---
title: "Services of a Whisky Experience Partner"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0325e5"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HIGH LIFE HIGHLAND"
published: "2022-08-24"
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# Services of a Whisky Experience Partner

Buyer: HIGH LIFE HIGHLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0325e5

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## Summary

The High Life Highland (HLH), on behalf of THC, aims to appoint a commercial partner to design and operate a whisky experience within Inverness Castle. The project, cancelled initially but now active, seeks collaboration in showcasing the 'Spirit of the Highlands'. With quality, delivery, and design as key criteria, this open procedure tender under recreational services offers opportunities to enhance visitor experiences.

This procurement process, featuring a unique whisky experience project, presents growth prospects for businesses specialising in recreational, cultural, and artistic services. As an active tender with submission deadlines, the opportunity to add expertise to the existing creative teams can benefit businesses well-suited to collaborative ventures. The partnership nature of the contract encourages businesses with a focus on quality design solutions to explore this innovative opportunity presented by HLH.

## Notice

On behalf of THC, HLH wish to appoint a commercial partner to design and operate a unique whisky experience within the North Tower of Inverness Castle that celebrates and resonates with the 'Spirit of the Highlands' theme. The word partnership is used deliberately to highlight from the outset that the nature of this contract must be collaborative. At this stage in the project there is the opportunity to add specialist expertise in the whisky sector to the existing design and creative teams to further enhance the quality and breadth of the visitor experience at the Castle.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

On behalf of THC, HLH wish to appoint a commercial partner to design and operate a unique whisky experience within the North Tower of Inverness Castle that celebrates and resonates with the 'Spirit of the Highlands' theme. The word partnership is used deliberately to highlight from the outset that the nature of this contract must be collaborative. At this stage in the project there is the opportunity to add specialist expertise in the whisky sector to the existing design and creative teams to further enhance the quality and breadth of the visitor experience at the Castle.

Renewal: This is dependant on partnership agreed and whether there may be on site delays

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023622-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Apr 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Aug 2022 |
| 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 | Cancelled |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HIGH LIFE HIGHLAND |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV3 5NS |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Electoral ward | Inverness West |
| Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire |
| Delivery location | TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 92310000 - Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services
- 92312000 - Artistic services

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2022 at 12:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023622-2022
- 24 Mar 2022 at 13:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008011-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.highlifehighland.com
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000688101
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/authority
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA23042

## Provenance

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