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PAN3399 - Proposal to Install and Operate an Observation Wheel

Official notice

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdConcessionSME suitable
Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF21)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£500,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 29 Aug 2025awarded 24 Oct 2025
Awarded to The Giant Wheel Co Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Sept 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To install and operate an observation wheel at Jubilee Square, Leicester LE1 4LD, as part of the City’s winter events programmes.

CPV: Recreational, cultural and sporting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 (1 yr) · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensionsValue: £500,000 exc. VAT · £500,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The proposed contract will be for one year with options to extend for a period or periods totalling no more than up to a further four years.
92000000 Recreational, cultural and sporting services

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 45%Price: 55%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
1 Aug 2025, 11:03 BST
Last source update
16 Jan 2026, 13:23 GMT
Authority reference
PAN3399
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045109
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056b10 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
29 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert/ ↗

Timeline

1 Aug 2025 → 16 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 11:03 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    15 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    29 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Contract starts384 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published277 days ago
    16 Jan 2026, 13:23 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 11:03 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    16 Jan 2026, 13:23 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Jan 2026, 13:23 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Giant Wheel Co LtdSME£500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • PAN3399 - Proposal to Install and Operate an Observation Wheel · The Giant Wheel Co LtdSME

    Signed
    24 Oct 2025
    Value
    £500,000
    Period
    27 Oct 2025 – 26 Oct 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    One year with option to extend up to a further four years to 30 September 2030 (i.e. a further four seasons).

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRT-5737-VBQD City Hall, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1FZContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The Giant Wheel Co LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZHY-5727-JHTW 9 Riverside Waters Meeting Road, BOLTON, North West, BL1 8TUContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender