--- title: "Mansion House - Soft Market Testing" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-156e6c41-e923-46d2-b0df-ee0beef6c993" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-156e6c41-e923-46d2-b0df-ee0beef6c993" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-156e6c41-e923-46d2-b0df-ee0beef6c993.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-156e6c41-e923-46d2-b0df-ee0beef6c993.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL" published: "2019-08-30" --- # Mansion House - Soft Market Testing Buyer: NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-156e6c41-e923-46d2-b0df-ee0beef6c993 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-156e6c41-e923-46d2-b0df-ee0beef6c993) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-156e6c41-e923-46d2-b0df-ee0beef6c993.json) ## Summary Newcastle City Council is initiating a soft market testing exercise for the Mansion House, located in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne. The tender, titled "Mansion House - Soft Market Testing", is part of the planning stage of procurement, aimed at assessing market capability to deliver a managed service or strategic plan to enhance the operational model of the Mansion House. The engagement end date is set for 4th September 2019, with an event scheduled to be held at 1pm on that day. This initiative falls under the Restaurant and food-serving services category, alongside canteen, catering, property management, and event services. This tender provides an excellent opportunity for businesses in the hospitality and leisure sectors, particularly those experienced in delivering managed services or strategic planning, to participate and influence the future operations of the Mansion House. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to engage, as insights gathered from this market sounding exercise could shape a subsequent European procurement exercise for hospitality services at this historical venue. Interested parties should register their attendance via the NEPO portal and confirm by email prior to the event. ## Notice At the request of the Mansion House Trust, Newcastle City Council are carrying out a Market Sounding Exercise aimed at establishing market capability to deliver a managed service or strategic plan which can provide a significant and positive impact in further developing our current operational model for the Mansion House. Whilst at this stage this is not an invitation for formal expressions of interest we are inviting Experienced Hospitality/Leisure trade companies to participate in a market sounding exercise. The aim is to gain industry insight on what skills, capacity and knowledge are required to manage or strategically plan development options for the future operation of the Mansion House with a view to evolving the Mansion House offer to ensure its sustainability and further maximise income. The ideas that come back from the Market Sounding exercise will allow us to shape and potentially initiate a European procurement exercise. This could be for the delivery of a Hospitality Service within the Mansion House, or for an alternative proposal; this will depend on what comes back from the market. Newcastle City Council will be conducting Soft Market Testing at Mansion House in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne at 1pm on 4th September 2019. If you are interested in attending please confirm your attendance by contacting janine.lancaster@newcastle.gov.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55c95db5-295c-4c53-9125-76ff3a26b822 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Aug 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 4 Sep 2019 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | | Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Postcode | NE1 8QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside | | Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Electoral ward | Monument | | Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services - 70 - Real estate services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services - 55500000 - Canteen and catering services - 70330000 - Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis - 79952000 - Event services ## Release History - 30 Aug 2019 at 10:44 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55c95db5-295c-4c53-9125-76ff3a26b822 - 19 Aug 2019 at 08:27 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55c95db5-295c-4c53-9125-76ff3a26b822 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55c95db5-295c-4c53-9125-76ff3a26b822 30th August 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Register NEPO portal ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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