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title: "Marine Hall Fleetwood - Soft Market Test"
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# Marine Hall Fleetwood - Soft Market Test

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/marine-hall-fleetwood-soft-market-test-ocds-h6vhtk-047215). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Wyre Council: "Marine Hall Fleetwood - Soft Market Test". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Wyre Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wyre-council-ons-e07000128)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-047215`

## 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/marine-hall-fleetwood-soft-market-test-ocds-h6vhtk-047215#tl-md)

## Description
Wyre Council is keen to explore options for the future operation and development of the Marine Hall Complex in Fleetwood. The council’s aspiration is for an innovative and economically viable ‘Entertainment Hub’ that offers an enhanced range of entertainment, leisure, cultural and commercial activities for both residents and visitors to this area. It should be noted that, whilst the Council is wholly committed to providing a modern community focused entertainment facility, there is an overriding need to reduce the annual operating cost of the service whilst raising the standards of service delivery.
The soft market test is intended to allow interested operators with appropriate experience to outline their views and provide information with no commitment from themselves or the council. It is not part of a formal procurement process, and the council is not guaranteeing to carrying out such a process.
Operators are required to login to the opportunity on the portal and complete the questionnaire. which can then be submitted through the portal. Alternatively a copy of the questionnaire can be requested by contacting Ben McCabe; ben.mccabe@wyre.gov.uk. The soft market test will also provide an opportunity for organisatons to participate in a market interest day which will provisionally take place w/c 29th July 2024.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** The council recently commissioned an external consultancy to provide an options appraisal for the future operation of the Marine Hall Complex. In summary the report emphasised the need for significant and immediate changes to operation of the Marine ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019269-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-06-24T10:26:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T20:08:29.327Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-047215