Tender for the Provision of Sport and Leisure Services in Sheffield
Details
- Supplier(s)
- SLM
- Value
- £378,000,000
- Topic
- Catering supplies
- Published
- 12 March 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The Council is seeking to procure an experienced and qualified operator to manage selected Leisure Centres, Golf Courses, The English Institute of Sport and Ice Sheffield venue within the City. This is an exciting opportunity for an organisation to partner with the Council to manage key sporting and Leisure facilities within the City. The Leisure facilities in scope are as follows: From January 2025(current Trust arrangement to dissolve December 2024). Ponds Forge International Sports Centre English Institute of Sport Ice Sheffield Hillsborough Leisure Centre Concord Sports Centre Springs Leisure Centre Heeley Pool and Gym Beauchief Golf Course Birley Wood Golf Course – with the option by the Authority to remove this course if required Tinsley Golf Course From April 2026 (these are currently under a separate third-party operator until March 26) Graves Health and Sports Centre Thorncliffe Health and Leisure Centre Wisewood Sports Centre Lot 1: The Council is seeking to procure an experienced and qualified operator to manage selected Leisure Centres, Golf Courses, The English Institute of Sport and Ice Sheffield venue within the City. This is an exciting opportunity for an organisation to partner with the Council to manage key sporting and Leisure facilities within the City. The Leisure facilities in scope are as follows: From January 2025(current Trust arrangement to dissolve December 2024). Ponds Forge International Sports Centre English Institute of Sport Ice Sheffield Hillsborough Leisure Centre Concord Sports Centre Springs Leisure Centre Heeley Pool and Gym Beauchief Golf Course Birley Wood Golf Course – with the option by the Authority to remove this course if required Tinsley Golf Course From April 2026 (these are currently under a separate third-party operator until March 26) Graves Health and Sports Centre Thorncliffe Health and Leisure Centre Wisewood Sports Centre The Operator will be expected to commit to the Partnership Approach and recognise the importance of working collaboratively with the Authority in delivering the Services. The Council has provisionally secured c£100m of capital funding to invest into the Leisure Estate with proposals over the term to replace three major Leisure facilities in the City - Hillsborough, Concord and Springs – and make improvements to Ponds Forge. Please also note that the estimated contract value is based on the estimated facilities turnover across the maximum contract term.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date5 December 2024
- Completed: Award published12 March 2025Current notice
About the buyer
Sheffield City Council is a local authority for the city of Sheffield, and runs its own procurement function for contracts across the organisation. Tender opportunities are advertised on YORtender, the council's e-tendering portal shared with local authorities across the Yorkshire and Humber region. Contracts above threshold also appear on Find a Tender, with lower-value opportunities listed on Contracts Finder. Framework agreements let the council call off from appointed suppliers without a fresh advertisement. An evaluation panel scores each bid, and the highest-scoring supplier wins the contract. Contract details are then published in the Contract Register within YORtender.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Sheffield City Council's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and IT services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 39222000 · Catering supplies
- 45112721 · Landscaping work for golf courses
- 45212290 · Repair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilities
- 45236111 · Flatwork for golf course
- 50000000 · Repair and maintenance services
- 55520000 · Catering services
- 70332200 · Commercial property management services
- 79993000 · Building and facilities management services
- 79993100 · Facilities management services
- 92000000 · Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 92610000 · Sports facilities operation services
- 92622000 · Sports-event organisation services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@sheffield-city-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@sheffield-city-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@sheffield-city-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@sheffield-city-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@sheffield-city-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@sheffield-city-council.gov |
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