Published date: 3 July 2019

Last edited date: 3 July 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: 18 July 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Covered market construction work - 45213141

  • Open-air market construction work - 45213142

  • Entertainment services - 92300000

    • Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services - 92310000

    • Artistic services - 92312000

    • Theatrical producers', singer groups', bands' and orchestras' entertainment services - 92312100

    • Services provided by authors, composers, sculptors, entertainers and other individual artists - 92312200

    • Dance and performance entertainment services - 92340000

    • Circus services - 92341000

Location of contract

PO1 2BJ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

P00003221

Published date

3 July 2019

Closing date

18 July 2019

Contract start date

24 July 2019

Contract end date

23 August 2019

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

Portsmouth City Council is inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced providers to tender for this project.

The scope of which will comprise of but may not be limited to providing a suitable market and entertainment for the council's Free Mart Fair taking place on Saturday 17th August 2019 in the garden of the Portsmouth Museum. This will be a recreation of the historic Free Mart Fair that took place in Victorian Portsmouth until 1847.

The Free Mart Fair included stalls selling household goods and bric-a-brac as well as clothes, hats and shoes. There was also a demand for novelty items including the 'everlasting pencil'.

The Free Mart Fair also included a wide range of entertainment including acrobatic stunts, magic tricks, pantomimes, comedians, dancers and novelty acts.

Operators should be able to supply suitable stalls and entertainment to recreate the theme of the Free Mart Fair. Offers can include food and drink including alcohol (indeed, the beer tent was a popular feature of the traditional Free Mart fair).

The contract will take the form of a service concession contract which will require a payment to the council. No minimum payment to the council has been set and operators should propose their financial offer within their bid.

The contract will be for an initial period of one month to cover the event. Should the event prove a success, the contract may be extended by a further 12 months, subject to the performance and agreement of both parties.

The closing date for receipt of your expression of interest is given against the heading entitled - Date documents can be requested until.

More information

Links

Additional text

Portsmouth City Council is currently in the process of seeking expressions of interest for the following project - Provision of a Free Mart Fair - Market and Entertainment Event at Portsmouth Museum

The full details and ability to express an interest will be via our e-sourcing system Intend. This filepath will take you to the relevant area of Intend,

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current

Once on the page you can either scroll down or use the search function to find the relevant project.

Should you have any problems with the above link, please contact us on 023 9268 8235 or email: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Service

Address

Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 2BJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

023 9268 8235

Email

procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk