Published date: 23 April 2019

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: 14 May 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Recreational, cultural and sporting services - 92000000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£75,000

Procurement reference

LEICSCITY02-DN390179-36472033

Published date

23 April 2019

Closing date

14 May 2019

Contract start date

1 October 2019

Contract end date

7 January 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Leicester City Council "The Authority" is looking for proposals from suitably qualified operators to install and operate an observation wheel as part of the City's winter events programmes.

The vision is for a spectacular observation wheel to be a focal point of the Diwali celebrations to open for the Diwali Lights switch on event and be located on Belgrave Road. It would then be relocated to Jubilee Square to be operational as per the dates below.

The observation wheel will be required in the first year as follows:

• Diwali, Belgrave Road, operational from Friday, 11 October to Sunday 3 November 2019.
• Christmas, Jubilee Square, operational from Friday, 8 November 2019 to Sunday, 8 January 2020.

Further information about the opportunity can be found in the tender documentation.

Submissions must be received via the EastMidsTenders portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html and this should be returned by 12:00 noon on 14 May 2019 at the very latest.


About the buyer

Contact name

Amina Laher

Address

City Hall (4th Floor)
115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
England

Telephone

+44 1164544032

Email

amina.laher@leicester.gov.uk

Website

http://www.leicester.gov.uk