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# Great Yarmouth Winter Gardens Operator procurement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/great-yarmouth-winter-gardens-operator-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-0450b3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Great Yarmouth Borough Council: "Great Yarmouth Winter Gardens Operator procurement". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £45,000,000. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Great Yarmouth Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/great-yarmouth-borough-council-ons-e07000145)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £45,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative services related to tourism affairs, Arts-facility operation services, Building and facilities management services, Catering services, Cultural event organisation services (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKH15
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0450b3`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **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/great-yarmouth-winter-gardens-operator-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-0450b3#tl-md)

## Description
The Winter Gardens is a Grade II* listed building situated in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. It is the last surviving example of a Victorian ironwork glasshouse in the UK that sits on a seaside promenade.  The Winter Gardens has been awarded Heritage Horizon Award from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and has also received funding from the Town Deal Fund. As a result, Great Yarmouth Borough Council (the "Council") is fully restoring and repurposing the building in order to:•	save, restore and repurpose the Winter Gardens•	be a powerful commercial contributor to the regeneration of Great Yarmouth's seafront•	be an innovative environmental project. The project has reached RIBA Stage 3, concept design and has achieved planning permission.  The building will reopen in Spring 2027 as an all-year-round venue that will be accessible to the public free of charge. It will offer food, drink and restaurant/café dining as well as flexible community, exhibition and educational activity space a

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Full operational model for the Winter Gardens
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 55300000, 55520000, 75125000, 79952000, 79952100, 79993000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** The Council is seeking to appoint an operator or operators for the Winter Gardens and the purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to alert potential suppliers of the Council’s intention to launch a procurement for its requirements in Septem...

### Lot 2: Food/beverage offering and events for the Winter Gardens
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 55300000, 55520000, 75125000, 79952000, 79952100, 79993000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** The Council is seeking to appoint an operator or operators for the Winter Gardens and the purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to alert potential suppliers of the Council’s intention to launch a procurement for its requirements in Septem...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011464-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-04-09T13:13:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T05:38:26.325Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0450b3