highlighted the need for a lifecycle investment programme which TMBC has committed to. TMBC is also developing a Leisure Investment Strategy, informed by a recent Leisure Build Facilities Strategy and upcoming Playing Pitch Strategy, to define investment plans for the development of the leisure portfolio over the next 5-10 years. It is TMBC’s intention that this will include development of a new facility to replace Ashton Leisure Centre (closed in 2023) and consider development options for Active Copley linked to the facility’s age and condition. As part of preliminary market engagement, it is the ambition of TMBC to seek confidential responses from operators to a brief set of questions which explore potential partnership options. This will inform TMBC’s approach to the development of its Procurement Strategy and contract documents. Please submit your responses to the questions by 5pm on 26 June. Keywords: Health & Wellbeing, Leisure Services, Sports Development