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Operator for Great Yarmouth Winter Gardens

Great Yarmouth Borough Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:19.

Opportunity overview

The Procurement Specific Questionnaire ("PSQ") is made available by Great Yarmouth Borough Council (the 'Authority') to Applicants wishing to express an interest in its procurement for an operator for the Great Yarmouth Winter Gardens (the "Project") in the Find a Tender Service ('FTS') Tender Notice. The Authority invites economic operators to express interest in the following lots: (a) Lot 1 - Full operation of the Winter Gardens; (b) Lot 2 - Provision of a food and beverage offering and events at the Winter Gardens. Total value (estimated) £33,480,000 excluding VAT £40,176,000 including VAT Lot 1. Full operation of the Winter Gardens Description Under Lot 1, the Provider would be responsible for the full operation of the Winter Gardens covering: • Internal building maintenance • Visitor experience • Food and beverage operation Lot 2. Provision of a food and beverage offering and events operation and management at the Winter Gardens. Description Under Lot 2: the Provider would be responsible for food and beverage operations including F&B for events, the Authority will retain responsibility for all areas outside of the Provider's demise as defined in the Lease, the Authority will require the Provider to pay an operator fee which will include a contribution to hard and soft facilities management and structural maintenance costs for the building Under both Lots 1 and 2 the Authority will retain responsibility for the external maintenance of the Winter Gardens.

Classification

  • CPV92000000 — Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Lots

  • Full operation of the Winter Gardens£33.5m
  • Provision of a food and beverage offering and events operation and management at the Winter Gardens.Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
2583-PPT-R
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Expression Of Interest Deadline
1 May 2025, 12:00

Procedure

Features
The Authority is conducting the procurement for the Project in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 under the Competitive Flexible Procedure comprising a Participation Stage followed by the issue of an Invitation to Participate in Negotiations ("ITPN") to shortlisted Applicants. Interested economic operators may express interest in Lot 1 or Lot 2. All tenders received for Lot 1 and Lot 2 will be evaluated in accordance with the same evaluation criteria set out in the ITPN (to be posted on the web portal) and the lease / contract will be awarded to the most advantageous tender, whether that is for Lot 1 or Lot 2. In the event the most advantageous tender is for Lot 2, the Authority will retain responsibility for the internal buildings maintenance and visitor experience. In the event the Authority identifies that the most economically advantageous tender is for Lot 1 , it will not award a lease/ contract for Lot 2.

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
015915-2025
Description
Deadline dates updated as transposed in error 1st May 2025 is the correct closure date for PSQ submissions.
Entry 2
Id
017680-2025
Description
Time aligned with Intend documentation to 12:00pm (noon) for closure deadline.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
7 Nov 2025, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends
17 Apr 2025, 14:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Full operation of the Winter Gardens
Status
active
Description
Under Lot 1, the Provider would be responsible for the full operation of the Winter Gardens covering: • Internal building maintenance • Visitor experience • Food and beverage operation Under both Lots 1 and 2 the Authority will retain responsibility for the external maintenance of the Winter Gardens, all other services as described above and in documents accompanying the PSQ in East Suffolk Council's tender portal.

Value

Amount
33,480,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
40,176,000

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality Questions
Type
quality
Description
Questions will be included at the tender stage

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Value
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
6 Nov 2035, 23:59
Starts
7 Nov 2025, 00:00
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Provision of a food and beverage offering and events operation and management at the Winter Gardens.
Status
active
Description
Under Lot 2: the Provider would be responsible for food and beverage operations including F&B for events, the Authority will retain responsibility for all areas outside of the Provider's demise as defined in the Lease, the Authority will require the Provider to pay an operator fee which will include a contribution to hard and soft facilities management and structural maintenance costs for the building Under both Lots 1 and 2 the Authority will retain responsibility for the external maintenance of the Winter Gardens

Value

Amount
0
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
0

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality Questions
Type
quality
Description
Quality Questions will be included in the tender at time of publication.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Value
Type
cost

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
6 Nov 2035, 23:59
Starts
7 Nov 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKH15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
92000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKH15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
92000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
A-702
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
A-703
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 4
Id
future
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Access Details
All documents will be posted on East Suffolk Council Intend web portal: https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/eastsuffolk/aspx/Home
Entry 5
Id
015615-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
16 Apr 2025, 15:03
Entry 6
Id
015915-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
17 Apr 2025, 13:41
Entry 7
Id
017680-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
29 Apr 2025, 15:09

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
Previously published in error as UK3: Planned procurement notice Total value including VAT: £40,176,000 Contract location: UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-012745 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04fc89 Published 3 April 2025, 11:20am This UK4 directly replaces and supersedes the erroneous UK3 described above.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PXDC-1245-VQNQ
Name
Great Yarmouth Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH15
Country
GB
Locality
Great Yarmouth
Postal Code
NR30 2QF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PXDC-1245-VQNQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PLPP-1174-BHLX
Name
East Suffolk Council
Role Details
Posting procurement on Intend platform on behalf of GYBC

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Address

Region
UKH14
Country
GB
Locality
Woodbridge
Postal Code
IP12 1RT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
East Suffolk House, Station Road, Melton

Details

Identifier

Id
PLPP-1174-BHLX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Great Yarmouth · UKH15 · NR30 2QF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH15 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050430-2025-04-29T15:09:39+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·