Leisure contract
Case reference FOI2026/01271
Received 19 June 2026
Published 23 July 2026
Request
I am aware of the following contract which has now reached the end of its initial term. Could you please confirm whether it has been extended (and if so, for how long) or if it has now ceased?
Contract for: Operation of the three Guildford Leisure Sites; Guildford Spectrum, Guildford Lido and Ash Manor Sports Centre.
Contact Start date : Nov 2011
Initial term :10 years
Awarded to Greenwich Leisure Ltd
If the contract has ended, could you also provide details of any new or replacement contract, including its duration and start date?
Response
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please find the answers to your queries below:
I am aware of the following contract which has now reached the end of its initial term. Could you please confirm whether it has been extended (and if so, for how long) or if it has now ceased?
Contract for: Operation of the three Guildford Leisure Sites; Guildford Spectrum, Guildford Lido and Ash Manor Sports Centre.
Contact Start date : Nov 2011
Initial term :10 years
Awarded to Greenwich Leisure Ltd
If the contract has ended, could you also provide details of any new or replacement contract, including its duration and start date?
The original contract for the operation of the three Guildford leisure sites (Guildford Spectrum, Guildford Lido and Ash Manor Sports Centre) has now ended.
A new contract has been awarded to Wealden Leisure Limited t/a Freedom Leisure, The Paddocks, 1–6 Carriers Way, East Hoathly, East Sussex, BN8 6AG.The new contract commenced on 1 November 2025 and will run until 31 October 2035.
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Guildford Borough Council
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