Notice Information
Notice Title
Contract for the Operation of the Winchester City Street Market
Notice Description
Winchester City Council sought to appoint an experienced, creative and forward looking operator to manage its street market in the beautiful and historic centre of Winchester. The appointed operator will provide a high quality curated programme of street markets ensuring that income is maximised whilst creating a high quality visitor experience which supports the local economy. Commitment to sustainability and engagement across Winchester's varied communities is also required. The market operates Thursday to Saturday and and the first and third Sunday of each month. There is also the opportunity for special themed and seasonal markets such as Easter, early evening markets and specialist touring markets. The contract is for a period of three years with an option to extend annually for up to a further two years.
Lot Information
Lot 1
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 will 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.
Options: The contract also includes an option to extend annually for a further 24 months (2 years).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04706a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028612-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
55900000 - Retail trade services
79952000 - Event services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £210,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £210,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £645,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 May 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Jul 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Apr 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Julie Mahoney
- Contact Email
- procurement@winchester.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1962814908
Buyer Location
- Locality
- COLEBROOK STREET, WINCHESTER
- Postcode
- SO23 9LJ
- Post Town
- Southampton
- Country
- England
-
- 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
- TLJ36 Central Hampshire
-
- Local Authority
- Winchester
- Electoral Ward
- St Michael
- Westminster Constituency
- Winchester
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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