Category

Leisure, culture and sport contracts in the UK public sector

UK public sector buyers awarded 411 leisure, culture and sport contracts in the last twelve months, with a median published value of £65k. 353 end in the next 18 months, 60 of them within three months.

Leisure centre operation, cultural programming, libraries, sports facilities and events.

411
Contracts, last 12 months
2,017
Contracts since 2021
636
Buyers active here
£65k
Median contract value
353
Expiring in 18 months

Categories are derived from the CPV codes buyers publish on each award notice. Figures cover January 2021 onward and are comprehensive from 2023. The median is used rather than a total, because one framework ceiling would otherwise describe the whole category.

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Coming up for renewal

353 leisure, culture and sport contracts expiring in the next 18 months

Each has an end date already published in its award notice. The incumbent knows the date. Most competitors find out when the re-tender appears, by which point the specification is written.

60
within 3 months
211
within 6 months
283
within 12 months
353
within 18 months

By year: leisure, culture and sport ending in 2026 · leisure, culture and sport ending in 2027 · leisure, culture and sport ending in 2028 · leisure, culture and sport ending in 2029

ContractBuyerIncumbentValueExpires
Ffilmiau seiclo/Cycling hero filmsLlywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government3 suppliers (framework)£300k9 Nov 2026
23/023 Provision of Firework Displays - AWARDTamworth Borough CouncilFTF Worldwide Event Management LtdNot stated10 Nov 2026
Toot Hill School - PCSA (con_29680)Department for EducationBowmer & Kirkland Ltd£4.9m11 Nov 2026
Hockley Primary School - PCSA (con_30916)Department for EducationMorgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure Ltd£756k12 Nov 2026
Dartford Town Centre Cultural Activity 2026Dartford Borough CouncilCOHESION PLUS KENT£52k14 Nov 2026
Colyton Grammar School - PCSI (con_31623)Department for EducationMorgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure Ltd£155k25 Nov 2026
Tomorrow Gallery Display CasesScience Museum GroupMeyvaert£262k26 Nov 2026
Stourview Church of England Primary School - PCSA (con_31637)Department for EducationMorgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure Ltd£508k27 Nov 2026
Special Exhibition Genghis KhanRoyal Armouries MuseumNomad Exhibitions (UK) Limited£250k27 Nov 2026
25117 Mould remediation in Cambridgeshire ArchiveCambridgeshire County CouncilMax Communications LtdNot stated30 Nov 2026
Boston Illuminate Parade DeliveryEast Lindsey District CouncilUniversity of Lincoln£30k30 Nov 2026
Steel Archives Removal and AppraisalTEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITYRestore Records Management£49k1 Dec 2026
Steel Archives Removal and AppraisalTEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITYMiddlesbrough Council£49k1 Dec 2026
Brit School North - PCSA (con_30758)Department for EducationKier Construction£3.5m2 Dec 2026
The Management of Enfield Council's Leisure FacilitiesLondon Borough of EnfieldGreenwich Leisure Limited Trading as Better£15.9m3 Dec 2026
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Leisure, culture and sport procurement, in short

Who buys leisure, culture and sport in the UK public sector?

636 public sector organisations have awarded leisure, culture and sport contracts since 2021. The most active are National Institute For Health And Care Excellence (53 contracts), Department For Education (52 contracts), FCDO Services (51 contracts).

How much is a typical leisure, culture and sport contract worth?

The median is £65k, across the 1,814 contracts of 2,017 that publish a value. A median rather than an average, because a single framework worth hundreds of millions would otherwise make the typical contract look far larger than it is.

When do leisure, culture and sport contracts come up for renewal?

353 contracts in this category have an end date inside the next 18 months. End dates are published in the original award notice, so they are visible long before any re-tender is advertised, which is usually the point at which the specification is already written.

How do I find new leisure, culture and sport tenders?

Notices are published across Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales, each with its own search. Tender Radar reads all four each weekday morning and scores new notices against your profile, alongside the contracts in this category approaching renewal.

Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear.

How to cite this data

Tender Radar (2026) Leisure, culture and sport contracts in the UK public sector [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/contracts/leisure-and-culture (Accessed: 7 November 2026).

The figures change as notices are published, so the citation carries the date you read them.