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title: "Operation Of Street Markets"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03d678"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# Operation Of Street Markets

Buyer: BOURNEMOUTH CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d678

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## Summary

The BCP Council has recently awarded a contract for the operation of street markets to SMT Management Consultants Ltd. The contract involves managing markets in Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole, and Boscombe, including trader procurement, paperwork management, promotion, and on-the-day operations. The award criteria focused on quality (60%) and price (40%). The contract, valued at 428,000 GBP, was signed on 29th September 2023. The buying organisation, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council, played the roles of buyer and central purchasing body in this process.

This tender for the operation of street markets by the BCP Council presents a business opportunity for enterprises skilled in retail trade services. Businesses adept at managing markets, procuring traders, and promoting high-quality artisan traders would find this tender well-suited for their expertise. The tender, which was open for bidding, provides a chance for companies to engage in managing and developing street markets across significant locations in the Bournemouth area. The procurement stage was 'award', with the contract valued at 428,000 GBP and involving specific quality and price evaluation criteria.

## Notice

BCP Council has awarded an operator to manage the Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and Boscombe markets. This is to include procuring traders, collating paperwork, invoicing and chasing income, promotion, on the day management and development. BCP Council is expecting an income from the supplier to have the rights to all locations to run weekly markets. The Supplier is expected to develop the markets and to introduce high quality artisan traders.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

BCP Council has awarded an operator to manage the Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and Boscombe markets. This is to include procuring traders, collating paperwork, invoicing and chasing income, promotion, on the day management and development. BCP Council is expecting an income from the supplier to have the rights to all locations to run weekly markets. The Supplier is expected to develop the markets and to introduce high quality artisan traders.

Renewal: This contract is a business as usual requirement and will therefore be procured again when the contract ends

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029074-2023 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | This contract is a business as usual requirement and will therefore be procured again when the contract ends |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £425,000 |
| Lots value | £425,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £428,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BOURNEMOUTH CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL |
| Locality | BOURNEMOUTH |
| Post town | Bournemouth |
| Postcode | BH2 6DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Electoral ward | Bournemouth Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bournemouth West |
| Delivery location | TLK24 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SMT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55900000 - Retail trade services

## Release History

- 3 Oct 2023 at 09:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029074-2023
- 15 Jun 2023 at 10:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016990-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk
- https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

## Provenance

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