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Leisure Management Operator Services

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
Kingston upon Thames
Delivery: England, United Kingdom
Contract value
£120,000,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
27 June 2024
Published
17 March 2026

Procurement

Contract period
1 October 2025 - 30 September 2035
10 years
Contract review date
1 October 2032
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 92610000 Sports facilities operation services

What happened

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames awarded this contract to Places for People Leisure Management Ltd worth £120,000,000 on 22 Jul 2025. The contract runs until 30 Sept 2035.

Description

The Royal Borough of Kingston is releasing the opportunity to market for the provision of Leisure Management Operator Services for six leisure facilities:\r

  • The Malden Centre\r
  • Weir Archer Athletics & Fitness Centre\r
  • Tolworth Recreation Centre\r
  • Kingston Leisure Centre\r
  • Chessington Sports Centre\r
  • Albany Outdoors\r

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It is anticipated the management contract will be for a period of 10 years with the option of an extension of up to five years at the Council's discretion.\r

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There will be a staggered start to the contract as follows:\r

  • October 2025: Chessington Sports Centre and Albany Outdoors\r
  • April 2026: The Malden Centre, Weir Archer Athletics & Fitness Centre, Tolworth\r

Recreation Centre\r

  • Spring 2027: Kingston Leisure Centre (new build facility scheduled to open).\r

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The Council is using the Competitive Dialogue Procedure under Regulation 30 of the PCR for the procurement of this Contract as it considers that it can best meet the Council's objectives for the service requirements and commercial terms in accordance with Regulation 26(4)(a)(i) to (iii).\r

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Bidders are expected to have a major role in defining the solution which cannot be specified at this stage, as the Council is unable to assess without in-depth dialogue on what the market can offer. It is our intention to discuss during dialogue solutions across the scope of the service requirements to identify efficiencies and service improvement opportunities that could be included in the final service delivery plans. The Council is also interested in exploring the agency model as a non-mandatory variant option.\r

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The procurement documents will be available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at https://procontract.due-north.com/

Additional information

1 extension option(s) available, 0 taken; up to 60 months in total

Option: 60 months, from 2035-10-01, to 2040-09-30, 1 extension available - 60months

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Places for People Leisure Management Ltd
Award value
£120,000,000
Award date
22 July 2025

Contact

Address
Guildhall 2, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1EU
Contact name
Sara Walton

Identifiers

Buyer reference
LBKING001-DN719464-82511412
Notice ID
fa9afc54-333f-4570-8c46-7b7dbdd59e7d-888931
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-b3f5b8e0-da75-44cb-83ea-8850ac5f6bb6

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