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Published 10 Mar 2023, 12:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Delivery and Management of a Christmas Ice Rink at Cheltenham Imperial Gardens

Official notice

Authority: Cheltenham Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£840,000≈ £840k / year34% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Apr 2023awarded 3 Jul 2023
Awarded to Sk3 Limited
Contract term 1 yrends 14 May 2024 · extension options published · starts 15 May 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Supplier shall provide a high-quality ice rink. As such, the Supplier shall ensure:o 7 days a week operation, including bank holidays (excluding Christmas Day);o orientation towards a number of audiences including young adults, families and community audiences and encourages repeat visitors; o provision for accessible skate sessions to include wheelchairs and quiet sessions;o attractive decoration and an instagrammable experience; ando an area for a food and beverage concession which will be subject to a separate tender

CPV: Cultural event organisation services · Event services · Provision of services to the community · Recreational, cultural and sporting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£840,000
Contract period: 15 May 2023 – 14 May 2024 (1 yr)
Delivery: South West
Extensions: One year with the option for the Authority to extend the contract by another year up to a maximum of 2 extension periods. For the avoidance of doubt, the maximum potential duration of the contract is 3 years.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Mar 2023, 12:05 GMT
Last source update
19 Oct 2023, 14:38 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
CBC0483P
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-030911
Classification (CPV)
Cultural event organisation servicesEvent servicesProvision of services to the communityRecreational, cultural and sporting services
Delivery area
South West (UKK13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b1c3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
11 Apr 2023, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
11 Apr 2023, 17:01 BST

Timeline

11 Apr 2023 → 19 Oct 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Apr 2023, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    11 Apr 2023, 17:01 BST
  3. Contract starts
    15 May 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    19 Oct 2023, 14:38 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Oct 2023, 14:38 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £554,7401 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sk3 LimitedSME£554,740 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Delivery and Management of a Christmas Ice Rink at Cheltenham Imperial Gardens · Sk3 LimitedSME

    Signed
    3 Jul 2023
    Value
    £554,740
    Period
    … – 14 May 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cheltenham Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Municipal Offices, Promenade, Cheltenham, South West, GL50 9SAContact email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • SK3Awarded supplier Bognor Regis, South East
  • Sk3 LimitedAwarded supplier Bognor Regis , South East

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria