Official UK procurement notice
Operator for Great Yarmouth Winter Gardens
Authority: Great Yarmouth Borough Council (Local council)·On behalf of: East Suffolk Council
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Procurement Specific Questionnaire ("PSQ") is made available by Great Yarmouth Borough Council (the 'Authority') to Applicants wishing to express an interest in its procurement for an operator for the Great Yarmouth Winter Gardens (the "Project") in the Find a Tender Service ('FTS') Tender Notice.
The Authority invites economic operators to express interest in the following lots:
(a) Lot 1 - Full operation of the Winter Gardens;
(b) Lot 2 - Provision of a food and beverage offering and events at the Winter Gardens.
CPV: Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · win at most 1 of themLot #1Full operation of the Winter GardensPlanned
Under Lot 1, the Provider would be responsible for the full operation of the Winter Gardens covering:
- Internal building maintenance
- Visitor experience
- Food and beverage operation
Under both Lots 1 and 2 the Authority will retain responsibility for the external maintenance of the Winter Gardens
Lot #2Provision of a food and beverage offering and events operation and management at the Winter Gardens.Planned
Under Lot 2:
the Provider would be responsible for food and beverage operations including F&B for events,
the Authority will retain responsibility for all areas outside of the Provider's demise as defined in the Lease,
the Authority will require the Provider to pay an operator fee which will include a contribution to hard and soft facilities management and structural maintenance costs for the building
Under both Lots 1 and 2 the Authority will retain responsibility for the external maintenance of the Winter Gardens
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
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Apr 2025, 11:20 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2025, 15:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
2583-PPT-R- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016017- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fc89Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 1 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline
- 1 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
3 Apr 2025 → 7 Nov 2025 · 7 dates- Planning notice published3 Apr 2025, 11:20 BST
- Clarification questions by17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published17 Apr 2025, 15:48 BST
- Tender notice expected18 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline1 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts356 days ago7 Nov 2025
- Award decision expected by355 days ago7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Apr 2025- Planned procurement notice published3 Apr 2025, 11:20 BSTUK3
- Planned procurement notice published17 Apr 2025, 13:54 BSTUK3
- Planned procurement notice published17 Apr 2025, 15:48 BSTUK3
Published amendments (2)
Please ignore this UK3 notice and refer to the PSQ in the UK4 Notice of Conditions of Participation published 16/04/2025.
Dates changed to match UK4 which supersedes this notice. Please ignore this UK3 notice.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- East Suffolk CouncilProcess contact pointProcuring entityPosting procurement on Intend platform on behalf of GYBC
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: All documents will be posted on East Suffolk Council Intend web portal: https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/eastsuffolk/aspx/Home
Notices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender