Tender

Commercial Wedding/Function Venues - Market Sounding Exercise

LEEDS CITY COUNCIL

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Tender

28 Jan 2025 at 17:12

Summary of the contracting process

Leeds City Council is currently in the tender stage of a procurement process titled "Commercial Wedding/Function Venues - Market Sounding Exercise". The Council is exploring options from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to deliver various wedding packages and large functions across its sites in Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom. This procurement falls under the industry category of Cultural Event Organisation Services (CPV code 79952100). Suppliers can submit their tenders up until the deadline of 21 February 2025 at 12:00 PM, with the contract period beginning the following day and ending on 23 February 2025. Notably, this tendering exercise seeks input from the market to inform potential procurement activities.

This tender represents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialised in organising cultural events and large functions, particularly those offering wedding packages. Companies that are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are especially encouraged to participate. This engagement with Leeds City Council can lead to significant exposure and potential long-term partnerships for businesses capable of providing high-quality services for large-scale events. Therefore, companies with expertise in venue management, event planning, and customer service are well-suited to compete for this contract.

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Notice Title

Commercial Wedding/Function Venues - Market Sounding Exercise

Notice Description

Leeds City Council is exploring options for procuring suitably qualified and experienced organisations to deliver a range of wedding packages and other large functions across its sites. To support this, we would like to gain information from the market regarding a number of issues related to the potential procurement exercise.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d3c4c70-41fd-4562-be12-ebb8df348402
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79952100 - Cultural event organisation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
21 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
22 Feb 2025 - 23 Feb 2025 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEEDS CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 1UR
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber

Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

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