Leisure, culture and sport contracts expiring in North West England: 10 worth £1.7m
Public sector leisure, culture and sport contracts held by buyers in North West England that have a published end date. Approach the buyer while the incumbent still holds it, rather than meeting the work for the first time when it goes out to tender.
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What this market looks like
10 leisure, culture and sport contracts in North West England carry a published end date, worth £1.7m between them. They are held across 7 buyers, and the typical one is worth £146k.
5 of them expire within twelve months, and 1 is already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 50% of this market back in play inside a year.
14 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 21% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
1 is a framework rather than a single contract, so part of this market is reached by getting onto a supplier list first and competing for call-offs afterwards.
The most active buyers are Greater Manchester Combined Authority (3), Halton Borough Council (2), Cheshire West and Chester Council (1).
The contracts here are most often held by HERITAGE INTERACTIVE LTD (1), FROM THE OTHER LIMITED (1), Blargoans Limited (1).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire Archives - Short Films North West England | Cheshire West and Chester Council | £192k incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Chapel Street Activation Event North West England | Salford City Council | £46k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Provision of Technical Author Support North West England | Nuclear Restoration Services Limited | £146k | 19 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Speech and Language Services North West England | Halton Borough Council | £60k incl. VAT | 02 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Provision of a Seasonal Pantomime North West England | Halton Borough Council | £390k | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| GMCA 1626 - Lived experience involvement in GM gambling harms action plan delivery. North West England | Greater Manchester Combined Authority | £27k | 09 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Audio North West England | Liverpool Experience Campus Ltd (formerly The ACC Liverpool Group Ltd) | £500k incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Online Digital Library 2026-2028 North West England | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | £87k | 31 May 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Audio Visual Production and Support Services North West England | Greater Manchester Combined Authority | £150k | 30 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| GMCA 2191 - Creative Health Network Manager North West England | Greater Manchester Combined Authority | £74k | 30 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
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Regions come from the buyer's published NUTS code, which is the location of the buying authority rather than always the place the work happens. Contract end dates are published by buyers on contract details notices. Re-tender windows are computed estimates, not announcements.