Published date: 9 July 2019

Last edited date: 9 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: 31 July 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Cafeteria construction work - 45212423

  • Refurbishment work - 45453100

Location of contract

SN2 2EH

Value of contract

£700,000

Procurement reference

P/REF EH 00001147

Published date

9 July 2019

Closing date

31 July 2019

Contract start date

1 November 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Dover Masterplan is designed to develop a strategy which will enrich visitors' enjoyment and understanding of the castle, and provide an offer which results in higher visitor numbers and greater engagement

This project forms part the first stage of the Dover Masterplan, an ambitious and far reaching plan that aims to transform the visitor offer at Dover Castle over the next ten or so years and make Dover one of the top five castles in the UK. The Dover Masterplan will reinvigorate this exceptional site by developing new and exciting visitor experiences which bring to life key stories, inspire new audiences and bring back into use long vacant buildings which lie at the heart of the castle. Initially breaking through the 400,000 visitor mark, our overall ambition is to achieve an additional 100,000 visitors annually by the end of the first phase and lay the foundations for the site to exceed 500,000 + visitors in the subsequent years.

Refreshing the current commercial offer is crucial to the financial viability of the visitor offer at Dover, in particular catering and retail, where the existing infrastructure is now in excess of ten years old. Visitor expectations within catering in particular are constantly increasing and we need to ensure that the offer meets these expectations. Funds will be set aside to refresh and upgrade the offer to ensure it increases the financial contribution it makes to the bottom line at Dover and also ensure that the overall visitor offer exceeds customer expectations.

More information

Links

Additional text

Suppliers interested in this opportunity should register at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/english-heritage/aspx/Home in orderto express interest and download documentation.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Matthew Vella

Address

Firefly Avenue
Firefly Avenue
Swindon
SN2 2EH
United Kingdom

Telephone

01793 445074

Email

Matthew.Vella@english-heritage.org.uk

Website

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/english-heritage/aspx/Home