Official UK procurement notice
P2184 Handsworth Park former Sons of Rest Building
Authority: Birmingham City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBirmingham City Council is seeking to promote regeneration throughout the city and to promote not only the economic but also the social and environmental wellbeing of its residents and visitors to the city. This includes offering a diverse range of facilities and activities for citizens to participate in and experience. As part of this aspiration the Council is seeking a Concessionaire to operate the Services at the former Sons of Rest building at Handsworth Park.
Birmingham is renowned for being a green city, with numerous parks, areas of open space & open water; where people can be active and enjoy the great outdoors. Over the past few years we’ve seen a significant increase to the visitor numbers in parks as people are realising the benefits that come from greenspace.
The former Sons of Rest building at Handsworth Park offers an opportunity within a heavily urbanised area for a suitable space that can deliver community services/activities and meeting room hire.
The contract will be let under a concession agreement for a period of ten years. Bidders should note that if successful all costs associated with the delivery of the service shall be the responsibility of the Concessionaire.
CPV: Building rental or sale services · Recreational, cultural and sporting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£20,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: The award carries a total weighting of 100%, this is split between the following sections: The overall weighting for the quality criteria is 60% The overall weighting for the price criteria is 40% For full details please refer to the procurement documents.
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
- Awarded
- 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
- 2 Jul 2025, 15:08 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Jan 2026, 15:14 GMT
- Authority reference
P2184- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036856- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0557b2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
This Request for Quotations is being issued using the Council’s e-tendering system ‘In-tend’ and organisations must ensure that they are registered users. The procurement process will be managed using this system and therefore all bids must be submitted by Tenderers via the ‘in-tend’ system.
in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc ↗
Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function and you should not contact any individual directly either by email or by telephone. If you are already a registered user, you do not have to re-register. If you are unable to register with in-tend or are experiencing difficulties, please email the CPS helpdesk at [email protected].
Timeline
2 Jul 2025 → 26 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published2 Jul 2025, 15:08 BST
- Submission deadline1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts388 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published270 days ago26 Jan 2026, 15:14 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jul 2025- Tender notice published2 Jul 2025, 15:08 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published26 Jan 2026, 15:14 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete26 Jan 2026, 15:14 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of Handsworth ParkVCSE | £246,000 inc. VAT † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Friends of Handsworth ParkVCSE
- Signed
- 13 Jan 2026
- Value
- £246,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 14 Jan 2026 – 13 Jan 2036
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Friends of Handsworth ParkAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender