Awarded contract

Shore Road Water Sports Centre

Details

Buyer: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
Supplier(s): EASYRIDERS LIMITED
Value: £1,000,000
Duration: 6 years
Topic: Sports facilities operation services
Published: 29 September 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

BCP Council (the grantor) is inviting tenders from capable suppliers (the concessionaires) for the opportunity to operate a concession at the Shore Road Water Sports Centre, Poole, BH13 7PJ. The successful concessionaire will be granted the right to operate as the seller of water sports activities and associated retail services within Council-owned premises, in return for an appropriate fee payable to the Council. The concession will be granted for a fixed term of five (5) years, commencing on 1st May 2026 and ending on 30th April 2031, subject to the terms and conditions set out in the lease. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published29 September 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date29 September 2025
Next: Contract expiry date30 April 2031in 5 years

About the buyer

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council is a local authority that buys through its Procurement and Contract Management Service, a team of 24 procurement and contract management professionals. Every openly advertised opportunity is published on Find a Tender. Bids are invited through ProContract, where suppliers register to receive notifications and express interest. The team runs a category management approach that gives a cross-council view of every spend area. A searchable contracts register lists awarded contracts, frameworks, concessions and dynamic purchasing systems. Goods, services and works are bought either by invitation to quote or by competitive tender.

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 Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, IT services and transport equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

92610000 · Sports facilities operation services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole-council.gov