Published date: 16 September 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 16 October 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Event services - 79952000

  • Festival organisation services - 79953000

  • Fair and amusement park services - 92331000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£400,000

Procurement reference

LEICSCITY02-DN711803-40409064

Published date

16 September 2024

Closing date

16 October 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

6 January 2025

Contract end date

10 January 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Leicester City Council invites proposals from suitably qualified Funfair operators for a funfair - at Humberstone Gate West, Leicester LE1 3PH for its Tourism; Culture & Inward Investment Team. Other city centre sites may be considered in future years and during the life of the contract.

City Centre funfairs are one of the focal points of the school holiday periods in Leicester each year (the tender documentation provides the dates) with Christmas having special themed attractions.

Site visit details are provided in the tender documentation.

The proposed Contract will be for one year with an option to extend for a period or periods totalling no more than a further three years to include 2028/2029 Christmas season.

Further information about the opportunity can be found in the tender documentation. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 16 October 2024 at the very latest via the EastMidsTenders portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html.

Late submissions and those received by any other means will not be accepted.

Any queries/questions regarding this opportunity must be received via the ProContract portal only, otherwise they will not be responded to.

To assist potential Suppliers, the link, https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/ provides helpful user guides on using the ProContract portal.

About the buyer

Contact name

Amina Laher

Address

City Hall
115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
England

Telephone

+44 1164544032

Email

amina.laher@leicester.gov.uk

Website

http://www.leicester.gov.uk