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Concession Contract for Kelpies Experience

Travel agency
tour operator and tourist assistance services
Scotland (UKM76)
Published value
£75,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Scottish Canals: "Concession Contract for Kelpies Experience". Published status: complete. Published value: £75,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityScottish CanalsScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£75,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Scottish Canals
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Published history for Scottish Canals. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4.8Bids / Report
30.8% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 14 active published awards; 13 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityScottish Canals
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published21 Apr 2025, 09:14 BST
Last source update21 Apr 2025, 09:14 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationTravel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM76)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-042d81
What is being bought
SC is looking to explore the development of the Kelpies based in Falkirk, Scotland into an activity attraction.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £75,000
    21 Apr 2025, 09:14 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    21 Apr 2025, 09:14 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    21 Apr 2025, 09:14 BST
  4. tender value changed
    6 Feb 2024, 08:44 GMT
  5. Status changed to published status
    6 Feb 2024, 08:44 GMT
  6. Official notice release published
    6 Feb 2024, 08:44 GMT
  7. Submission deadline changed to published date
    6 Feb 2024, 08:44 GMT
  8. Published value updated to £75,000
    16 Jan 2024, 11:55 GMT
  9. Status changed to active
    16 Jan 2024, 11:55 GMT
  10. Official notice release published
    16 Jan 2024, 11:55 GMT
  11. Submission deadline changed to 16 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
    16 Jan 2024, 11:55 GMT
  12. Buyer information updated
    16 Jan 2024, 11:55 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    SC is exploring the option of entering into a concession contract with a partner to develop the Kelpies as an activity based attraction. The internal structure to be developed to include a walk way, ladders and viewing platform, with the potential to develop further. We are looking to work with a partner for the design of the activity, the build, the ongoing servicing and operation of the activity.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    21 Apr 2025, 09:14 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 30 May 2024, 00:00 BST · £650,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Zone Events Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£650,000 · signed 30 May 2024, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Scottish Canals

Contracting authority GB-FTS-3194
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  • Scottish Canals
    buyer

    Canal House, 1 Applecross Street, Glasgow, UKM, G4 9SP
    procurement@scottishcanals.co.uk
    +44 1413326936

  • Glasgow Sheriff Court
    reviewBody

    Glasgow

  • Zone Events Limited
    supplier

    98 woodhall road, Edinburgh, UK, EH13 0HU
    +44 7867416209
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