Official UK procurement notice
Tunbridge Wells Ice Rink · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTunbridge Wells Borough Council is inviting tenders for “Ice Rink Event Provider” provision at its annual ice rink in Calverley Grounds. The contract term will be an initial 1 year with a possible four annual extensions (1+1+1+1+1), extension subject to performance review. This year’s event will run from December 1st, 2023 – January 1st, 2024. If future events go ahead the ice rink will open and close at a similar time period.
The Ice Rink has been running in Calverley Grounds for 12 years. Last season (2022-23) it attracted 43,004 skaters, with increased footfall to the area from visitors watching the skaters or who just come along to take in the festive atmosphere. Anecdotally we had in excess of 80,000 visitors in the period.
CPV: Event services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,200,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Cost: 60%
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 28 Mar 2023, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 24 May 2023, 10:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 2 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN663016- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-014729- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b6aaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 2 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
25 Apr 2023 → 2 Oct 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline25 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened2 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published24 May 2023, 10:22 BST
- Contract starts2 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete24 May 2023, 10:22 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IcescapeSME | £1,190,313 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Tunbridge Wells Ice Rink · IcescapeSME
- Signed
- 24 May 2023
- Value
- £1,190,313
- Period
- … – 1 Jan 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IcescapeAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.