Tender: Management of Summerfields Leisure Centre, Falaise Gym and White Rock Gardens — Hastings (10-year leisure management contract)

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Hastings Borough Council is seeking a supplier for the management of Summerfields Leisure Centre, Falaise Gym and White Rock Gardens to create a sustainable, modern and accessible leisure service that improves health and wellbeing, increases participation (including among less active residents), and reduces environmental impact. The contract is for ten years with the option to extend by two further periods of up to five years each, with an estimated contract start of 1 April 2027 to allow mobilisation ahead of a service start on 1 October 2027. The Council intends to base the contract on a traditional Sport England contracting model but may transition to an agency model by agreement; it also plans to explore extending the contract to include an additional space within White Rock Gardens. Tenderers must submit an Initial Tender Base Bid (including supplier-funded capital investment proposals) plus two mandatory variant bids: Variant 1 with Council-funded facility investment and Variant 2 with Council / Lawn Tennis Association funded padel board / tennis facility. The Council may refine award criteria during the procurement process, will confirm details of additional funding and delivery arrangements during Stage 1 clarifications, and reserves the right to award on initial bids without negotiations.