Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Watford Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £63,000,000
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Recreation, culture & sport · Recreational, cultural and sporting services (CPV 92000000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 038405-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Jul 2025
- Published8 Jul 2025Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
The Authority appointed the Contractor to provide the leisure services pursuant to the Underlying Contract and Leases for the management and operation of the Council's leisure portfolio. The Authority intends to enter a deed of variation with the Contractor to modify the Underlying Contract, the effect of which will be the following: •To identify the agency agreement between the parties, the extent to which the Contractor will act as the Authority's Agent, and areas where it will act as Principal; •The Operator shall be appointed as the Authority’s Agent to provide the Leisure Services and Maintenance Services (together the “Agency Services”) but shall continue to carry out other services (specifically, food, beverages and retail) as an independent supplier to the Authority (the “Supplier Services”); •The Restated Leisure Management Agreement does not materially alter the risk position of the parties;
About the supplier
Sports and Leisure Management Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02204085).