Published date: 8 July 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 7 July 2025, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Physical well-being services - 98330000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£63,000,000

Procurement reference

BIP964569199

Published date

8 July 2025

Closing date

7 July 2025

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

1 August 2025

Contract end date

31 May 2035

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Not specified

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Watford Borough Council intends to enter a deed of variation with Sports and Leisure Management Limited (the Contractor) as the outsourced provider of leisure management services. SLM acts as the principle in providing leisure services from the council owned premises at Woodside, Central and the paddling pool at Cassiobury Park. SLM will act as agent of the council, with SLM providing leisure services on behalf of the council in the council's name. The Underlying Contract was originally procured under Procurement Notice Watford Sports facilities operation services 2017/S 049-089978:, published on 10th March 2017. The opportunity to change the status, follows the successful litigation taken by Chelmsford City Council in 2022 and subsequently HMRC revised its guidance in 2023 in relation to the VAT treatment of leisure services provided by local authorities.

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Award information

Awarded date

7 July 2025

Contract start date

1 August 2025

Contract end date

31 May 2035

Total value of contract

£63,000,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Sports and Leisure Management Ltd

Address

2 Walting Drive
Sketchley Meadows
Hinkley
Leicestershire
LE10 3EY

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

About the buyer

Address

Town Hall
Three Rivers House Northway,
Watford
WD17 3EX
UK

Telephone

+441923226400

Email

mitchelle.kasimu@watford.gov.uk