Leisure, culture and sport contracts expiring in South East England: 18 worth £2.7m
Public sector leisure, culture and sport contracts held by buyers in South East 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
18 leisure, culture and sport contracts in South East England carry a published end date, worth £2.7m between them. They are held across 14 buyers, and the typical one is worth £110k.
12 of them expire within twelve months, and 2 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 67% of this market back in play inside a year.
28 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 14% 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 Portsmouth City Council (3), Dartford Borough Council (3), Maidstone Borough Council (1).
The contracts here are most often held by TRIGGER PRODUCTIONS LTD (2), PUBLIC ART MATTERS LTD (1), COHESION PLUS KENT (1).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maidstone Heritage Spaces interpretation project South East England | Maidstone Borough Council | £100k | 30 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Pride in Pompey - Lion Puppetry Project South East England | Portsmouth City Council | £110k incl. VAT | 20 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Pride in Pompey - Lion Puppetry Project South East England | Portsmouth City Council | £110k incl. VAT | 20 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Dartford Town Centre Cultural Activity 2026 South East England | Dartford Borough Council | £52k | 14 Nov 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Bikeability Cycle Training South East England | Bracknell Forest Borough Council | £475k | 31 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Holiday Activity Fund Framework South East England | Reading Borough Council | £360k | 30 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| RBBC-AL-Westvale Park Open Spaces - Public Art South East England | Reigate and Banstead Borough Council | £201k | 01 Nov 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Motion Picture Licence for Surrey County Council South East England | Surrey County Council | £120k | 29 Sept 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| 'Seated in Nature' lead artist South East England | Eastleigh Borough Council | £65k | 01 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Barbour Estates Management, Wellbeing & International Modules subscription South East England | University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation | £42k incl. VAT | 31 May 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| MPLC Licences South East England | The Pensions Regulator | £25k | 29 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Provision of Army Orienteering Services South East England | Ministry of Defence | £296k | 04 Jul 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Dartford Museum Redesign Consultancy and Refurbishment Works 2026 South East England | Dartford Borough Council | £437k | 11 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Library Resources South East England | THE OPEN UNIVERSITY | £36k incl. VAT | 30 Nov 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Leisure Centre Tender Consultants South East England | Horsham District Council | £67k | 01 Apr 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Library E-Content Provider South East England | East Sussex County Council | £132k | 29 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| CCTV Service and Maintenance Contract 2026-2029 South East England | Dartford Borough Council | £45k | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Children's Services and Children's Homes Online Procedures Manual South East England | Portsmouth City Council | £31k incl. VAT | 28 Feb 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
Leisure, culture and sport in other regions
Other sectors in South East England
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.