--- title: "Provision of Alternate Venue Lettings within GL RFCA areas" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-83391e3a-0f52-4498-9cec-d01c703be303" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-83391e3a-0f52-4498-9cec-d01c703be303" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-83391e3a-0f52-4498-9cec-d01c703be303.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-83391e3a-0f52-4498-9cec-d01c703be303.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "RESERVE FORCES' AND CADETS' ASSOCIATIONS OF GREATER LONDON" published: "2023-09-07" --- # Provision of Alternate Venue Lettings within GL RFCA areas Buyer: RESERVE FORCES' AND CADETS' ASSOCIATIONS OF GREATER LONDON Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-83391e3a-0f52-4498-9cec-d01c703be303 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-83391e3a-0f52-4498-9cec-d01c703be303) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-83391e3a-0f52-4498-9cec-d01c703be303.json) ## Summary The Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations of Greater London are seeking suppliers for the provision of alternate venue lettings within Greater London RFCA areas. This tender falls under the services procurement category and involves hiring out reserve centres and cadet units for a variety of non-military purposes, including meetings, conferences, dinner dances, training facilities, weddings, exhibitions, and more. The tender deadline is on 12th October 2023, with the contract period starting on 2nd September 2024 and ending on 31st March 2031. This tender opportunity is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that offer similar letting services to those provided by Alternate Venues London. Businesses in the event management, venue rental, and hospitality sectors in the Greater London region would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The engagement sessions for interested parties will be held on 10th and 12th October 2023 via Zoom, providing further information about the procurement process and requirements. ## Notice Alternative Venues London (AVL) is the name of the commercial lettings department which hires out Reserve Centres and Cadet units for non-military purposes. Within Greater London there are 46 Reserve Forces Centres and 70 Cadet units available for hire, for up to seven days a week and most have secure parking. Meetings and conferences can be for as few as ten to as many as 150. Dinner dances for 200 are possible in some locations. A key role is the provision of training facilities - both educational and physical - and Drill Halls lend themselves perfectly to this requirement. We have also provided locations for weddings, receptions, examinations, theatre and film rehearsals, product launches, exhibitions, auctions and fashion shows complete with catwalk. Income generated from this rental activity is reinvested into supporting London's Reserves and Cadets. We wish to engage with organisations who may provide lettings services similar to those currently being provided by Alternate Venues London (AVL). Please visit www.alternativevenues.co.uk for more information. If you provide services similar to those currently provided by AVL, please email co-commercialteam@rfca.mod.uk with 'GL Alt Venue' in the subject line. We will be holding the following supplier engagement sessions via Zoom to provide further information on who we are and the provision of Alternate Venues lettings service. This sessions are open to all interested parties and will be held as follows: Tuesday, 10 Oct 2023 Time: 11:30 - 12:30 Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89646151460?pwd=SEtYNStTNS9KNFBpWHBOdFpJaGJ6QT09 Meeting ID: 896 4615 1460 Passcode: 291764 Thursday,12 Oct 2023 Time: 10:00 - 11:00 Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89021582240?pwd=dEM1NUwvcXViV0lrckpidjY4WGc3dz09 Meeting ID: 890 2158 2240 Passcode: 063999 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcLTEgcgfc ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eebf12ee-b3c4-44e9-aadc-33e036097a21 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | 11 Oct 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Sep 2024 - 31 Mar 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | RESERVE FORCES' AND CADETS' ASSOCIATIONS OF GREATER LONDON | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW6 3JS | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham | | Local authority | Hammersmith and Fulham | | Electoral ward | Palace & Hurlingham | | Westminster constituency | Chelsea and Fulham | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 98110000 - Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations ## Release History - 7 Sep 2023 at 09:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eebf12ee-b3c4-44e9-aadc-33e036097a21 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eebf12ee-b3c4-44e9-aadc-33e036097a21 7th September 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=776052188 Please follow this link to view the notice. ## Notice URLs - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89021582240?pwd=dEM1NUwvcXViV0lrckpidjY4WGc3dz09 - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89646151460?pwd=SEtYNStTNS9KNFBpWHBOdFpJaGJ6QT09 - https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcLTEgcgfc ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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