--- title: "Kendal Market" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e40915f0-9de7-4ce7-a94a-edd1442a4f7f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e40915f0-9de7-4ce7-a94a-edd1442a4f7f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e40915f0-9de7-4ce7-a94a-edd1442a4f7f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e40915f0-9de7-4ce7-a94a-edd1442a4f7f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SOUTH LAKELAND DISTRICT COUNCIL" published: "2019-04-17" --- # Kendal Market Buyer: SOUTH LAKELAND DISTRICT COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e40915f0-9de7-4ce7-a94a-edd1442a4f7f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e40915f0-9de7-4ce7-a94a-edd1442a4f7f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e40915f0-9de7-4ce7-a94a-edd1442a4f7f.json) ## Summary The South Lakeland District Council is currently planning a procurement process for the Kendal Market, which falls under the hotel, restaurant, and retail trade services industry category. The process aims to explore various options for the market's operation and will require early engagement from bidders to submit their proposals by 20th May 2019, at 19:00. An engagement end date is set for 16th July 2019, with subsequent presentations expected in May or June 2019, providing insights that will influence future tender exercises. The location for this procurement is Kendal, in the North West of England. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses with expertise in market management and retail services. Companies capable of transforming under-performing markets or those with innovative ideas for both indoor and outdoor market setups will be particularly suited to compete. Bidders are encouraged to demonstrate their track record, vision, and proposed methodologies for enhancing market operations, attracting more traders, and increasing footfall, as this project aims to stimulate community engagement and economic growth in the Kendal area. ## Notice SLDC are now wishing to approach the market to investigate the options that are open to them .As part of the preparation of a full market exercise we are requiring early engagement with the market to consider the range of the options that are available. As a starting point, we are encouraging Bidders to review the current status of the Kendal Markets and the role they play within the town centre retail and leisure activities. Bidders are invited to consider the options and prepare a response by 20th May 2019 at 19:00. Bidders will then be invited to present their options to the Council and its advisors in May /June 2019 such presentations will inform a way forward prior to a tender exercise and will be on a 'one to one' basis Bidders may seek to prepare a response to address some of the following options, this list is not exhaustive and bidders are invited to consider all options: * Option1. Both Indoor and Outdoor Market * Option 2. Indoor Market only * Option 3. Outdoor Market only The response should cover: 1. Your understanding of the problems faced by Kendal Markets 2. Your vision for the market option selected: Setting out what you would aspire to achieve if given the opportunity. 3. Your experience in running markets, including your track record of bringing about transformation to failing or under-performing markets elsewhere. Included evidence in the form of case studies as appropriate, with references. 4. Your methodology: setting out how you would implement your proposal, stating what resources you would bring to the option selected, how they would be used. 5. Prepare and indicative timeline for your proposal 6. State the capital investments that you would make, and where appropriate, those you would require from the Council 7. Prepare your indicative business model, showing how you would growth the volume of traders, increase the footfall and improve profitability for the market operations and the traders associated with the markets. 8. Indicate how you would propose to return profits to the Council, stating what percentage would be shared with the Council, and under what circumstances you would require the Council to reinvest its profits. 9. State the expected length of term of agreement you would be seeking as a right to operate the Markets. Note: the Council recognises that longer agreements will be required where significant capital investments are proposed by the bidder. However, the converse is also true, and bidders are advised to measure their requests with their commitments. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/084e61b4-d155-4755-ba85-8052df91f800 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Apr 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 16 Jul 2019 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SOUTH LAKELAND DISTRICT COUNCIL | | Locality | KENDAL | | Post town | Lancaster | | Postcode | LA9 4DQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD1 Cumbria | | ITL 3 | TLD14 Westmorland and Furness | | Local authority | Westmorland and Furness | | Electoral ward | Kendal Strickland and Fell | | Westminster constituency | Westmorland and Lonsdale | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services - 70 - Real estate services ### Codes - 55000000 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services - 70000000 - Real estate services ## Release History - 17 Apr 2019 at 06:58 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/084e61b4-d155-4755-ba85-8052df91f800 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/084e61b4-d155-4755-ba85-8052df91f800 17th April 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.southlakeland.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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