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Tender: Operating Partner Appointment for Leisure Services – Ards and North Down Borough Council (Preliminary Market Engagement)

Released 3 months ago

Closed11 Sep 2026

Est. valueEstimate£25K to £44.3M

LocationNorthern Ireland

AgencyArds and North Down Borough Council

SourceeTendersNI

CategoryPublic Services & Welfare

Submissions closedClosed Fri, 11 Sept 2026

About

Ards and North Down Borough Council is seeking an operating partner for a leisure services contract as part of a preliminary market engagement exercise. The council has issued an open/competitive flexible tender process published 19/08/2026 09:44:16 with submissions due by 11/09/2026 12:00:00, inviting market responses to explore appointment options for operating leisure services.

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This could be valuable for companies that operate or manage leisure facilities and are interested in partnering with Ards and North Down Borough Council; note that this is a preliminary market engagement under an open/competitive flexible tender process and responses must be submitted by the stated deadline (11/09/2026 12:00:00).

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