A market leader in sport and physical activity
management consultancy. Delivering strategic planning and consultancy to support
public sector sport and leisure services. Extensive experience across the sport, leisure
and physical activity sectors. Expertise includes Sport England framework strategic outcome
planning models, procurement and facility strategies.
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Max Associates has been operating for over 20 years and is a market leader in strategic outcomes planning models, feasibility studies, alternative management options, leisure strategies and leisure procurement. 

Our Expertise Includes…

Sport England Strategic Outcomes Planning Models

Commissioned to undertake 17 SOPM reports, with those completed achieving successful EOI and Sport England ring fencing funding.

Leisure and Culture Services Procurement

Undertaken over 30 procurement projects, completing shadow business plans and assessments of all income and expenditure projections for sport and leisure facilities. We are therefore fully conversant of best practice from private operators, consortiums and trusts.

Facility Strategies

Completed over 35 feasibility studies for centres including traditional and innovative / commercial facilities to drive participation and income.

Who We Are

Our directors and principal consultants have the skills, experience and knowledge to make a real difference for clients in the public, private and voluntary sectors. Our directors are at the forefront of those continuing to investigate the social, economic and community benefits of sport and leisure provision.

We have supported clients from high level over-arching leisure strategies, through to centre feasibility studies. We have worked with clients to develop indoor and outdoor leisure facility strategies and advise on the best delivery and management options.

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Testimonials

“The Max Associates team are extremely professional and knowledgeable and the work they have delivered for South Derbyshire has been outstanding.   

In South Derbyshire we had an outsourced procurement function with NHS Chesterfield – so the support Max Associates offed the Council in this process was invaluable.  They ensured we created the right service specifications to get the outcomes we were looking for and to get the best responses from the market. 

Prior to the actual leisure contract procurement work Max Associates conducted soft market testing to help initiate this process.  Also, with their expertise and support we were able to go out to market, appoint and mobilise new contractors with in a 12-month period. 

The outcomes from this means that significant savings will be realised to the council over the term of the contract, also investments into the leisure facilities have also been delivered in the first year of the contract, which has led to increased participation and customer satisfaction. 

Max Associates have also supported us on facility mix recommendations for a future leisure centre design and are working with us to devise a future Active Wellbeing Strategy. 

I would highly recommend Max Associates services to other local authorities to support any leisure contract procurement or leisure/physical activity strategy work.”

Sean McBurney
Head of Cultural & Community Services, South Derbyshire District Council

“Lisa and the team at Max Associates have demonstrated their professionalism and expertise at every step.  Through their guidance, our leisure operator contract procurement process has resulted in a positive outcome, representing good value for money for the Council and a positive offer for the community, ensuring the continuity of leisure services and improvement of facilities. Ensuring financial viability was a key part of the procurement process and with Lisa’s support, we secured a strong, credible and financially viable bid, which included an active communities offer, enabling a wider community reach, beyond the leisure facilities. As always, it has been an absolute pleasure working with Max Associates. Their insightful, supportive and partnership approach is exemplary, I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending them.”

Sarah Robson
Deputy Chief Executive, Sevenoaks District Council

“We couldn’t be happier with the support and commitment from Lisa and the Max team, all technically and professionally excellent but also, crucially, in long projects with difficult challenges. Just so nice and such a good and enjoyable team to work with. They really do capture and embrace the clients’ key issues and concerns and are exceptional in the quality of support, their knowledge and expertise and crucially the respect and high regard they are held in across the wider leisure industry.”

Sue Drummond
Head of Leisure, Buckinghamshire Council

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