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
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £15,578,938
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Recreation, culture & sport · Recreational, cultural and sporting services (CPV 92000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 063477-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Sep 2024
- Published8 Oct 2025Published 391 days after the contract date
Description
The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (the Council) intends to enter into a deed of variation with Sports and Leisure Management Limited (SLM) in relation to the Leisure Operating Contract (Contract) dated 12 September 2024 in order to appoint SLM as the Council’s agent in delivering the leisure services at the Council’s core leisure centre facilities. The core leisure centre facilities include: • Abbey Leisure Centre • Becontree Heath Leisure Centre • Jim Peters Stadium Date of proposed modification is 1st November 2025.
About the supplier
Sports and Leisure Management Ltd (SLM): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02204085).