Official UK procurement notice
P1003 - Riding Centre at Woodgate Valley Country Park
Authority: Birmingham City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBirmingham City Council (the Council) is seeking to appoint an organisation under a concession contract for the Riding Centre at Woodgate Valley Country Park.
The concession contract for the services will commence on 1st April 2026 and will be in place for a period of five years with the option to extend for a further five years.
The Riding Centre at Woodgate Valley Country Park Offers a unique opportunity within a heavily urbanised area for anyone to participate in an equine experience. The Council wishes to engage with experienced organisations or individuals with the relevant and appropriate experience to operate the Riding Centre. See the Specification for full details.
CPV: Horse riding school services · Landscaping work for riding areas · Sport-related services · Sports facilities operation services
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
Lot awarding rule: Quality will account for 80% of the overall award criteria. The Commercial assessment will account for 20% of the overall award criteria.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 19 Dec 2025, 11:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Dec 2025, 11:53 GMT
- Authority reference
P1003- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084825- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fa2dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest.
If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ ↗ and submit your details to register.
Any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: [email protected].
Your completed quotation submission should be returned by 12:00 (noon) on 30th January 2026 via the 'in-tend' system in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc ↗
Timeline
19 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published313 days ago19 Dec 2025, 11:53 GMT
- Clarification questions by280 days ago21 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline271 days ago30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published19 Dec 2025, 11:53 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender