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# Contract for Stafford Borough Council's delivery arrangements for heritage services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-stafford-borough-council-s-delivery-arrangements-for-heritage-services-ocds-h6vhtk-078be4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Stafford Borough Council: "Contract for Stafford Borough Council's delivery arrangements for heritage services". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Stafford Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/stafford-borough-council-ons-e07000197)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Entertainment services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG2
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-stafford-borough-council-s-delivery-arrangements-for-heritage-services-ocds-h6vhtk-078be4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078be4`

## Before you bid
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- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-stafford-borough-council-s-delivery-arrangements-for-heritage-services-ocds-h6vhtk-078be4#tl-md)

## Description
Stafford Borough Council is reviewing future
delivery arrangements for a range of leisure, culture
and heritage services as the current contractual
arrangements approach expiry in November 2027.
Following completion of an options appraisal, the
Council has determined that future leisure services
and the Gatehouse Theatre will be considered
through separate procurement arrangements. In
relation to the Council's heritage portfolio, no final
decision has yet been taken regarding the preferred
delivery model.
The Council is therefore undertaking a Preliminary
Market Engagement exercise to explore market
appetite, capability and capacity to operate and
develop the following heritage assets as a
standalone heritage service:
• Stafford Castle
• Ancient High House
• Izaak Walton Cottage
The facilities currently form part of a wider leisure,
theatre and heritage services contract operated by
Freedom Leisure.
The Council is seeking views from organisations
with experience in heritage management,
museums, cultural services, visitor attractions,
charitable trusts, educational provision, community
based heritage management and related sectors.
The Council is particularly interested in
understanding:
• whether there is sufficient market appetite for a
standalone heritage contract;
• the types of organisations likely to participate in a
future procurement process;
• appropriate delivery models and partnership
structures;
• acceptable levels of risk transfer;
• subsidy expectations and financial sustainability
opportunities;
• opportunities to increase visitor engagement and
community impact; and
• information requirements that would support
participation in a future procurement exercise.
This notice relates solely to preliminary market
engagement and does not constitute a call for
competition, invitation to tender or commitment by
the Council to commence a procurement process

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 92300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2027 to 30/11/2037

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F099023-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-20T12:46:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T19:21:02.640Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078be4