Leisure Operating Contract

Gateshead Council
North East
17 December 2024 to 18 December 2039

Management of four leisure facilities, including Blaydon, Dunston, and Heworth Leisure Centres, plus Gateshead International Stadium. The contract includes the delivery of a community physical activity programme with a mandatory ring-fenced minimum annual spend of £40,000.

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Awarded value: £48m; As published
Published: 15 January 2024
Awarded: 17 December 2024; Greenwich Leisure Limited
Contract length: 180 months; Ends 18 December 2039

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of comprehensive leisure facility management services, including multi-site operations and community physical activity programme delivery for local authorities.

Manage the leisure centres and services at Blaydon Leisure Centre, Dunston Leisure Centre and Heworth Leisure Centre, plus Gateshead International Stadium
Deliver a Community Physical Activity programme in partnership with the Council within a mandatory ring-fenced minimum contract sum of £40,000 per annum
Manage the leisure centres and services at Blaydon Leisure Centre, Dunston Leisure Centre and Heworth Leisure Centre

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot A - 3 sites	Not stated	Not stated
Lot B - 4 sites	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Initial term: 120 months
Extensions: 60 months
Longest it can run: 180 months
Contract dates: 17 December 2024 to 18 December 2039
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 2
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 92610000

Services in this contract

Leisure centre and sports facility operationMain service£10m typicalOperating four leisure sites for ten years with community physical activity programme

Lifecycle

Published
15 January 2024
Contract awardedto Greenwich Leisure Limited
17 December 2024
Contract starts
17 December 2024
Contract ends
18 December 2039

The buyer

Gateshead Council

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The supplier

Greenwich Leisure Limited

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/814555/leisure-operating-contract
Buyer reference: DN706675
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Gateshead Council. Leisure Operating Contract. Contract award, 15 January 2024. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/814555/leisure-operating-contract (accessed 5 November 2026).