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Function Support - Highcliffe Castle

Buyer: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council →

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BuyerBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
StatusAwarded
Deadline2 Mar 2026
Value£180,000
Published27 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is seeking a suitably experienced supplier to provide Function Support Services at Highcliffe Castle, including a Duty Manager and Function Support Staff to support weddings and events at this Grade I listed venue. It is anticipated that the contract will start on 01 April 2026.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

1

Statuspending
Value£180,000
Contract periodFrom 10 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2028

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0614b0
Latest release ID028785-2026
Latest release timestampFri Mar 27 2026 21:25:53 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009170-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
27 Mar 2026award, contract028785-2026
2 Feb 2026tenderUpdate009170-2026
2 Feb 2026tender009163-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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