ESPH - Wealden District Council Leisure Consultancy Support (ESPH683) - AWARD

Wealden District Council
South East
21 April 2025 to 31 March 2027

Provision of pre-procurement support, development of procurement strategy, and production of an outcome-based leisure operator contract for three leisure centres. The consultant will guide the project team through the procurement process, selection, and appointment of a new operator to commence service delivery from 1 April 2027.

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Awarded value: £63k; As published
Published: 9 September 2025
Awarded: 15 April 2025; The Sport Leisure & Culture Consultancy (SLC)
Contract length: 23 months; Ends 31 March 2027

What the contract covers

Consultancy services

Provision of specialist leisure management consultancy services to support local authorities with leisure operator procurement and contract development.

Pre-procurement support for the re-procurement of a new Leisure Operator for the district's three leisure centres in Crowborough, Hailsham and Uckfield
Advice and support in developing procurement documentation
Support and guidance to the Council's project team
Production of the Leisure Operator Contract
Development of an outcome-based leisure operator contract to demonstrably support the achievement of local strategic outcomes
Support for the procurement process and development of a procurement strategy to ensure appropriate documentation is available for tendering through to the selection and appointment of an operator

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Consultancy services
Initial term: 23 months
Contract dates: 21 April 2025 to 31 March 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 73220000, 79418000

Services in this contract

Sport and leisure facility strategy, options and operator procurement adviceMain service£45k typicalLeisure consultant supporting re-procurement of a leisure operator contract

Lifecycle

Published
9 September 2025
Contract awardedto The Sport Leisure & Culture Consultancy (SLC)
15 April 2025
Contract starts
21 April 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2027

The buyer

Wealden District Council

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The supplier

The Sport Leisure & Culture Consultancy (SLC)

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/315665/esph-wealden-district-council-leisure-consultancy-support-esph683-award
Buyer reference: IT-234-38319-WDC - 038319 - AWARD
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-fd9f0e20-427c-438e-9be3-68ae4bc5de65
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Wealden District Council. ESPH - Wealden District Council Leisure Consultancy Support (ESPH683) - AWARD. Contract award, 9 September 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/315665/esph-wealden-district-council-leisure-consultancy-support-esph683-award (accessed 5 November 2026).