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# Tunbridge Wells Ice Rink

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tunbridge-wells-ice-rink-ocds-h6vhtk-03b6aa). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Tunbridge Wells Borough Council: "Tunbridge Wells Ice Rink". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Tunbridge Wells Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/tunbridge-wells-borough-council-ons-e07000116)
- **Published Value:** £1,200,000 (GBP; published on the single lot)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 April 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Event services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ46
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,190,313 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03b6aa`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tunbridge-wells-ice-rink-ocds-h6vhtk-03b6aa#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tunbridge-wells-ice-rink-ocds-h6vhtk-03b6aa#participate

## Description
Tunbridge 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79952000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £1,200,000
- **Description:** Tunbridge 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...
- **Contract Period:** 01/10/2023 to 01/01/2024
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Tunbridge Wells Ice Rink (active)
  - Award id: `014729-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Icescape**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-83570`
  - Value: £1,190,313 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Tunbridge Wells Ice Rink (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,190,313
  - Signed Date: 23/05/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014729-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-05-24T09:22:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T17:39:05.020Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03b6aa