Published date: 9 September 2025

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


Closing: 4 April 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Development consultancy services - 73220000

  • Procurement consultancy services - 79418000

Location of contract

BN27 2AX

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-234-38319-WDC - 038319 - AWARD

Published date

9 September 2025

Closing date

4 April 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

21 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Wealden District Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Leisure Management Consultant to support the re-procurement of a new Leisure Operator for the district.

Wealden has three leisure centres located in Crowborough, Hailsham and Uckfield. The current leisure management contract with Freedom Leisure, expires on the 31 March 2027.

The purpose of the specialist Leisure Consultant is to provide pre-procurement support, provide advice and support in developing procurement documentation, provide support and guidance to the Council's project team, and the production of the Leisure Operator Contract.

We will be looking for the Consultant to:

• Develop an outcome-based leisure operator contract to demonstrably support the achievement of local strategic outcomes
• Support the procurement process and develop a procurement strategy to ensure appropriate documentation is available for tendering, through to the selection and appointment of an operator to deliver the new contract from 1 April 2027.

This procurement is being undertaken as a mini-competition under the Sport England Active Environments Framework: Lot A ' Strategic Outcomes Planning and Leisure Services Delivery. Full information on the Council's requirements are included in the further competition documents.

Award information

Awarded date

15 April 2025

Contract start date

21 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Total value of contract

£62,870.94

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

The Sport, Leisure and Culture Consultancy Limited

Address

Freshmill, 16 Bridge Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, United Kingdom, RH16 2EB

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Stephen Bottomley (WDC)

Address

Hailsham
East Sussex
East Sussex
BN27 2AX
United Kingdom

Telephone

01323 44 33 22

Email

stephen.bottomley@wealden.gov.uk

Website

www.wealden.gov.uk