Estimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
Not specified
Published
3 July 2026
Type
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Overview
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) is likely to have a budget of c£4.5 million of capital funding to spend on its Leisure Centres at St John's Tunbridge Wells, Putlands Paddock Wood and The Weald Cranbrook, comprised of £1,223,620 of s106 monies approved by its Cabinet on 25 September 2025 and a further £3.2 million to be agreed by its Cabinet on 25 June 2026. TWBC is currently negotiating the leases of the three Leisure Centres with Serco Leisure Operating Limited (Serco), for a term of 7 years.
In order to ensure the capital funding is spent in the most efficient way, TWBC will be entering into an agreement with Serco for Serco to 1) manage the works and 2) contract with the necessary consultants and subcontractors. Serco will be acting on a not-for-profit basis and will procure the contracts as required by the Procurement Act 2023.
Key dates
- Duration
- 7 years
Regulations cited
- Procurement Act 2023
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Award Details
SERCO LEISURE OPERATING LIMITED
Likely incumbents
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- 1
Land Use Consultants Ltd.
3 contracts wonlatest 24 Sept 2026ends 31 Oct 2030 - 2
JBA Consulting Ltd
3 contracts wonlatest 23 Feb 2026ends 1 Aug 2027£160,944
total awarded
- 3
Iceni Projects Limited
2 contracts wonlatest 24 Sept 2026ends 31 Oct 2030£17,782
total awarded
- 4
Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners Limited
2 contracts wonlatest 24 Sept 2026ends 31 Oct 2030£15,538
total awarded
- 5
Ricardo-AEA Ltd
Land Use Consultants Ltd. is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Tunbridge Wells Borough CouncilKey Dates
Published
3 July 2026
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