Provision of Tennis Development Programme for the Blackpool Community
Estimated value
£25k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
28 Apr 2026
Description
Blackpool Council has worked with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to rejuvenate a number of ‘poor’ and ‘unplayable’ public tennis courts at four park sites, for the benefit of the local community. Working in partnership with Local Authorities, the LTA’s Parks Investment initiative aims to engage 1m more players in tennis in Britain, supporting health and wellbeing outcomes for local communities such as Blackpool. The Council is looking to appoint a Service Provider, to provide opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to engage and participate in tennis within Blackpool’s communities. The Service Provider will pay an annual occupier's licence fee. All income from coaching will belong to the Service Provider.
Scope
- Reference
- DN813637
- Total value
- £25,000 excluding VAT£30,000 including VATBelow the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 May 2026 to 31 May 2027Possible extension to 31 May 2029
2 x up to 12 months subject to successful delivery
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 92000000
- Contract locations
- North West England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Experience & Examples 25% Management Delivery & Reporting 10% Court Maintenance 5% Coaches 10% Sport Development 20% GDPR 10% | quality | 80.00% |
| Social Value | — | price | 20.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
As outlined in the tender documents. This includes: Level 2 coach for all coaching sessions Activator for delivery of Free Parks Tennis All coaches LTA accredited
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 11 May 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission deadline
- 18 May 2026, 9:00 am
- Submission address
- https://procontract.due-north.com Ref DN813637 ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition