Aire Valley Marley Professional Phase Training Facility Award
Summary
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council has awarded a contract to Alliance Leisure Services Limited for a feasibility study for a Football Training Facility. The contract value is £35,088.90 including VAT and is expected to be signed on March 20, 2026.
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The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council has awarded a contract to Alliance Leisure Services Limited, utilizing the UK Leisure Framework, for a feasibility study concerning the development of a Football Training Facility at the Marley Activities & Coaching Centre. The contract, valued at £35,088.90 (including VAT), is scheduled to be signed on March 20, 2026, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2026, and a potential extension to March 31, 2027, contingent on study outcomes.
This notice serves as an award announcement under the Procurement Act 2023. The feasibility study, divided into two phases (initial scoping and consolidation), will assess site capacity, develop a masterplan, define survey requirements, and provide cost, program, and risk information. Regulated entities involved in public procurement in the UK should note this award and the details of the contracted services, particularly if similar feasibility studies or construction projects are being considered.
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Aire Valley Marley 'Professional Phase (Marley Upper Site Training Facility)
- City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-025949
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0670be
Published 20 March 2026, 4:22pm
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Description
The Council have instructed Alliance Leisure from the single supplier UK Leisure Framework.
The purpose of the contract is to undertake a feasibility study for delivering a Football Training Facility on the Upper Site at Marley Activities & Coaching Centre, Keighley, Comprising a pavilion building, one full-size AGP, and three to four high-quality natural grass pitches, together with parking and associated infrastructure.
Feasibility will be delivered in two phases:
Phase 1 (Initial Scoping - Nov to early Dec): Site appraisal, masterplan options, outline pavilion layout and visuals, pitch layouts/specs, draft elemental costs, programme, risk register, and survey schedule - culminating in a draft report by 2 December 2025.
Phase 2 (Consolidation - Dec to Jan): Refinement of layouts, visuals and costs following Council/Club feedback, with the final report issued in early January.
This feasibility study (RIBA stage 0-1) will provide the Council and the Football club with:
A clear understanding of the site's capacity, constraints and opportunities
An evidenced masterplan and outline pavilion concept suitable for early consultation and planning dialogue
A defined list of surveys and technical studies needed to progress the scheme
Outline cost, programme and risk information to inform decision making and funding strategy
Recommendations on construction methodology and value engineering options including modular and traditional build comparisons
Contract 1. Aire Valley Marley Professional Phase (Marley Upper Site Training Facility)
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Contract value
- £29,240.75 excluding VAT
- £35,088.90 including VAT Below the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
20 March 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 20 March 2026 to 31 March 2026
- Possible extension to 31 March 2027
- 1 year, 12 days Description of possible extension:
This is dependent on the outcome of the feasibility study and whether the scheme (Aire Valley Professional Phase) is technically deliverable and financially liable within the affordability parameters of the football club.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
Feasibility study
Contract locations
- UKE41 - Bradford
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Supplier
ALLIANCE LEISURE SERVICES LIMITED
- Companies House: 02723797
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJYB-8324-RLMN 2430-2440 The Quadrant
Bristol
BS32 4AQ
United Kingdom
Email: info@allianceleisure.co.uk
Website: https://allianceleisure.co.uk /
Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Aire Valley Marley Professional Phase (Marley Upper Site Training Facility)
Contracting authority
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBWW-4714-TBHN City Hall, Centenary Square
Bradford
BD1 1HX
United Kingdom
Email: Procurement.Enquiries@bradford.gov.uk
Region: UKE41 - Bradford
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
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