Official UK procurement notice
Hospitality & Recreation Hub at Southbourne Beach
Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (Local council)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: South West (UKK24)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£20,000,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 26 Jun 2026awarded 13 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to SEVENTA EVENTS LIMITED
Contract term 20 yrsends 30 Nov 2046 · starts 1 Dec 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Concession for the operation and management of a Hospitality and Recreation Hub at Southbourne Beach
- How the procedure runs: 4 stage process. 1. Compliance with Tender rules; 2. PSQ compliance ; 3. Quality evaluation; 4 Presentation
CPV: Beverage-serving services · Cafeteria services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£20,000,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
- Quality
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 May 2026, 16:40 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2026, 13:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
DN799698- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-048246- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a22eFind a Tender
- How it runs
4 stage process. 1. Compliance with Tender rules; 2. PSQ compliance ; 3. Quality evaluation; 4 Presentation
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
22 May 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published151 days ago22 May 2026, 16:40 BST
- Clarification questions by127 days ago15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline116 days ago26 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by81 days ago31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent7 days ago14 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published6 days ago14 Oct 2026, 13:06 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 6 days26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 41 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2026- Tender notice published22 May 2026, 16:40 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published14 Oct 2026, 13:06 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Oct 2026, 13:06 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £20,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Named bidders 2published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEVENTA EVENTS LIMITEDSME1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2046 | £20,000,000 | 13 Oct 2026standstill to 26 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonSEVENTA EVENTS LIMITEDSME · South West England
- did not winMACEMADE LIMITEDSME · South West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- MACEMADE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- SEVENTA EVENTS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsRef DN799698
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender