Notice Information
Notice Title
Contract for the Operation of the Winchester City Street Market
Notice Description
Winchester City Council sought an innovative and creative market operator to provide a high-quality curated programme of street markets that support the local economy by: * adding vibrancy to the city centre * complementing existing retail activities * increasing footfall supporting city centre businesses * encouraging business start-up and innovation and * minimising the markets' carbon footprint. The council required an experienced operator to manage its street market for three years ensuring that income is maximised whilst creating a high quality visitor experience. There is also provision to further extend the contract annually for up to a further two years. The Operator shall produce a curated programme of street markets which covers Thursday to Saturday and the first and third Sunday of each month as well as the opportunity for special themed and seasonal markets such as Easter and vegan markets.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-2d5df194-3bee-4134-bf13-15cea3077a32
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e7a4fb9-51f2-47a2-b22e-a0dc06f61c5e
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
55900000 - Retail trade services
79952000 - Event services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £210,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £645,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Jul 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2025 - 30 Apr 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- COLEBROOK STREET, WINCHESTER
- Postcode
- SO23 9LJ
- Post Town
- Southampton
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ36 Central Hampshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
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- Local Authority
- Winchester
- Electoral Ward
- St Michael
- Westminster Constituency
- Winchester
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e7a4fb9-51f2-47a2-b22e-a0dc06f61c5e
29th May 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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