✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 12 Oct 2026, 18:16.
Opportunity overview
Leicester City Council invites proposals from suitably qualified Funfair operators for a funfair at Abbey Park, Leicester for its Tourism, Culture & Inward Investment Team.
A site visit is being held to the site at 10am on 20 October 2026. Suppliers shall confirm attendance via the ProContract portal.
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 one year.
Further information about the opportunity can be found in the tender documentation. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 12 November 2026 at the very latest via the EastMidsTenders portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html.
Any queries/questions regarding this opportunity must be received via the ProContract portal only.
To assist potential Suppliers, the link, https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/ provides helpful user guides on using the ProContract portal.
Furthermore, Suppliers will be required to register on the Central Digital Platform (a Find a Tender service). To assist prospective Suppliers, Cabinet Office have published video guides with accompanying PDF user manuals which will help Suppliers understand and navigate the platform, including how to register, upload organisational information and search and bid for opportunities. Please click on the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/information-and-guidance-for-suppliers.
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096271-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Leicester City Council is seeking priced proposals from suitably qualified funfair operators to operate a funfair at Abbey Park, Leicester. The proposed contract is for one year, with extension option(s) totalling up to a further year.
Who this may suit
Relevant to operators of funfairs, amusement parks and fairground attractions able to deliver services in Leicester.
Key points identified
Supplier capabilitySuitably qualified funfair operatorEvidence: "Leicester City Council invites proposals from suitably qualified Funfair operators".
Site visit attendance confirmationConfirm attendance through the ProContract portalEvidence: "A site visit is being held ... Suppliers shall confirm attendance via the ProContract portal."
Clarification channelSubmit queries only through the ProContract portalEvidence: "Any queries/questions regarding this opportunity must be received via the ProContract portal only."
95% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Leicester City Council is seeking priced proposals from suitably qualified funfair operators to operate a funfair at Abbey Park, Leicester. The proposed contract is for one year, with extension option(s) totalling up to a further year.
Who this may suit
Relevant to operators of funfairs, amusement parks and fairground attractions able to deliver services in Leicester.
Key deliverables
Operate a funfair at Abbey Park, Leicester
Submit a priced proposal
Attend/confirm attendance for the stated site visit if participating
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Supplier capability
98% confidence
Suitably qualified funfair operator
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"Leicester City Council invites proposals from suitably qualified Funfair operators".
Site visit attendance confirmation
96% confidence
Confirm attendance through the ProContract portal
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"A site visit is being held ... Suppliers shall confirm attendance via the ProContract portal."
Clarification channel
99% confidence
Submit queries only through the ProContract portal
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"Any queries/questions regarding this opportunity must be received via the ProContract portal only."
Tender submission portal
98% confidence
Submit via EastMidsTenders portal
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"Submissions must be received ... via the EastMidsTenders portal".
Central Digital Platform registration
99% confidence
Required
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"Suppliers will be required to register on the Central Digital Platform (a Find a Tender service)."
Other eligibility requirements
94% confidence
Unknown
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No further eligibility, insurance, financial standing or company-size requirements are stated in the supplied notice data.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated/maximum value
93% confidence
Up to £400,000
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Opportunity value_max is GBP 400000; active lot value_amount is GBP 400000.
Initial term
99% confidence
One year
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"The proposed contract will be for one year".
Extension options
99% confidence
Option(s) totalling up to a further one year
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"options to extend for a period or periods totalling no more than up to a further one year".
The title requests a "Priced Proposal"; no pricing schedule or payment terms are supplied.
Delivery
Service location
99% confidence
Abbey Park, Leicester
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The description requests a funfair "at Abbey Park, Leicester".
Delivery region
95% confidence
UKF21
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Supplied delivery location region is UKF21.
Site visit
98% confidence
10:00 on 20 October 2026
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"A site visit is being held to the site at 10am on 20 October 2026."
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Open
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Process display_status is "open" and source_status is "active".
Procedure
99% confidence
Below threshold - open competition
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Supplied procurement_method_details is "Below threshold - open competition".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
12 November 2026; time is inconsistent in supplied data
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Description states "12:00 noon on 12 November 2026"; structured submission_deadline is "2026-11-12T00:00:00+00:00".
Submission route
98% confidence
EastMidsTenders portal
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The description specifies the EastMidsTenders portal for submissions.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Deadline time conflict
100% confidence
The narrative gives a noon deadline, while the structured deadline is midnight at the start of the same date. Suppliers should verify the submission cut-off in the tender portal/documentation.
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Description: "12:00 noon on 12 November 2026"; process submission_deadline: "2026-11-12T00:00:00+00:00"; lot submission_deadline: "2026-11-12T00:00:00+00:00".
Tender documentation dependency
99% confidence
Detailed scope, evaluation, contractual terms and pricing requirements are not provided in the supplied data and should be checked in the tender documentation.
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"Further information about the opportunity can be found in the tender documentation."
Portal readiness
97% confidence
Submission, site-visit confirmation, queries and Central Digital Platform registration involve separate stated systems or services.
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The notice names EastMidsTenders for submissions, ProContract for attendance and queries, and the Central Digital Platform for registration.
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