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The list of items is non-exhaustive and will be developed within the 1-1 meetings through open collaborative dialogue. \nThe Council is also likely to adapt the discussion points following review of operational experience & business activity information included within submitted EOIs to ensure that the points raised are relevant and make the best use of time for all parties. \nOccupiers are encouraged to put forward their own items for discussion at the meeting, ideally providing this in advance either in their expression of interest form or subsequently via In-tend correspondence in advance of the 1-1 meeting. \n•\tRelevant experience, capacity & interest\n•\tOptions for development of the visitor offer, site uses & continuing position as a key landmark of the wider Solent region\n•\tPromotion & marketing\n•\tOptions for operating models, roles & responsibilities, legal structures & partnership working\n•\tCommercial options, investment, funding, return & risk \n•\tCompetitive bidding options, process & programme\n1-1 Slots, Booking Requirements & Briefing Pack\nThe Council is inviting suitably qualified & experienced operators to take part in exploratory 1-1 on-line Teams meetings which will take place between 24th-28th November 2025. The Council has 10 1-hour slots available. The 1-1 slots available are set out below and will be allocated on a first come first served basis to operators. \n•\tMeeting slot 1 - Monday 24th November 9.30 - 10.30\n•\tMeeting slot 2 - Monday 24th November 11.00 - 12.00\n•\tMeeting slot 3 - Monday 24th November 13.30 - 14.30\n•\tMeeting slot 4 - Monday 24th November 15.00 - 16.00\n•\tMeeting slot 5 - Tuesday 25th November 14.00 - 15.00\n•\tMeeting slot 6 - Wednesday 26th November 9.30 - 10.30\n•\tMeeting slot 7 - Wednesday 26th November 11.00 - 12.00\n•\tMeeting slot 8 - Thursday 27th November 15.00 - 16.00\n•\tMeeting slot 9 - Friday 28th November 9.30 - 10.30\n•\tMeeting slot 10 - Friday 28th November 11.00 - 12.00\nInterested occupiers are required to complete the Expression of Interest (EOI) and Conflict of Interest (COI) forms accessible via the council's e-sourcing system In-tend in order to book a 1-1 slot. The link to the e-tendering system can be found here - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home\nThe Expression of Interest and Conflict Assessment Form documents should be submitted via In-tend by no later than Friday 21st November 17:00. However, as access to 1-1 slots is limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis interested occupiers are encouraged to submit applications asap in advance of the deadline to help ensure that their 1-1 time slot preferences can be accommodated. \nOperators are required to state which meeting slots they are able to attend and state ranked order of preference for the dates and times available within their completed EOI form. Operators will be allocated their preferred slots wherever possible, but priority will be given on a first come first served basis. \nIf none of the slots which are available can be accommodated by an Operator the Council may be able to make further slots available, however due to time and resource pressures this cannot be guaranteed. In the unlikely event that it is not possible to organise a 1-1 meeting, affected occupiers will be given the opportunity to provide written feedback to ensure that no interested parties are excluded from inputting into this PME exercise. \nThe Council will confirm which slot has been allocated within a target lead in of 3 working days before 1-1 meeting via In-tend correspondence, dependent upon whether operators submit expressions of interest in advance of the deadline. Following confirmation by both parties the Council will issue a Teams link to the Organisation's attendees / delegates at least 1 working day before the 1-1 meeting. \nOccupiers will only be invited to attend a 1-1 meeting and receive the further documentation where: \n1) no conflicts are declared which cannot be mitigated; \n2) where the EOI form has been fully completed - including for slot preferences, business & contact information and self-certification of meeting all stated minimum business activity & experience requirements stated within the EOI form and later in this document. \nShould Operators have any questions in respect of the participation requirements, process or any other matters these must be addressed to the Council via it's e-sourcing system In-tend using the correspondence function. \nOperators should note that there is no obligation to take part in this preliminary market engagement exercise and that if they do not take part, it will not preclude them from any subsequent related competitive bidding processes. Similarly, engaging Operators will not receive preferential treatment in any competitive bidding process.\nExpression of Interest\nAs part of their completed Expression of Interest form operators are to provide case study details of one to three relevant sites. \nOperators are encouraged to provide 3 relevant case studies, if possible, but can use just 1 case study as long as this case study meets all of the essential experience & business activity requirements set out below. 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The meetings will take place between 24th - 28th November and 10 slots are available which will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Further details in respect of dates, timings and booking process can be found within the \"Spinnaker Tower - Occupier PME Brief' located within the document set on InTend. The link to the site can be found here - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home\nThe feedback gained form operators will be used to inform the strategy for the subsequent competitive bidding process which will be deployed to secure an operator. It is envisaged that the bidding process will commence in early 2026 to allow for award in early Summer 2026 ahead of commencement of the new arrangements which are envisaged to start on 7th October 2026.\nThe Council anticipates partnering with an established operator who will invest in and reinvigorate the Tower, and the surrounding land to create an exciting new leisure destination.\nWhilst the Council's current preferred position would be let to the new arrangements on an operating lease basis the Council is keen to investigate a spectrum of operational, commercial and legal options, some of which may fall under the scope of the Procurement Act 23.\nPlease note, in line with the Procurement Act 23 the Council have provided a term duration within this notice. The Council is seeking to discuss term duration with interested parties in the preliminary market engagement.\nTo ensure that the engagement process would not lead to complications if a bidding process is undertaken which needs to comply with the Procurement Act 23, and in general interests of transparency and fair and equal treatment, the Council has instigated this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) process via issue of a PME Notice on the Central Government Find a Tender Service / Central Digital Platform.\nThis allows for all suitably qualified and experienced operators to engage with this process should they wish, rather than just those known to the Council and its consultant agent. \nIn undertaking this PME exercise the Council is seeking to gain insight from operators in respect of:\n•\tMarket experience, capacity & interest\n•\tOptions for development of the visitor offer, site uses & continuing position as a key landmark of the wider Solent region\n•\tOptions for operating models, roles & responsibilities, legal structures & partnership working\n•\tCommercial options, investment, funding, return & risk \n•\tCompetitive bidding options, process & programme\nThe Council's process and timetable for undertaking the PME process is set out below. 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It is visible to the nine million passengers who sail and cruise through Portsmouth Harbour each year as well as the eight million visitors to Gunwharf Quays which offers outlet designer shopping. \nThe Tower is Portsmouth's most prominent landmark, 170m in height with 3 upper viewing platforms at 100, 105 and 110 metres providing views of Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent. The tower opened in 2005 attracting 100,000 visitors in the first two months of opening.\nThere is a reception at the base of the building with ancillary interpretation space, entertainment and leisure uses, ticketing, plant, management and staff facilities. There are two cafes - the ground floor Spinnaker Kitchen and Bar and the Cloud Café located on View Deck 2, 105 metres up. There is an additional podium area at ground level which is activated over the festive period for a Christmas market, with potential for it to be used permanently as commercial space.\nPermitted Uses, Opening Times & Access\nUnder the new contract the primary function of the Tower must remain a public viewing tower, to be open in line with hours set out within the Council's specification. Through the procurement process suggestions for incorporation of historical and maritime components, that may also include literary and cultural references associated with the wider city, will be considered.\nThe Operator must ensure that the Tower is open to the public for a minimum of 8 hours/day April to September and 6 hours/day October to March except Christmas Day. Core opening times are 10.00 - 18.00 during summer months and 6 hours within the core times during the winter months (e.g.10.00 - 16.00). The Operator may open earlier or later to support other activities such as breakfasts or evening events and functions. No curfew has been set.\nThe Council will require use of the Tower for its own direct activities and in support of wider community activities to a total of 47 hours free of charge per year, further details are provided within the specification. \nSuggestions for complementary ancillary uses will be permitted. Examples include but are not limited to:\n•\tFood and beverage options such as a café, fine dining etc. \n•\tEntertainment including comedy evenings, cocktail evenings etc.\n•\tVirtual reality 'thrill experiences'\n•\tPrivate Functions including weddings, corporate events etc.\nProposals for other activities / experiences will be considered. Suggestions for the use of the overall space, including the associated capital investment, will be considered. For example, the opportunity for development of the underused podium deck. Any investment must be solely funded by the operator. \nContract Term, Estimated Value & Target Commercials\nAward of the contract is targeted for 7th August 2026. The successful operator will be required to seamlessly commence operations under a lease with associated concession arrangement from 11th October 2026 following expiry of the lease held with the current incumbent operator on 10th October 2026. The lease and associated concession contract will be let on a 25-year basis. Break clauses subject to 12 months notice will be included for at years 10, 15 and 20 of the lease. \nThe lease will be subject to rental / management fee and revenue share payments from the operator to the Council. The Council is targeting a guaranteed rental payment of £350k total over the initial 3 years of the lease to allow for profiling of rent in view of mobilisation costs, building up sales and the impact in the 1st year of the Council's planned lift refurbishment works. \nFrom year 4 onwards the target average per annum payment thereafter has been set at £220k. Rental payments are to be made in advance on a quarterly basis per annum. Lease payments will be subject to 5 yearly rent reviews with increases subject to CPI adjustments. \nA minimum revenue share % of 3% will apply with operators able to bid back an increased share % up to a maximum of 10%. The revenue share proposed by operators may vary over the term of the agreement but must always be within the 3% - 10% min / max range stated. Revenue share payments are to be made within 30 days at the end of each contract year.\nIn addition to rental and revenue share payments, the Council will also recover reinstatement insurance premium costs from the Operator. The Council is currently seeking specialist insurance advice which will inform the per annum figure to be accounted for within Operator commercial models. The Council is targeting to issue an insurance cost recovery value by week 3 - 4 of the tender period. \nThe contract will be subject open book reporting. The Operator will be required to report on revenues generated by business activities on a quarterly basis and upon request within 10 working days along with provision of supporting evidence. At the end of each operating year the Operator will be required to produce full audited accounts for operation of the Tower, providing full details of sales, costs, O/H contribution, profits, dividends, etc. \nBased upon current revenue and subject to indexation the Council estimates that the successful Operator could achieve a 25-year turnover figure of approx. £90M. However, the Council considers that there are significant opportunities to increase revenue though investment, diversification of activities, food & beverage offer, sponsorship, advertising, etc. which could have a major positive impact upon revenue generation, potentially increasing revenue generation to £110M and beyond over the 25 year term. \nHowever, it should be noted that all estimates in respect of the value of the business opportunity are purely indicative and provided to comply with the requirements of the Procurement Act 23 in relation to publication of estimated contract values. \nMaintenance, Servicing & Facilities Management\nThe Council will retain responsibility for the repair and maintenance of the items listed below which are further detailed within the procurement documents:\n•\tExternal Structure Works and inspections including the spire, view decks, tower legs, concrete shafts, ribs, bows, transfer landings and substructure, but excluding the base building and podium level. \n•\tStructural Glazing and Curtain Walling System on View Decks\nThe Council is also progressing with lift refurbishment and other structural maintenance works which are currently scheduled to take place during the 1st year of the lease. Operators should be aware that a closure period for the viewing tower will be required to undertake these works. The exact length and scheduling of these works have yet to be confirmed but are likely to be approximately 6 months in duration. The Council will fund and deliver the works and will work with the Operator to agree the timing of any closures where possible. Operators should note that future lift refurbishment / replacement responsibility will fall with the Operator.\nThe Operator will be responsible for all internal repairs and maintenance and to keep the property in good repair and condition including, but not limited to:\n•\tReactive repairs and planned maintenance\n•\tDecorations and finishes\n•\tFixtures and fittings\n•\tSanitary facilities\n•\tBar and kitchen areas\n•\tSurfaces in plant rooms, internally to the bows and spire\nThe Operator will be responsible for the following external repairs and maintenance and to keep the property in good repair and condition including, but not limited to:\n•\tBase building - Floors, Walls and Roof\n•\tPodium level \n•\tDoors and Windows\n•\tExternal decoration works of the legs, concrete shafts, ribs, bows, transfer landings, base building, podium level, brise soleil etc. \n•\tPaving surrounding the tower and at podium level\n•\tBalustrades/Handrails round the podium level, podium stairs, terrace level and promenade level\nThe Operator will be required to undertake all Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs including maintenance, servicing and replacement (both minor and major) to those building elements highlighted as tenant responsibility.\nThe Operator is responsible to keep all M&E, both internal and external to the Tower, in good condition and maintenance including, but not limited to: \n•\tServicing\n•\tReactive and Planned Repairs/Maintenance\n•\tSurveys\n•\tLifecycle replacement\n•\tLift maintenance / replacement\nThe Operator shall provide the M&E maintenance service through a regular and organised regime and provide the Council with records of the works such as EICRs etc.\nBeyond the maintenance activities listed above, the Operator will be responsible for all building management activities required to ensure that the Tower is kept safe, clean and secure, including for:\n•\tStatutory Compliance Testing - electrical testing, legionella testing, PAT, etc. \n•\tHeating & Lighting\n•\tCleaning\n•\tSecurity\n•\tUtilities and Environmental Management\n•\tFire Detection & Emergency Lighting\n•\tAccessibility, Health & Safety and Safeguarding\nPerformance Standards, Customer Service, Marketing & Comms\nThe Operator will be required to delivery the services to a consistently exceptional standard noting the Tower's position as a key symbol of the City. 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The Council has designed a process that includes for:\n•\tDevelopment of proposals through multi-stage tender submissions\n•\tAbility to award at 1st stage or 2nd stage tender submission \n•\tAbility to down select following evaluation of 1st stage tenders and invite a reduced number of tenderers to submit best & final 2nd stage tenders\n•\tPre Tender submission dialogue\n•\tPost Tender submission negotiation \n•\tRefinement of award criteria, specification, contractual / lease terms and commercial model during the process\n•\tSite tours & bidders briefing\n•\tPost award finalisation of contract terms, lease & commercial arrangements\n•\tDue diligence including for take up of client references and visits to operator offices & operational sites, both pre and post award\n•\tInterviews and presentations at either or both 1st and 2nd stage tender evaluation\nPROGRAMME\nThe procurement programme is set out below in summary. In the event of any changes to the programme the Council will issue notification via it's e-sourcing system In-tend and for more significant changes issue an amendment to the Tender Notice issued on Find a Tender Service (FTS). \nThe programme below is based upon a scenario where following completion of evaluation of stage 1 bids the Council has exercised its discretion to invite all tenderers (subject to application of COP) or a down selected number (application of COP plus scores against Award Criteria) of tenderers to take part in negotiations and submit 2nd stage Best & Final Offer (BAFO) bids. \n•\tIssue Tender Notice on FTS - 7th April 2026\n•\tIssue Stage 1 documents on In-Tend - 7th April 2026\n•\tOn-line TEAMS Bidders Briefing \t- 13th April @11:30\n•\t*Site Tours (TBC) - 17th April @14:00 & 22nd April @10:00\n•\tStage 1 dialogue meetings - 27th April 2026 - 1st May 2026 \n•\tStage 1 clarification deadline - 6th May 2026 @23:59\n•\tStage 1 tenders submission deadline- 15th May 2026 @12:00\n•\t**Negotiation meetings - 8th - 12th June 2026\n•\tIssue Stage 2 Best & Final Offer (BAFO) tender documents - 22nd June 2026\n•\tStage 2 BAFOs tenders submission deadline - 10th July 2026 @12:00\n•\tStage 2 interviews & presentations - 15th - 17th July 2026\n•\tIssue Assessment Summaries - 27th July 2026\n•\tIssue Award Notice on FTS - 27th July 2026\n•\tStandstill Period - 28th July- 6th August 2026\n•\tConfirmation of award - 7th August 2026\n•\tMobilisation period - 8th August - 10th October 2026\n•\tService commencement - 11th October 2026\nThe alternative programme below is based upon a scenario where following completion of evaluation of stage 1 bids the Council has exercised its discretion to proceed to award and finalisation of terms with the highest scoring most advantageous tenderer / preferred bidder.\n•\tIssue Tender Notice on FTS - 7th April 2026\n•\tIssue Stage 1 documents on In-Tend - 7th April 2026\n•\tOn-line TEAMS Bidders Briefing \t- 13th April @11:30\n•\t*Site Tours (TBC) - 17th April @14:00 & 22nd April @10:00\n•\tStage 1 dialogue meetings - 27th April 2026 - 1st May 2026 \n•\tStage 1 clarification deadline - 6th May 2026 @23:59\n•\tStage 1 tenders submission deadline- 15th May 2026 @12:00\n•\tIssue Assessment Summaries - 8th June 2026\n•\tIssue Award Notice on FTS - 8th June 2026\n•\tStandstill Period - 9th - 18th June 2026\n•\tConfirmation of award - 19th June 2026\n•\tNegotiation & Finalisation of Terms - 22nd June 2026 - 13th July 2026\n•\tMobilisation period - 13th July - 10th October 2026\n•\tService commencement - 11th October 2026\n*Attendance at site tours is a condition of tendering and the Council reserves the right to set aside tender submissions from bidders who cannot evidence attendance on at least one of the site tours. Tenderers may send a maximum of 3 delegates to the site tour and may send delegates on both of the site tours if they wish. Tenderers are asked to confirm the names and positions of delegates at least 24 hours prior to the commencement of the site tour/s they wish to attend. \nOther than the site tours all other meetings - bidders briefing, dialogue meetings, negotiation meeting, interview / presentation - will be held on-line using Microsoft TEAMS, although subject to availability of meeting rooms at the Council's Civic Offices, there may be some capacity to offer hybrid meetings.\n**In the event that a reduced number of tenders are received / limited requirements for post tender clarifications / limited negotiation points - the Council may seek to bring forward the negotiation meetings by a week and all of following programme events thereafter by a week to provide more time for completion of back-end award and mobilisation activities. \nThe Council will administrate the procurement process using its e-sourcing system In-tend which will be used for:\n•\tAccess to and issue of procurement information & documentation \n•\tPre-tender submission clarification requests and response\n•\tTender submission \n•\tTender opening & access to responses\n•\tPost-tender submission clarification requests and response\n•\tAward decision notification & feedback\n•\tPublication of summary contract register information in accordance with Local Government Transparency Code (2015) requirements\nThe In-tend system can be accessed free of charge via the following web link:\nhttps://intendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home\nTenderers who are not already registered on the In-tend system will need to register their details in order to access the procurement documentation, raise clarification requests and return tender submissions. \nIn advance of submitting tenders Tenderers are required to register on the Central Digital Platform, and upload and/or check that their core Supplier information is accurate and up to date. Guidance on accessing the Central Digital Platform can be found here:\nSuppliers: How to register your organisation and first administrator on Find a Tender in three easy steps (HTML) - GOV.UK.\nOperators should note that tenders will only be evaluated where tenderers pass all of the Conditions of Participation, which include for:\n•\tLegal standing exclusion grounds (lead & key sub-contractors / consortium members)\n•\tFinancial Standing - assessment of financial information, min turnover £1.2M, PCG as applicable\n•\tInsurance - PL & EL £10M each & every claim, Cyber £2M (TBC)\n•\tExperience - visitor attraction operation w/ 50k footfall pa, £1M turnover pa, responsibilities for operations & building management, PPM, marketing & promotion, sales & cost risk\n•\tH&S and Environmental Health record\n•\tGDPR\nTenders which pass the Conditions of Participation will then be assessed against the published Award Criteria which are summarised below. \nThe Council will reserve the right to adjust weightings by no more than 2.5% for any individual element for the 2nd stage BAFO as permitted under the Procurement Act 23 and where such changes do not constitute material change and / or impact fair & equal treatment of bidders. \nQuality elements of the tender evaluation equate to 65% of the overall evaluation model and comprise of:\n•\tActivities, Uses & Events Proposals - 10%\n•\tResource & Delivery Model - 7.5%\n•\tBusiness Plan 7.5%\n•\tMobilisation & Service Establishment - 5%\n•\tPartnership Working - 5%\n•\tMarketing, Promotion & Customer Experience - 5%\n•\tReporting, IT & Communication - 5%\n•\tSocial Value - 5%\n•\tH&S, Safeguarding & Facilities Management - 5%\n•\tMaintenance Management - 5%\n•\tCapital Investment Proposals - 5%\nThe quantitative Income elements of the tender evaluation equate to 35% of the overall tender evaluation and comprise of:\n•\tNPV calculated 25-year fixed lease payments total - 22.5%\n•\tNPV calculated 25-year estimated revenue share payment total - 7.5%\n•\tFirst 3 years fixed lease payments total - 5%\nTenderers should refer to the procurement documents released when the Tender Notice is issued on 7th April 2026 for full details of the Conditions of Participation and Award Criteria." }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "specialRegime": [ "concession" ], "aboveThreshold": true, "coveredBy": [ "GPA", "CPTPP" ], "submissionMethodDetails": "The Council will administrate the procurement process using its e-sourcing system In-tend which will be used for:\n•\tAccess to and issue of procurement information & documentation \n•\tPre-tender submission clarification requests and response\n•\tTender submission \n•\tTender opening & access to responses\n•\tPost-tender submission clarification requests and response\n•\tAward decision notification & feedback\n•\tPublication of summary contract register information in accordance with Local Government Transparency Code (2015) requirements\nThe In-tend system can be accessed free of charge via the following web link:\nhttps://intendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home\nTenderers who are not already registered on the In-tend system will need to register their details in order to access the procurement documentation, raise clarification requests and return tender submissions. \nIn advance of submitting tenders Tenderers are required to register on the Central Digital Platform, and upload and/or check that their core Supplier information is accurate and up to date. 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If below or score is unavailable, bidders must provide a satisfactory review of financial information against profit/loss, liquidity, acid test, etc. or provision of a guarantee from a parent company or other legally bound guarantor with a business risk score of 50 or above.\nTurnover Assessment \nBidders must demonstrate a recorded turnover within latest set of accounts of at least approx. £1,200,000, a provision of a guarantee from a parent company or other legally bound guarantor with a recorded turnover within latest set of accounts of at least approx. £1,200,000 or if Suppliers are unable to meet the minimum turnover levels but feel that they are able to demonstrate alternative evidence of financial capacity they are instructed to submit this in order that the council may consider the information and provide a decision that will be final.\nINSURANCE\nThe Council will be asking for insurance levels to be set as follows - \n•\tPublic & Products Liability Insurance - £10M in respect of any one occurrence, the number of occurrences being unlimited, but in the aggregate in respect of pollution and products liability.\n•\tEmployees Liability Insurance - £10M in respect of any one occurrence, the number of occurrences being unlimited\n•\tCyber Security Insurance (TBC) - £2M each and every claim or in the annual aggregate with auto-replenishment\nGDPR\nSuppliers must confirm that they have in place, or that they will have in place by the award of the contract, the human and technical resources to perform the contract to ensure compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.\n&\nSuppliers have provided details to the Council's satisfaction, of the technical facilities and measures (including systems and processes) in place, or will have in place by contract award, to ensure compliance with UK data protection law and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects." }, { "type": "technical", "description": "OPERATIONAL CASE STUDIES\nBidders are required to submit between one (1) and three (3) Operational Case Studies (OCS) relating to contracts that the Operator is either currently delivering or, for specific experience elements only, has delivered within the last five (5) years. Bidders must ensure that, collectively, the case study submission demonstrates coverage of all the required elements set out below, with at least one case study addressing each element.\nMultiple case studies relating to the same client organisation are permitted, provided that each submission relates to a discrete and distinct contract. Case studies will be assessed holistically and must, as a minimum, demonstrate evidence of the requirements listed below in order to achieve a pass. Failure to demonstrate the minimum levels of relevant experience will result in a failed assessment.\n•\tCurrent experience (not from a past arrangement) of successfully operating a regionally significant visitor / leisure attraction with a footfall of at least 50k per annum and a turnover of £1m. For the purposes of this and further requirements, a regionally significant visitor / leisure attraction may include destination shopping centres, destination museums, landmark visitor attractions, major cultural or heritage sites, waterfront or tourism led destinations, or other comparable leisure attractions. This should be demonstrated on at least 1 of the case studies submitted. \n•\tExperience of successfully delivering day to day site operations, facilities management, statutory compliance & day to day maintenance responsibilities at an operational site. This should be demonstrated on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n•\tCurrent experience (not from a pasty arrangement) of developing, delivering and managing marketing & promotion activities on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n•\tExperience of successfully managing delivery of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programmes of repair, refurbishment and replacement works on at least 1 of the case studies submitted\n•\tCurrent experience (not from a past arrangement) of running a visitor / leisure attraction on a commercial basis including for taking all or substantive risk on sales, costs and profit/surplus generation on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\nHEALTH & SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH\nHSE Enforcement / Remedial Orders - Pass/Fail\nThe Council will not select suppliers that have been in receipt of enforcement/remedial action orders unless the supplier can demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that appropriate remedial action has been taken to prevent future occurrences or breaches.\nProsecution & Enforcement - Pass/Fail\nThe serving of enforcement notices and any prosecutions will not result in an automatic fail. The severity of each individual case and the robustness of the measures implemented to help ensure against re-occurrence will be assessed by professionals employed by the Council who may seek further information before making a final pass/fail decision.\nHSE FFI Charges - Pass/Fail\nThe nature of the FFI and the robustness of the post incident action taken will be assessed on the basis of reasonableness. Any concerns will be relayed to a Health & Safety professional employed by the Council who may seek further information before making a final pass/fail decision.\nEnvironmental Health Enforcement - Pass/Fail\nThe Operator confirms that it has not, within the last five (5) years, been subject to any Environmental Health enforcement action (including statutory notices, improvement notices or prohibition notices relating to pests, hygiene, public health or environmental health matters). \nWhere such action has occurred, the severity of each individual case and the robustness of the measures implemented to help ensure against re-occurrence will be assessed by professionals employed by the Council who may seek further information before making a final pass/fail decision." } ] }, "suitability": { "sme": true, "vcse": true }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2051-10-06T23:59:59Z" }, "hasOptions": true, "options": { "description": "Contingency Options \nThe Council reserves the right to engage the next placed highest scoring supplier (ranked 2nd) to deliver the contract in the event that any of the following events occur during the award, mobilisation and delivery of the services during the term of the lease and concession contract:\n•\tThe Council is unable to agree and execute terms of lease and concession contract with the preferred bidder identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders\n•\tThe preferred bidder identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders fails to mobilise and commence the services in line with the agreed programme, or is significantly delayed in meeting programme milestones and is highly likely to not commence services in line with the agreed programme\n•\tThe lease and concession contract with the preferred bidder identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders is terminated due to:\no\tThe operator exercising a right to break the lease and concession contract\no\tMaterial breach\no\tNon-material persistent breach\no\tFailure to meet service levels and KPIs\no\tNot meeting Conditions of Participation - Exclusion grounds, insurance, financial standing, accreditations, etc. \no\tInability to agree price increases in line with terms\no\tInability to agree price changes, specification changes, event in the event of materialisation of identified known risks\nThe next placed operator will only be engaged at the Council's discretion and subject to the operator evidencing ability to: \n•\tMeet all Conditions of Participation\n•\tDeliver the requirements as set out in the specification including for any updates made by the Council\n•\tHonour the terms & conditions included within the original procurement\n•\tDeliver the service delivery proposals included within their original tender submission as a minimum\n•\tHonour the pricing elements included for within their original tender submission, subject to reasonable application of relevant CPI indices, as a minimum with a requirement to mitigate any negative impacts where possible \nIn the event that the Council is unable to reach agreement with the next placed supplier the Council may, at its sole discretion engage with the operator that ranked immediately below the next placed supplier (ranked 3rd) from the evaluation process to deliver the contract subject to the requirements set out above. \nIn the event that agreement cannot be reached with the 3rd ranked operator the council may engage with the 4th ranked operator and so forth at its discretion for delivery of the contract.\nAlternatively, the Council may opt to invite updated tenders from all the tenderers who submitted stage 1 compliant bids or, if the Council undertook a 2nd stage of bidding which included for down selection, only from those tenderers who were invited to submit and consequently submitted 2nd stage BAFO bids." } } ], "documents": [ { "id": "L-1", "documentType": "biddingDocuments", "url": "https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home" } ], "communication": { "futureNoticeDate": "2026-04-07T23:59:59+01:00" }, "hasRecurrence": true, "recurrence": { "dates": [ { "startDate": "2050-10-06T23:59:59Z" } ] } }, "language": "en", "extensions": [ "https://standard.open-contracting.org/profiles/eu/latest/en/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_amendment_rationale_classifications_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_budget_breakdown_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_contract_completion_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_documentation_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_pagination_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_suitability_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/portaledcahn/ocds_Links_extension/main/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cabinetoffice/ocds_uk_extension/main/extension.json" ] }, { "id": "031677-2026", "tag": [ "tender" ], "date": "2026-04-07T18:44:58+01:00", "initiationType": "tender", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-05e0a1", "parties": [ { "name": "Portsmouth City Council", "id": "GB-PPON-PCNL-5714-PRZV", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PCNL-5714-PRZV" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Civic Offices, Guildhall Square", "locality": "Portsmouth", "postalCode": "PO1 2AL", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKJ31" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "classifications": [ { "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE", "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment", "description": "Public authority - sub-central government" } ] } } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-PPON-PCNL-5714-PRZV", "name": "Portsmouth City Council" }, "tender": { "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05e0a1", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "Spinnaker Tower Operator", "description": "Portsmouth City Council - the 'Council - will shortly be inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced operators for the operation of the Spinnaker Tower - the 'Tower' - on a long term mutually incentivised partnership basis.\nThe Tower\nThe Spinnaker Tower is located on the waterfront within Gunwharf Quays shopping centre and is a prominent landmark offering views of the city, the Solent and the Isle of Wight. It is visible to the nine million passengers who sail and cruise through Portsmouth Harbour each year as well as the eight million visitors to Gunwharf Quays which offers outlet designer shopping.\nThe Tower is Portsmouth's most prominent landmark, 170m in height with 3 upper viewing platforms at 100, 105 and 110 metres providing views of Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent. The tower opened in 2005 attracting 100,000 visitors in the first two months of opening.\nThere is a reception at the base of the building with ancillary interpretation space, entertainment and leisure uses, ticketing, plant, management and staff facilities. There are two cafes - the ground floor Spinnaker Kitchen and Bar and the Cloud Café located on View Deck 2, 105 metres up. There is an additional podium area at ground level which is activated over the festive period for a Christmas market, with potential for it to be used permanently as commercial space.\nPermitted Uses, Opening Times & Access\nUnder the new contract the primary function of the Tower must remain a public viewing tower, to be open in line with hours set out within the Council's specification. Through the procurement process suggestions for incorporation of historical and maritime components, that may also include literary and cultural references associated with the wider city, will be considered.\nThe Operator must ensure that the Tower is open to the public for a minimum of 8 hours/day April to September and 6 hours/day October to March except Christmas Day. Core opening times are 10.00 - 18.00 during summer months and 6 hours within the core times during the winter months (e.g.10.00 - 16.00). The Operator may open earlier or later to support other activities such as breakfasts or evening events and functions. No curfew has been set.\nThe Council will require use of the Tower for its own direct activities and in support of wider community activities to a total of 47 hours free of charge per year, further details are provided within the specification.\nSuggestions for complementary ancillary uses will be permitted. \nExamples include but are not limited to:\n• Food and beverage options such as a café, fine dining etc.\n• Entertainment including comedy evenings, cocktail evenings etc.\n• Virtual reality 'thrill experiences'\n• Private Functions including weddings, corporate events etc.\nProposals for other activities / experiences will be considered. Suggestions for the use of the overall space, including the associated capital investment, will be considered. For example, the opportunity for development of the underused podium deck. Any investment must be solely funded by the operator.\nContract Term, Estimated Value & Target Commercials\nAward of the contract is targeted for 7th August 2026. The successful operator will be required to seamlessly commence operations under a lease with associated concession arrangement from 11th October 2026 following expiry of the lease held with the current incumbent operator on 10th October 2026. The lease and associated concession contract will be let on a 25-year basis. Break clauses subject to 12 months notice will be included for at years 10, 15 and 20 of the lease.\nThe lease will be subject to rental / management fee and revenue share payments from the operator to the Council. The Council is targeting a guaranteed rental payment of £350k total over the initial 3 years of the lease to allow for profiling of rent in view of mobilisation costs, building up sales and the impact in the 1st year of the Council's planned lift refurbishment works.\nFrom year 4 onwards the target average per annum payment thereafter has been set at £220k. Rental payments are to be made in advance on a quarterly basis per annum. Lease payments will be subject to 5 yearly rent reviews with increases subject to CPI adjustments.\nA minimum revenue share % of 3% will apply with operators able to bid back an increased share % up to a maximum of 10%. The revenue share proposed by operators may vary over the term of the agreement but must always be within the 3% - 10% min / max range stated. Revenue share payments are to be made within 30 days at the end of each contract year.\nIn addition to rental and revenue share payments, the Council will also recover reinstatement insurance premium costs from the Operator. The Council is currently seeking specialist insurance advice which will inform the per annum figure to be accounted for within Operator commercial models. The Council is targeting to issue an insurance cost recovery value by week 3 - 4 of the tender period.\nThe Council will reserve the right to alter and refine rent and revenue targets over the course of the procurement process and may issue revisions which alter the values and / or introduce pass/fail value requirements following evaluation of 1st stage tenders and completion of negotiation meetings in the event that the Council opts to undertake a 2nd stage of competitive tendering.\nThe contract will be subject open book reporting. The Operator will be required to report on revenues generated by business activities on a quarterly basis and upon request within 10 working days along with provision of supporting evidence. At the end of each operating year the Operator will be required to produce full audited accounts for operation of the Tower, providing full details of sales, costs, O/H contribution, profits, dividends, etc.\nBased upon current revenue and subject to indexation the Council estimates that the successful Operator could achieve a 25-year turnover figure of approx. £90M. However, the Council considers that there are significant opportunities to increase revenue though investment, diversification of activities, food & beverage offer, sponsorship, advertising, etc. which could have a major positive impact upon revenue generation, potentially increasing revenue generation to £110M and beyond over the 25 year term.\nHowever, it should be noted that all estimates in respect of the value of the business opportunity are purely indicative and provided to comply with the requirements of the Procurement Act 23 in relation to publication of estimated contract values.\nMaintenance, Servicing & Facilities Management\nThe Council will retain responsibility for the repair and maintenance of the items listed below which are further detailed within the procurement documents:\n• External Structure Works and inspections including the spire, view decks, tower legs, concrete shafts, ribs, bows, transfer landings and substructure, but excluding the base building and podium level.\n• Structural Glazing and Curtain Walling System on View Decks\nThe Council is also progressing with lift refurbishment and other structural maintenance works which are currently scheduled to take place during the 1st year of the lease. \nOperators should be aware that a closure period for the viewing tower will be required to undertake these works. The exact length and scheduling of these works have yet to be confirmed but are likely to be approximately 6 months in duration. The Council will fund and deliver the works and will work with the Operator to agree the timing of any closures where possible. Operators should note that future lift refurbishment / replacement responsibility will fall with the Operator.\nThe Operator will be responsible for all internal repairs and maintenance and to keep the property in good repair and condition including, but not limited to:\n• Reactive repairs and planned maintenance\n• Decorations and finishes\n• Fixtures and fittings\n• Sanitary facilities\n• Bar and kitchen areas\n• Surfaces in plant rooms, internally to the bows and spire\nThe Operator will be responsible for the following external repairs and maintenance and to keep the property in good repair and condition including, but not limited to:\n• Base building - Floors, Walls and Roof\n• Podium level\n• Doors and Windows\n• External decoration works of the legs, concrete shafts, ribs, bows, transfer landings, base building, podium level, brise soleil etc.\n• Paving surrounding the tower and at podium level\n• Balustrades/Handrails round the podium level, podium stairs, terrace level and promenade level\nThe Operator will be required to undertake all Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs including maintenance, servicing and replacement (both minor and major) to those building elements highlighted as tenant responsibility.\nThe Operator is responsible to keep all M&E, both internal and external to the Tower, in good condition and maintenance including, but not limited to:\n• Servicing\n• Reactive and Planned Repairs/Maintenance\n• Surveys\n• Lifecycle replacement\n• Lift maintenance / replacement\nThe Operator shall provide the M&E maintenance service through a regular and organised regime and provide the Council with records of the works such as EICRs etc.\nBeyond the maintenance activities listed above, the Operator will be responsible for all building management activities required to ensure that the Tower is kept safe, clean and secure, including for:\n• Statutory Compliance Testing\n• Heating & Lighting\n• Cleaning\n• Security\n• Utilities and 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The Council has designed a process that includes for:\n•\tDevelopment of proposals through multi-stage tender submissions\n•\tAbility to award at 1st stage or 2nd stage tender submission \n•\tAbility to down select following evaluation of 1st stage tenders and invite a reduced number of tenderers to submit best & final 2nd stage tenders\n•\tPre Tender submission dialogue\n•\tPost Tender submission negotiation \n•\tRefinement of award criteria, specification, contractual / lease terms and commercial model during the process\n•\tSite tours & bidders briefing\n•\tPost award finalisation of contract terms, lease & commercial arrangements\n•\tDue diligence including for take up of client references and visits to operator offices & operational sites, both pre and post award\n•\tInterviews and presentations at either or both 1st and 2nd stage tender evaluation" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "specialRegime": [ "concession" ], "aboveThreshold": true, "submissionMethodDetails": "https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home", "submissionTerms": { "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed", "languages": [ "en" ] }, "tenderPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-05-15T12:00:00+01:00" }, "enquiryPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-05-06T23:59:59+01:00" }, "awardPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-06-08T23:59:59+01:00" }, "lots": [ { "id": "1", "status": "active", "value": { "amountGross": 201793323, "amount": 168161103, "currency": "GBP" }, "awardCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "quality", "name": "Activities, Uses & Events Proposals", "description": "Please Note: If the Council proceed to a 2nd stage of tendering (ISBFT) it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by a factor of 2.5% increase or decrease. The Council also reserves the right to further refine the sub-criteria at stage 2, for instance splitting Element 1 into 2-3 sub elements.", "numbers": [ { "number": 10, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Resource & Delivery Model", "description": "Please Note: If the Council proceed to a 2nd stage of tendering (ISBFT) it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by a factor of 2.5% increase or decrease. The Council also reserves the right to further refine the sub-criteria at stage 2, for instance splitting Element 1 into 2-3 sub elements.", "numbers": [ { "number": 7.5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Business Plan", "description": "Please Note: If the Council proceed to a 2nd stage of tendering (ISBFT) it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by a factor of 2.5% increase or decrease. The Council also reserves the right to further refine the sub-criteria at stage 2, for instance splitting Element 1 into 2-3 sub elements.", "numbers": [ { "number": 7.5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Mobilisation & Service Establishment", "description": "Please Note: If the Council proceed to a 2nd stage of tendering (ISBFT) it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by a factor of 2.5% increase or decrease. The Council also reserves the right to further refine the sub-criteria at stage 2, for instance splitting Element 1 into 2-3 sub elements.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Partnership Working", "description": "Please Note: If the Council proceed to a 2nd stage of tendering (ISBFT) it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by a factor of 2.5% increase or decrease. The Council also reserves the right to further refine the sub-criteria at stage 2, for instance splitting Element 1 into 2-3 sub elements.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Marketing, Promotion & Customer Experience", "description": "Please Note: If the Council proceed to a 2nd stage of tendering (ISBFT) it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by a factor of 2.5% increase or decrease. The Council also reserves the right to further refine the sub-criteria at stage 2, for instance splitting Element 1 into 2-3 sub elements.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Reporting, IT & Communication", "description": "Please Note: If the Council proceed to a 2nd stage of tendering (ISBFT) it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by a factor of 2.5% increase or decrease. The Council also reserves the right to further refine the sub-criteria at stage 2, for instance splitting Element 1 into 2-3 sub elements.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Social Value", "description": "Please Note: If the Council proceed to a 2nd stage of tendering (ISBFT) it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by a factor of 2.5% increase or decrease. The Council also reserves the right to further refine the sub-criteria at stage 2, for instance splitting Element 1 into 2-3 sub elements.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "H&S, Safeguarding & Facilities Management", "description": "Please Note: If the Council proceed to a 2nd stage of tendering (ISBFT) it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by a factor of 2.5% increase or decrease. The Council also reserves the right to further refine the sub-criteria at stage 2, for instance splitting Element 1 into 2-3 sub elements.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Maintenance Management", "description": "Please Note: If the Council proceed to a 2nd stage of tendering (ISBFT) it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by a factor of 2.5% increase or decrease. The Council also reserves the right to further refine the sub-criteria at stage 2, for instance splitting Element 1 into 2-3 sub elements.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Capital Investment Proposals", "description": "Please Note: If the Council proceed to a 2nd stage of tendering (ISBFT) it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by a factor of 2.5% increase or decrease. The Council also reserves the right to further refine the sub-criteria at stage 2, for instance splitting Element 1 into 2-3 sub elements.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "cost", "name": "NPV calculated 25-year fixed lease payments total", "description": "Please Note: If the Council proceed to a 2nd stage of tendering (ISBFT) it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by a factor of 2.5% increase or decrease. The Council also reserves the right to further refine the sub-criteria at stage 2, for instance splitting Element 1 into 2-3 sub elements.", "numbers": [ { "number": 22.5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "cost", "name": "NPV calculated 25-year estimated revenue share payment total", "description": "Please Note: If the Council proceed to a 2nd stage of tendering (ISBFT) it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by a factor of 2.5% increase or decrease. The Council also reserves the right to further refine the sub-criteria at stage 2, for instance splitting Element 1 into 2-3 sub elements.", "numbers": [ { "number": 7.5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "price", "name": "First 3 years fixed lease payments total", "description": "Please Note: If the Council proceed to a 2nd stage of tendering (ISBFT) it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by a factor of 2.5% increase or decrease. The Council also reserves the right to further refine the sub-criteria at stage 2, for instance splitting Element 1 into 2-3 sub elements.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] } ] }, "selectionCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "economic", "description": "EXCLUSION GROUNDS\nAssessment in line with PA23 requirements in relation to excluded and excludable grounds.\nThe Council will allow for representation from suppliers in line with PA23 requirements in relation to excludable grounds, including for substitution of proposed sub-contracting arrangements. \nThe Council will apply discretion and allow for representation from suppliers in relation to excludable grounds in line with PA23 requirements, including for substitution of proposed sub-contracting arrangements. \nFINANCIAL STANDING\nBusiness Risk Assessment\nBidders must attain a business risk score calculated using Credit Safe financial ratios of 50 or above to pass. If below or score is unavailable, bidders must provide a satisfactory\nreview of financial information against profit/loss, liquidity, acid test, etc. or provision of a guarantee from a parent company or other legally bound guarantor with a business risk\nscore of 50 or above.\nTurnover Assessment \nBidders must demonstrate a recorded turnover within latest set of accounts of at least approx. £1,200,000, a provision of a guarantee from a parent company or other legally\nbound guarantor with a recorded turnover within latest set of accounts of at least approx. £1,200,000 or if Suppliers are unable to meet the minimum turnover levels but feel that they are able to demonstrate alternative evidence of financial capacity they are instructed to submit this in order that the council may consider the information and provide a decision that will be final.\nINSURANCE\nThe Council will be asking for insurance levels to be set as follows -\n•\tPublic & Products Liability Insurance - £10M in respect of any one occurrence, the number of occurrences being unlimited, but in the aggregate in respect of pollution and products liability.\n•\tEmployees Liability Insurance - £10M in respect of any one occurrence, the number of occurrences being unlimited\n•\tProfessional Indemnity Insurance - £1M each and every claim or in the annual aggregate with auto-replenishment\nGDPR\nSuppliers must confirm that they have in place, or that they will have in place by the award of the contract, the human and technical resources to perform the contract to ensure\ncompliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.\n&\nSuppliers have provided details to the Council's satisfaction, of the technical facilities and measures (including systems and processes) in place, or will have in place by contract\naward, to ensure compliance with UK data protection law and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects." }, { "type": "technical", "description": "OPERATIONAL CASE STUDIES\nBidders are required to submit between one (1) and three (3) Operational Case Studies (OCS) relating to contracts that the Operator is either currently delivering or, for specific\nexperience elements only, has delivered within the last five (5) years. Bidders must ensure that, collectively, the case study submission demonstrates coverage of all the required elements set out below, with at least one case study addressing each element.\nMultiple case studies relating to the same client organisation are permitted, provided that each submission relates to a discrete and distinct contract. Case studies will be assessed\nholistically and must, as a minimum, demonstrate evidence of the requirements listed below in order to achieve a pass. Failure to demonstrate the minimum levels of relevant experience will result in a failed assessment.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of successfully operating a regionally significant visitor / leisure attraction with a footfall of at least 50k per annum and a turnover of £1m. For the purposes of this and further requirements, a regionally significant visitor / leisure attraction may include destination shopping centres, destination museums, landmark visitor attractions, major cultural or heritage sites, waterfront or tourism led destinations, or other comparable leisure attractions. This should be demonstrated on at least 1 of the case studies submitted. \n• Experience of successfully delivering day to day site operations, facilities management, statutory compliance & day to day maintenance responsibilities at an operational site. This should be demonstrated on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of developing, delivering and managing marketing & promotion activities on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n• Experience of successfully managing delivery of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programmes of repair, refurbishment and replacement works on at least 1 of the\ncase studies submitted.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of running a visitor / leisure attraction on a commercial basis including for taking all or substantive risk on sales, costs and\nprofit/surplus generation on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\nHEALTH & SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH\nHSE Enforcement / Remedial Orders\nThe Council will not select suppliers that have been in receipt of enforcement/remedial action orders unless the supplier can demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that\nappropriate remedial action has been taken to prevent future occurrences or breaches.\nProsecution & Enforcement\nThe serving of enforcement notices and any prosecutions will not result in an automatic fail. The severity of each individual case and the robustness of the measures implemented to help ensure against re-occurrence will be assessed by professionals employed by the Council. \nHSE FFI Charges\nThe nature of the FFI and the robustness of the post incident action taken will be assessed on the basis of reasonableness. Any concerns will be relayed to a Health & Safety professional employed by the Council who may seek further information. \nEnvironmental Health Enforcement \nThe Operator confirms that it has not, within the last five (5) years, been subject to any Environmental Health enforcement action (including statutory notices, improvement\nnotices or prohibition notices relating to pests, hygiene, public health or environmental\nhealth matters). Where such action has occurred, the severity of each individual case and the robustness of the measures implemented to help ensure against re-occurrence will be assessed by professionals employed by the Council who may seek further information." } ] }, "suitability": { "sme": true }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2026-10-11T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2051-10-10T23:59:59Z" }, "hasOptions": true, "options": { "description": "Next Placed Supplier Contingency\nThe Council reserves the right to engage the next placed highest scoring supplier (ranked 2nd) to deliver the contract in the event that any of the following events occur during the award, mobilisation and delivery of the services during the 3-year base term as well as during any extension periods:\n•\tThe Council is unable to agree and execute terms of contract with the preferred bidder identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders\n•\t The preferred bidder identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders fails to mobilise and commence the services in line with the agreed programme, or is significantly delayed in meeting programme milestones and is highly likely to not commence services in line with the agreed programme\n•\tThe contract with the preferred bidder identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders is terminated due to:\no\tMaterial breach\no\tNon-material persistent breach\no\tFailure to meet service levels and KPIs\no\tNot meeting Conditions of Participation - Exclusion grounds, insurance, financial standing, accreditations, etc. \no\tInability to agree price increases in line with terms\no\tInability to agree price changes, specification changes, event in the event of materialisation of identified known risks.\nThe next placed supplier will only be engaged at the Council's discretion and subject to the supplier evidencing ability to: \n•\tMeet all Conditions of Participation\n•\tDeliver the requirements as set out in the specification including for any updates made by the Council\n•\tHonour the terms & conditions included within the original procurement\n•\tDeliver the service delivery proposals included within their original tender submission as a minimum\n•\tHonour the pricing elements included for within their original tender submission, subject to reasonable application of relevant CPI indices, as a minimum with a requirement to mitigate any increases where possible \nIn the event that the Council is unable to reach agreement with the next placed supplier the Council may, at its sole discretion engage with the supplier that ranked immediately below the next placed supplier (ranked 3rd) from the evaluation process to deliver the contract subject to the requirements set out above." } } ], "documents": [ { "id": "conflictOfInterest", "documentType": "conflictOfInterest", "description": "Not published" }, { "id": "L-1", "documentType": "biddingDocuments", "url": "https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home" }, { "id": "031677-2026", "documentType": "tenderNotice", "noticeType": "UK4", "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031677-2026", "datePublished": "2026-04-07T18:44:58+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ], "hasRecurrence": true, "recurrence": { "dates": [ { "startDate": "2050-10-10T23:59:59Z" } ] }, "riskDetails": "The Council has identified the following known risks & opportunities that may occur during the duration of the term of the contract and may positively or negatively impact the scope, scale, value, timescales, end user demand, etc. related the contract:\n•\tDevelopment and changing demographics of Portsmouth area which could impact positively or negatively on operator revenues\n•\tMarco and micro environmental impacts on utilities and other costs which could impact operator costs\n•\tChanges to VAT levels and other impacts of taxation which could impact operator costs \n•\tLocal Government Review impacts including for assignment of contract to successor unitary authority and any new requirements / objectives of the new authority which may require alterations to the technical scope, contractual and commercial structure of the arrangements \n•\tUnforeseen maintenance requirements which could increase operator costs and impact revenues if closures are required\n•\tSignificant development in sponsorship and advertising interest in the Tower could significantly increase revenue generation for the operator\n•\tInvestment into the Tower by the operator could significantly increase revenue generation\n•\tInflation and other cost of living impacts which could increase or decrease operator revenues and costs\n•\tChanges to National Living Wage, National Insurance and other factors which could impact operator employment costs\n•\tIncreased or decreased competition from other public or privately run leisure attractions which could impact operator revenues\n•\tIntroduction of new technologies, systems and processes which could reduce operator costs and / or increase revenues as well as impacting technical scope\n•\tIntroduction of new leisure activities through market innovations that could open up new operator revenue opportunities and impact technical scope\n•\tChanges to relevant government policy / legislation which could increase or decrease operator revenues & costs, as well as potentially mandating changes to the technical scope\n•\tAn endemic or pandemic event similar to Covid 19 which could increase costs and / or reduce demand.\nThe Council has identified the risks and opportunities above associated with the delivery of this contract. 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It is visible to the nine million passengers who sail and cruise through Portsmouth Harbour each year as well as the eight million visitors to Gunwharf Quays which offers outlet designer shopping.\nThe Tower is Portsmouth's most prominent landmark, 170m in height with 3 upper viewing platforms at 100, 105 and 110 metres providing views of Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent. The tower opened in 2005 attracting 100,000 visitors in the first two months of opening.\nThere is a reception at the base of the building with ancillary interpretation space, entertainment and leisure uses, ticketing, plant, management and staff facilities. There are two cafes - the ground floor Spinnaker Kitchen and Bar and the Cloud Café located on View Deck 2, 105 metres up. There is an additional podium area at ground level which is activated over the festive period for a Christmas market, with potential for it to be used permanently as commercial space.\nPermitted Uses, Opening Times & Access\nUnder the new contract the primary function of the Tower must remain a public viewing tower, to be open in line with hours set out within the Council's specification. Through the procurement process suggestions for incorporation of historical and maritime components, that may also include literary and cultural references associated with the wider city, will be considered.\nThe Operator must ensure that the Tower is open to the public for a minimum of 8 hours/day April to September and 6 hours/day October to March except Christmas Day. Core opening times are 10.00 - 18.00 during summer months and 6 hours within the core times during the winter months (e.g.10.00 - 16.00). The Operator may open earlier or later to support other activities such as breakfasts or evening events and functions. No curfew has been set.\nThe Council will require use of the Tower for its own direct activities and in support of wider community activities to a total of 47 hours free of charge per year, further details are provided within the specification.\nSuggestions for complementary ancillary uses will be permitted.\nExamples include but are not limited to:\n• Food and beverage options such as a café, fine dining etc.\n• Entertainment including comedy evenings, cocktail evenings etc.\n• Virtual reality 'thrill experiences'\n• Private Functions including weddings, corporate events etc.\nProposals for other activities / experiences will be considered. \nSuggestions for the use of the overall space, including the associated capital investment, will be considered. For example, the opportunity for development of the underused podium deck. Any investment must be solely funded by the operator.\nContract Term, Estimated Value & Target Commercials\nAward of the contract is targeted for 7th August 2026. The successful operator will be required to seamlessly commence operations under a lease with associated concession arrangement from 11th October 2026 following expiry of the lease held with the current incumbent operator on 10th October 2026. The lease and associated concession contract will be let on a 25-year basis. Break clauses subject to 12 months notice will be included for at years 10, 15 and 20 of the lease.\nThe lease will be subject to rental / management fee and revenue share payments from the operator to the Council. The Council is targeting a guaranteed rental payment of £350k total over the initial 3 years of the lease to allow for profiling of rent in view of mobilisation costs, building up sales and the impact in the 1st year of the Council's planned lift refurbishment works.\nFrom year 4 onwards the target average per annum payment thereafter has been set at £220k. Rental payments are to be made in advance on a quarterly basis per annum. Lease payments will be subject to 5 yearly rent reviews with increases subject to CPI adjustments.\nA minimum revenue share % of 3% will apply with operators able to bid back an increased share % up to a maximum of 10%. The revenue share proposed by operators may vary over the term of the agreement but must always be within the 3% - 10% min / max range stated. Revenue share payments are to be made within 30 days at the end of each contract year.\nIn addition to rental and revenue share payments, the Council will also recover reinstatement insurance premium costs from the Operator. The Council is currently seeking specialist insurance advice which will inform the per annum figure to be accounted for within Operator commercial models. The Council is targeting to issue an insurance cost recovery value by week 3 - 4 of the tender period.\nThe Council will reserve the right to alter and refine rent and revenue targets over the course of the procurement process and may issue revisions which alter the values and / or introduce pass/fail value requirements following evaluation of 1st stage tenders and completion of negotiation meetings in the event that the Council opts to undertake a 2nd stage of competitive tendering.\nThe contract will be subject open book reporting. The Operator will be required to report on revenues generated by business activities on a quarterly basis and upon request within 10 working days along with provision of supporting evidence. At the end of each operating year the Operator will be required to produce full audited accounts for operation of the Tower, providing full details of sales, costs, O/H contribution, profits, dividends, etc.\nBased upon current revenue and subject to indexation the Council estimates that the successful Operator could achieve a 25-year turnover figure of approx. £90M. However, the Council considers that there are significant opportunities to increase revenue though investment, diversification of activities, food & beverage offer, sponsorship, advertising, etc. which could have a major positive impact upon revenue generation, potentially increasing revenue generation to £110M and beyond over the 25 year term.\nHowever, it should be noted that all estimates in respect of the value of the business opportunity are purely indicative and provided to comply with the requirements of the Procurement Act 23 in relation to publication of estimated contract values.\nMaintenance, Servicing & Facilities Management\nThe Council will retain responsibility for the repair and maintenance of the items listed below which are further detailed within the procurement documents:\n• External Structure Works and inspections including the spire, view decks, tower legs, concrete shafts, ribs, bows, transfer landings and substructure, but excluding the base building and podium level.\n• Structural Glazing and Curtain Walling System on View Decks\nThe Council is also progressing with lift refurbishment and other structural maintenance works which are currently scheduled to take place during the 1st year of the lease.\nOperators should be aware that a closure period for the viewing tower will be required to undertake these works. The exact length and scheduling of these works have yet to be confirmed but are likely to be approximately 6 months in duration. The Council will fund and deliver the works and will work with the Operator to agree the timing of any closures where possible. Operators should note that future lift refurbishment / replacement responsibility will fall with the Operator.\nThe Operator will be responsible for all internal repairs and maintenance and to keep the property in good repair and condition including, but not limited to:\n• Reactive repairs and planned maintenance\n• Decorations and finishes\n• Fixtures and fittings\n• Sanitary facilities\n• Bar and kitchen areas\n• Surfaces in plant rooms, internally to the bows and spire\nThe Operator will be responsible for the following external repairs and maintenance and to keep the property in good repair and condition including, but not limited to:\n• Base building - Floors, Walls and Roof\n• Podium level\n• Doors and Windows\n• External decoration works of the legs, concrete shafts, ribs, bows, transfer landings, base building, podium level, brise soleil etc.\n• Paving surrounding the tower and at podium level\n• Balustrades/Handrails round the podium level, podium stairs, terrace level and promenade level\nThe Operator will be required to undertake all Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs including maintenance, servicing and replacement (both minor and major) to those building elements highlighted as tenant responsibility.\nThe Operator is responsible to keep all M&E, both internal and external to the Tower, in good condition and maintenance including, but not limited to:\n• Servicing\n• Reactive and Planned Repairs/Maintenance\n• Surveys\n• Lifecycle replacement\n• Lift maintenance / replacement\nThe Operator shall provide the M&E maintenance service through a regular and organised regime and provide the Council with records of the works such as EICRs etc.\nBeyond the maintenance activities listed above, the Operator will be responsible for all building management activities required to ensure that the Tower is kept safe, clean and secure, including for:\n• Statutory Compliance Testing\n• Heating & Lighting\n• Cleaning\n• Security\n• Utilities and 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"scheme": "CPV", "id": "90911200", "description": "Building-cleaning services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "90911300", "description": "Window-cleaning services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "92000000", "description": "Recreational, cultural and sporting services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "98350000", "description": "Civic-amenity services" } ], "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UKJ31", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "value": { "amountGross": 201793323, "amount": 168161103, "currency": "GBP" }, "procurementMethod": "open", "procurementMethodDetails": "Competitive flexible procedure", "procedure": { "features": "APPLICATION OF PA23 & PR24\nIn respect of application of PA 2023, the Council's position is that the Concession Contract falls under the definition of a concession contract as set out within Section 8 of PA 2023 and that therefore only the aspects of PA 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024 (\"2024 Regulations\") that apply to 'special regime' contracts are of relevance to this procurement process and management of the resultant Concession Contract.\nCOMPETITIVE FLEXIBLE PROCEDURE FEATURES\nThe Council will run the procurement process to secure the Operator using the Competitive Flexible Procedure as defined within PA 2023. The Council has designed a process that includes:\n•\tDevelopment of proposals through multi-stage tender submissions.\n•\tAbility to award at 1st stage or 2nd stage tender submission. \n•\tFollowing evaluation of 1st stage tenders, ability to either: \no\texercise an option to proceed to a 2nd stage negotiation phase with the highest-scoring Supplier; or\no\tinvite a shortlist of either: \n\tthe three highest scoring Suppliers (unless the third highest scoring supplier is tied with another supplier, in which case those four Suppliers will be invited); or \n\tsuch lower number as the shortlisting process presents;\nto take part in negotiations and submit best & final 2nd stage tenders. \n•\tPre Tender submission dialogue.\n•\tPost Tender submission negotiation.\n•\tRefinement of award criteria, specification, contractual / lease terms and commercial model during the process.\n•\tSite tours & Suppliers briefing.\n•\tPost award finalisation of contract terms, lease & commercial arrangements.\n•\tDue diligence including for take up of client references and visits to operator offices & operational sites, both pre and post award.\n•\tInterviews and presentations at either or both 1st and 2nd stage tender evaluation.\nPROGRAMME & OPTIONS\nThe procurement programme is set out below in summary. In the event of any changes to the programme the Council will issue notification via its e-sourcing system In-tend and for more significant changes issue an amendment to the Tender Notice issued on Find a Tender Service (FTS). \nProcurement Programme - Scenario 1\nThe programme below is based upon a scenario where following completion of evaluation of stage 1 bids the Council has decided not to exercise the option to proceed to negotiation with the highest scoring Supplier, and instead has invited: \n•\tthe three highest scoring Suppliers (unless the third highest scoring supplier is tied with another supplier, in which case those four Suppliers will be invited); or \n•\tsuch lower number as the shortlisting process presents.\nto take part in negotiations and submit 2nd stage Best & Final Tender (ISBFT) bids.\n•\tIssue Tender Notice on FTS - 7th April 2026\n•\tIssue Stage 1 documents on In-Tend - 7th April 2026\n•\tOn-line TEAMS Suppliers Briefing - 13th April @11:30\n•\t*Site Tours - 17th April @14:00, 22nd April @10:00 & 24th April @10:00\n•\tStage 1 dialogue meetings - 27th April 2026 - 1st May 2026 \n•\tStage 1 clarification deadline - 6th May 2026 @23:59\n•\tStage 1 tenders submission deadline- 15th May 2026 @12:00\n•\t**Negotiation meetings - 8th - 12th June 2026\n•\tIssue Stage 2 Best & Final Offer (BAFO) tender documents - 22nd June 2026\n•\tStage 2 BAFOs tenders submission deadline - 10th July 2026 @12:00\n•\tStage 2 interviews & presentations - 15th - 17th July 2026\n•\tIssue Assessment Summaries - 27th July 2026\n•\tIssue Contract Award Notice on FTS - 27th July 2026\n•\tStandstill Period - 28th July- 6th August 2026\n•\tConfirmation of award - 7th August 2026\n•\tMobilisation period - 8th August - 10th October 2026\n•\tService commencement - 11th October 2026\nProcurement Programme - Scenario 2\nThe programme below is based upon a scenario where following completion of evaluation of stage 1 bids the Council has received bids capable of acceptance and exercised the option to proceed to award and finalisation of terms with the highest scoring most advantageous Supplier / preferred Supplier. \n•\tIssue Tender Notice on FTS - 7th April 2026\n•\tIssue Stage 1 documents on In-Tend - 7th April 2026\n•\tOn-line TEAMS Suppliers Briefing \t- 13th April @11:30\n•\t*Site Tours - 17th April @14:00, 22nd April @10:00 & 24th April @10:00\n•\tStage 1 dialogue meetings - 27th April 2026 - 1st May 2026 \n•\tStage 1 clarification deadline - 6th May 2026 @23:59\n•\tStage 1 tenders submission deadline- 15th May 2026 @12:00\n•\tIssue Assessment Summaries - 8th June 2026\n•\tIssue Contract Award Notice on FTS - 8th June 2026\n•\tStandstill Period - 9th - 18th June 2026\n•\tConfirmation of award - 19th June 2026\n•\tNegotiation & Finalisation of Terms - 22nd June 2026 - 13th July 2026\n•\tMobilisation period - 13th July - 10th October 2026\n•\tService commencement - 11th October 2026\nSITE TOURS & MEETINGS\nAttendance to at least 1 site tour is a condition of tendering and the Council reserves the right to disqualify and not consider further any bids from Suppliers who cannot evidence attendance on at least one of the site tours. \nOther than the site tours all other meetings - Suppliers briefing, dialogue meetings, negotiation meeting, interview / presentation - will be held on-line using Microsoft TEAMS, although subject to availability of meeting rooms at the Council's Civic Offices, there may be some capacity to offer hybrid meetings. Meetings will be offered on a \"first come, first served\" basis. \n**In the event that a reduced number of tenders are received / limited requirements for post tender clarifications / limited negotiation points - the Council may seek to bring forward the negotiation meetings by a week and all of following programme events thereafter by a week to provide more time for completion of back-end award and mobilisation activities. \nSuppliers who wish to engage in an online TEAMS 1-1 clarification meeting/s with the Council prior to submission of their 1st stage tender return must register via In-tend using the Messaging function by Friday 24th April 2025 at 17:00.\nThe 1-1 meetings will be held via TEAMS from Monday 27th April 2026 - Friday 1st May 2026. Suppliers may request up to 90 minutes of clarification meeting time with the Council which may be covered in one meeting or split between multiple (max 2) if required to accommodate diaries of particular Council and Supplier project team members that may be required to attend to address particular clarification topics.\nIn registering suppliers must provide the following information:\n•\tNames, positions and contact details (email & telephone number) of delegates (max of 10 delegates may attend)\n•\tPreferred dates and times for meetings\n•\tClarification questions, topics and themes \nNEGOTIATION\nFollowing completion of the evaluation of 1st stage tenders it is likely that the Council will seek to undertake negotiations with Suppliers prior to inviting 2nd stage best & final tenders. As stated earlier , this may be with only the highest scoring Supplier at stage 1 or with the highest scoring 3 Suppliers following evaluation (or such lower number of suppliers who remain in the process). \nThe Council will notify suppliers via In-tend of the negotiation meeting schedule, slots and questions / themes / topics that the Council wishes to address with them. \nIn the event that the Council proceeds to a 2nd stage of competitive tendering, the negotiation meetings will be held via TEAMS between 8th - 12th June 2026. The Council and Suppliers may engage in up to 3 hours of negotiation meeting time with the Council which may be covered in one meeting or split between multiple (max 3) if required to accommodate diaries of particular Council and Supplier project team members that may be required to attend to address particular clarification topics.\nThe topic areas for negotiation will be developed following consideration of 1st stage tenders but will likely include:\n•\tCommercial considerations including for rent & rev share income\n•\tBusiness plan rationale & assumptions\n•\tProposals for capital investment\n•\tAncillary use proposals\n•\tPrimary use enhancements\n•\tLease and concession terms\n•\tLifecycle works, PPM & co-ordination\n•\tKPIs & reporting\n•\tMobilisation & service establishment\nIn responding to the negotiation meeting request suppliers must provide the following information:\nThe Council will minute the meetings and provide the notes promptly to the particular supplier via In-tend. No change will be agreed where, in the Council's sole discretion, it would result in treating Suppliers in the same position differently, or would have permitted a Supplier who did not participate in the procurement on the basis of the advertised terms to have participated, or a Supplier who was excluded at an earlier stage of the procurement from proceeding to a subsequent stage.\nADMINISTRATION\nThe Council will administrate the procurement using its e-sourcing system In-tend, which will be used for:\n•\tAccess to and issue of procurement information and documentation\n•\tPre-tender submission clarification requests and response\n•\tTender submission\n•\tTender opening and access to responses\n•\tPost tender submission clarification requests and response\n•\tAward decision notification and Assessment Summaries \n•\tPublication of summary contract register information in accordance with Local Government Transparency Code (2015) requirements.\nThe In-tend system can be accessed free of charge via the following web address:\nhttps://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "specialRegime": [ "concession" ], "aboveThreshold": true, "coveredBy": [ "GPA", "CPTPP" ], "submissionMethodDetails": "https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home", "submissionTerms": { "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed", "languages": [ "en" ] }, "tenderPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-05-15T12:00:00+01:00" }, "enquiryPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-05-06T23:59:00+01:00" }, "awardPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-07-27T23:59:59+01:00" }, "lots": [ { "id": "1", "status": "active", "value": { "amountGross": 201793323, "amount": 168161103, "currency": "GBP" }, "awardCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "quality", "name": "Activities, Uses & Events Proposals", "description": "Please Note: If the Council proceed to a 2nd stage of tendering (ISBFT) it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by a factor of 2.5% increase or decrease. The Council also reserves the right to further refine the sub-criteria at stage 2, for instance splitting Element 1 into 2-3 sub elements.", "numbers": [ { "number": 10, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Resource & Delivery Model", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the 1st stage tender request for clarification deadline. \nIf the Council proceeds to a 2nd stage of tendering (Invitation to Submit Best and Final Offers) then prior to inviting tenders to be assessed, it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by refining the award criteria. 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In such cases the Tender Notice and Procurement Documents will be republished.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Social Value", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the 1st stage tender request for clarification deadline. \nIf the Council proceeds to a 2nd stage of tendering (Invitation to Submit Best and Final Offers) then prior to inviting tenders to be assessed, it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by refining the award criteria. In such cases the Tender Notice and Procurement Documents will be republished.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "H&S, Safeguarding & Facilities Management", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the 1st stage tender request for clarification deadline. \nIf the Council proceeds to a 2nd stage of tendering (Invitation to Submit Best and Final Offers) then prior to inviting tenders to be assessed, it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by refining the award criteria. In such cases the Tender Notice and Procurement Documents will be republished.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Maintenance Management", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the 1st stage tender request for clarification deadline. \nIf the Council proceeds to a 2nd stage of tendering (Invitation to Submit Best and Final Offers) then prior to inviting tenders to be assessed, it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by refining the award criteria. 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In such cases the Tender Notice and Procurement Documents will be republished.", "numbers": [ { "number": 22.5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "cost", "name": "NPV calculated 25-year estimated revenue share payment total", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the 1st stage tender request for clarification deadline. \nIf the Council proceeds to a 2nd stage of tendering (Invitation to Submit Best and Final Offers) then prior to inviting tenders to be assessed, it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by refining the award criteria. In such cases the Tender Notice and Procurement Documents will be republished.", "numbers": [ { "number": 7.5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "price", "name": "First 3 years fixed lease payments total", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the 1st stage tender request for clarification deadline. \nIf the Council proceeds to a 2nd stage of tendering (Invitation to Submit Best and Final Offers) then prior to inviting tenders to be assessed, it reserves the right to adjust any of the section evaluation weightings by refining the award criteria. In such cases the Tender Notice and Procurement Documents will be republished.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] } ] }, "selectionCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "economic", "description": "EXCLUSION GROUNDS\nAssessment in line with PA23 requirements in relation to excluded and excludable grounds.\nThe Council will allow for representation from suppliers in line with PA23 requirements in relation to excludable grounds, including for substitution of proposed sub-contracting arrangements.\nThe Council will apply discretion and allow for representation from suppliers in relation to excludable grounds in line with PA23 requirements, including for substitution of proposed sub-contracting arrangements.\nFINANCIAL STANDING\nBusiness Risk Assessment\nBidders must attain a business risk score calculated using Credit Safe financial ratios of 50 or above to pass. If below or score is unavailable, bidders must provide a satisfactory\nreview of financial information against profit/loss, liquidity, acid test, etc. or provision of a guarantee from a parent company or other legally bound guarantor with a business risk\nscore of 50 or above.\nTurnover Assessment\nBidders must demonstrate a recorded turnover within latest set of accounts of at least approx. £1,200,000, a provision of a guarantee from a parent company or other legally\nbound guarantor with a recorded turnover within latest set of accounts of at least approx. £1,200,000 or if Suppliers are unable to meet the minimum turnover levels but feel that they are able to demonstrate alternative evidence of financial capacity they are instructed to submit this in order that the council may consider the information and provide a decision that will be final.\nINSURANCE\nThe Council will be asking for insurance levels to be set as follows -\n•\tPublic & Products Liability Insurance - £10M in respect of any one occurrence, the number of occurrences being unlimited, but in the aggregate in respect of pollution and products liability.\n•\tEmployees Liability Insurance - £10M in respect of any one occurrence, the number of occurrences being unlimited\n•\tProfessional Indemnity Insurance - £1M each and every claim or in the annual aggregate with auto-replenishment\nGDPR\nSuppliers must confirm that they have in place, or that they will have in place by the award of the contract, the human and technical resources to perform the contract to ensure\ncompliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.\n&\nSuppliers have provided details to the Council's satisfaction, of the technical facilities and measures (including systems and processes) in place, or will have in place by contract\naward, to ensure compliance with UK data protection law and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects." }, { "type": "technical", "description": "OPERATIONAL CASE STUDIES\nBidders are required to submit between one (1) and three (3) Operational Case Studies (OCS) relating to contracts that the Operator is either currently delivering or, for specific\nexperience elements only, has delivered within the last five (5) years. Bidders must ensure that, collectively, the case study submission demonstrates coverage of all the required elements set out below, with at least one case study addressing each element.\nMultiple case studies relating to the same client organisation are permitted, provided that each submission relates to a discrete and distinct contract. Case studies will be assessed\nholistically and must, as a minimum, demonstrate evidence of the requirements listed below in order to achieve a pass. Failure to demonstrate the minimum levels of relevant experience will result in a failed assessment.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of successfully operating a regionally significant visitor / leisure attraction with a footfall of at least 50k per annum and a turnover of £1m. For the purposes of this and further requirements, a regionally significant visitor / leisure attraction may include destination shopping centres, destination museums, landmark visitor attractions, major cultural or heritage sites, waterfront or tourism led destinations, or other comparable leisure attractions. This should be demonstrated on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n• Experience of successfully delivering day to day site operations, facilities management, statutory compliance & day to day maintenance responsibilities at an operational site. This should be demonstrated on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of developing, delivering and managing marketing & promotion activities on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n• Experience of successfully managing delivery of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programmes of repair, refurbishment and replacement works on at least 1 of the\ncase studies submitted.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of running a visitor / leisure attraction on a commercial basis including for taking all or substantive risk on sales, costs and\nprofit/surplus generation on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\nHEALTH & SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH\nHSE Enforcement / Remedial Orders\nReceipt of enforcement/remedial action orders will result in a 'Fail' unless the supplier can demonstrate to the Council's satisfaction that appropriate remedial action has been taken to prevent future occurrences or breaches. The Council may request further information.\nProsecution & Enforcement\nThe serving of enforcement notices and any prosecutions will result in a 'Fail' decision unless the Supplier can demonstrate that robust measures have been implemented to prevent the re-occurrence to the satisfaction of the Council. The Council may request further information. \nHSE FFI Charges\nHSE FFI Charges will result in an automatic fail, unless the Council considers those charges are minor and insignificant. The Council may request further information. \nEnvironmental Health Enforcement\nIn order to obtain a 'Pass', the Supplier must confirm that: \n•\tit has not, within the last five (5) years, been subject to any Environmental Health enforcement action (including statutory notices, improvement notices or prohibition notices relating to pests, hygiene, public health or environmental health matters); or\n•\tin circumstances where it has been subject to any such enforcement action, that it has implemented sufficiently robust measures to prevent reoccurrence to the satisfaction of the Council.\nThe Council may request further information." } ] }, "suitability": { "sme": true, "vcse": true }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2026-10-11T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2051-10-10T23:59:59Z" }, "hasOptions": true, "options": { "description": "The Council reserves the right to engage the next placed highest scoring Supplier (ranked 2nd) to deliver the Concession Contract in the event that any of the following events occur during the award, mobilisation and delivery of the services during the term of the contract:\n•\tThe Council is unable to agree and execute terms of Concession Contract with the preferred Supplier identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders\n•\t The preferred Supplier identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders fails to mobilise and commence the services in line with the agreed programme, or is significantly delayed in meeting programme milestones and is highly likely to not commence services in line with the agreed programme\n•\tThe Concession Contract with the preferred Supplier identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders is terminated due to:\no\tMaterial breach.\no\tNon-material persistent breach.\no\tFailure to meet service levels and KPIs.\no\tNot meeting Conditions of Participation - Exclusion grounds, insurance, financial standing, accreditations, etc. \no\tInability to agree price increases in line with terms.\no\tInability to agree price changes, Specification changes, event in the event of materialisation of identified known risks.\nThe next placed supplier will only be engaged in accordance with PA 2023 and subject to the supplier evidencing ability to: \n•\tMeet all Conditions of Participation.\n•\tDeliver the requirements as set out in the Specification including for any updates made by the Council.\n•\tHonour the terms & conditions included within the original procurement.\n•\tDeliver the service delivery proposals included within their original tender submission as a minimum.\n•\tHonour the pricing elements included for within their original tender submission, subject to reasonable application of relevant CPI indices, as a minimum with a requirement to mitigate any increases where possible." } } ], "documents": [ { "id": "conflictOfInterest", "documentType": "conflictOfInterest", "description": "Not published" }, { "id": "L-1", "documentType": "biddingDocuments", "url": "https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home" }, { "id": "future", "documentType": "biddingDocuments", "accessDetails": "Via the Council's e-sourcing system In-tend:\nhttps://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home" }, { "id": "035839-2026", "documentType": "tenderNotice", "noticeType": "UK4", "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035839-2026", "datePublished": "2026-04-20T18:02:15+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ], "hasRecurrence": true, "recurrence": { "dates": [ { "startDate": "2050-10-10T23:59:59Z" } ] }, "riskDetails": "The Council has identified the following known risks and opportunities that may occur during the duration of the Concession Contract and may positively or negatively impact the scope, scale, value, timescales, end user demand, etc. which will be addressed in the Concession Contract:\n•\tChanges to VAT levels and other impacts of taxation which could impact Operator costs \n•\tUnforeseen maintenance requirements which could increase Operator costs and impact revenues if closures are required\n•\tSignificant development in sponsorship and advertising interest in the Tower could significantly increase revenue generation for the Operator\n•\tChanges to National Living Wage, National Insurance and other factors which could impact Operator employment costs\n•\tIntroduction of new technologies, systems and processes which could reduce Operator costs and / or increase revenues as well as impacting technical scope\n•\tChanges to relevant government policy / legislation which could increase or decrease Operator revenues & costs, as well as potentially mandating changes to the technical scope.\nThe Council has identified following known risks associated with the delivery of this contract, in respect of which the Council reserves the right to modify the contract in accordance with Section 74 and Schedule 8 of PA 2023, without initiating a new procurement procedure, should any of these risks materialise during the Concession Contract term:\n•\tDevelopment and changing demographics of the Portsmouth area which could impact positively or negatively on Operator revenues.\n•\tMacro and micro environmental impacts on utilities and other costs which could impact Operator costs.\n•\tLocal Government Review impacts including for assignment of contract to successor unitary authority and any new requirements / objectives of the new authority which may require alterations to the technical scope, contractual and commercial structure of the arrangements.\n•\tAn endemic or pandemic event similar to Covid 19 which could increase costs and / or reduce demand to the extent this is not capable of being addressed in the Concession Contract.", "amendments": [ { "description": "KEY CHANGES\nPROCUREMENT PROCEDURE - DOWN SELECTION \nUpdating of procurement procedure to include for additional detail of down selection. If the Council opts to undertake negotiation and invite best & final tenders from multiple tenderers this will be limited to the highest scoring 3 tenderers. \nThis does not limit the Council's other option, as previously stated, to proceed to award and finalisation of terms with the highest scoring tenderer following assessment of stage 1 tenders against the published award criteria. \nPROCUREMENT PROCEDURE - GENERAL \nAdditional detail provided in respect of procurement programme and process as included within the openly accessible Invitation to Tender document published on 7th April 2026 via In-tend. \nRISK ASSESSMENT\nRefinement of known risks which will not require modification of the contract and known risks which are likely to require modification to the contract. \nPARTICIPATION - HEALTH & SAFETY AND ENVIRONMNTAL HEALTH\nUpdating of review process in the event of reported instances of interventions, prosecutions, enforcement orders, etc. in line with PA 23 review and self cleaning provisions. \nACCESS & PARTICIPATION \nFields selected for GPA and CPTPP access. 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The tower opened in 2005 attracting 100,000 visitors in the first two months of opening.\nThere is a reception at the base of the building with ancillary interpretation space, entertainment and leisure uses, ticketing, plant, management and staff facilities. There are two cafes - the ground floor Spinnaker Kitchen and Bar and the Cloud Café located on View Deck 2, 105 metres up. There is an additional podium area at ground level which is activated over the festive period for a Christmas market, with potential for it to be used permanently as commercial space.\nPermitted Uses, Opening Times & Access\nUnder the new contract the primary function of the Tower must remain a public viewing tower, to be open in line with hours set out within the Council's specification. Through the procurement process suggestions for incorporation of historical and maritime components, that may also include literary and cultural references associated with the wider city, will be considered.\nThe Operator must ensure that the Tower is open to the public for a minimum of 8 hours/day April to September and 6 hours/day October to March except Christmas Day. Core opening times are 10.00 - 18.00 during summer months and 6 hours within the core times during the winter months (e.g.10.00 - 16.00). The Operator may open earlier or later to support other activities such as breakfasts or evening events and functions. No curfew has been set.\nThe Council will require use of the Tower for its own direct activities and in support of wider community activities to a total of 47 hours free of charge per year, further details are provided within the specification.\nSuggestions for complementary ancillary uses will be permitted.\nExamples include but are not limited to:\n• Food and beverage options such as a café, fine dining etc.\n• Entertainment including comedy evenings, cocktail evenings etc.\n• Virtual reality 'thrill experiences'\n• Private Functions including weddings, corporate events etc.\nProposals for other activities / experiences will be considered.\nSuggestions for the use of the overall space, including the associated capital investment, will be considered. For example, the opportunity for development of the underused podium deck. Any investment must be solely funded by the operator.\nContract Term, Estimated Value & Target Commercials\nAward of the contract is targeted for 28th July 2026. The successful operator will be required to seamlessly commence operations under a lease with associated concession arrangement from 11th October 2026 following expiry of the lease held with the current incumbent operator on 10th October 2026. The lease and associated concession contract will be let on a 25-year basis. Break clauses subject to 12 months notice will be included for at years 10, 15 and 20 of the lease.\nThe Lease will be subject to rental / management fee and optional revenue share payments from the Operator to the Council. \nFor the initial 3 years of the contract the Council is able to allow for the Operator to operate on a rent-free basis - although the Council is incentivising a level of rental payment to the Council within this period through application of the tender evaluation model. \nFrom year 4 of the contract the Council is targeting a total guaranteed rental payment of ideally approx. £275k per annum. This target value can also be provided through the addition of optional revenue share payments, although achievement of the target should predominantly (ideally 90% / £247k) be through the value of the fixed rental payment. \nNB: Suppliers should note that the rental payment value stated is an approximate target only and bids which do not meet this target will not be disqualified at tender evaluation. \nRental payments are to be made in advance on a quarterly basis per annum. Rental payments will be subject to 5 yearly rent reviews with increases subject to CPI adjustments. \nOperators are able to include for revenue share proposals with their bids. The inclusion of a revenue share element is solely at the option of Operators, although inclusion is incentivised through application of the award criteria. \nAs the revenue share element is optional no minimum revenue share percentage of shall apply, however the proposed percentage must not exceed 10%. The revenue share proposed by the Operator may vary over the term of the agreement but must always be no more than 10%. \nIn addition to rental and revenue share payments, the Council will also recover reinstatement insurance premium costs from the Operator. The Council is currently seeking specialist insurance advice which will inform the per annum figure to be accounted for within Operator commercial models. The Council is targeting to issue an insurance cost recovery value by week 3 - 4 of the tender period.\nThe contract will be subject open book reporting. The Operator will be required to report on revenues generated by business activities on a quarterly basis and upon request within 10 working days along with provision of supporting evidence. At the end of each operating year the Operator will be required to produce full audited accounts for operation of the Tower, providing full details of sales, costs, O/H contribution, profits, dividends, etc.\nBased upon current revenue and subject to indexation the Council estimates that the successful Operator could achieve a 25-year turnover figure of approx. £90M. However, the Council considers that there are significant opportunities to increase revenue though investment, diversification of activities, food & beverage offer, sponsorship, advertising, etc. which could have a major positive impact upon revenue generation, potentially increasing revenue generation to £110M and beyond over the 25 year term.\nHowever, it should be noted that all estimates in respect of the value of the business opportunity are purely indicative and provided to comply with the requirements of the Procurement Act 23 in relation to publication of estimated contract values.\nMaintenance, Servicing & Facilities Management\nThe Council will retain responsibility for the repair and maintenance of the items listed below which are further detailed within the procurement documents:\n• External Structure Works and inspections including the spire, view decks, tower legs, concrete shafts, ribs, bows, transfer landings and substructure, but excluding the base building and podium level.\n• Structural Glazing and Curtain Walling System on View Decks\n• Upgrading / major refurbishment / replacement of the lift.\nThe Council is also progressing with lift refurbishment and other structural maintenance works which are currently scheduled to take place during the 1st year of the lease.\nOperators should be aware that a closure period for the viewing tower will be required to undertake these works. The exact length and scheduling of these works have yet to be confirmed but are likely to be approximately 6 months in duration. The Council will fund and deliver the works and will work with the Operator to agree the timing of any closures where possible. Operators should note that future lift refurbishment / replacement responsibility will fall with the Operator.\nThe Operator will be responsible for all internal repairs and maintenance and to keep the property in good repair and condition including, but not limited to:\n• Reactive repairs and planned maintenance\n• Decorations and finishes\n• Fixtures and fittings\n• Sanitary facilities\n• Bar and kitchen areas\n• Surfaces in plant rooms, internally to the bows and spire\nThe Operator will be responsible for the following external repairs and maintenance and to keep the property in good repair and condition including, but not limited to:\n• Base building - Floors, Walls and Roof\n• Podium level\n• Doors and Windows\n• External decoration works of the legs, concrete shafts, ribs, bows, transfer landings, base building, podium level, brise soleil etc.\n• Paving surrounding the tower and at podium level\n• Balustrades/Handrails round the podium level, podium stairs, terrace level and promenade level\nThe Operator will be required to undertake all Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs including maintenance, servicing and replacement (both minor and major) to those building elements highlighted as tenant responsibility.\nThe Operator is responsible to keep all M&E, both internal and external to the Tower, in good condition and maintenance including, but not limited to:\n• Servicing\n• Reactive and Planned Repairs/Maintenance\n• Surveys\n• Lifecycle replacement\n• Lift servicing & general maintenance (excluding upgrading / major refurbishment / replacement)\nThe Operator shall provide the M&E maintenance service through a regular and organised regime and provide the Council with records of the works such as EICRs etc.\nBeyond the maintenance activities listed above, the Operator will be responsible for all building management activities required to ensure that the Tower is kept safe, clean and secure, including for:\n• Statutory Compliance 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work" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "50750000", "description": "Lift-maintenance services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "50850000", "description": "Repair and maintenance services of furniture" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "50882000", "description": "Repair and maintenance services of restaurant equipment" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "51100000", "description": "Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "55300000", "description": "Restaurant and food-serving services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "55400000", "description": "Beverage-serving services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "55900000", "description": "Retail trade services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "63513000", "description": "Tourist information services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "63514000", "description": "Tourist guide services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "70332200", "description": "Commercial property management services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "79340000", "description": "Advertising and marketing services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "90911200", "description": "Building-cleaning services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "90911300", "description": "Window-cleaning services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "92000000", "description": "Recreational, cultural and sporting services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "98350000", "description": "Civic-amenity services" } ], "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UKJ31", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "value": { "amountGross": 201793323, "amount": 168161103, "currency": "GBP" }, "procurementMethod": "open", "procurementMethodDetails": "Competitive flexible procedure", "procedure": { "features": "APPLICATION OF PA23 & PR24\nIn respect of application of PA 2023, the Council's position is that the Concession Contract falls under the definition of a concession contract as set out within Section 8 of PA 2023 and that therefore only the aspects of PA 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024 (\"2024 Regulations\") that apply to 'special regime' contracts are of relevance to this procurement process and management of the resultant Concession Contract.\nCOMPETITIVE FLEXIBLE PROCEDURE FEATURES\nThe Council will run the procurement process to secure the Operator using the Competitive Flexible Procedure as defined within PA 2023. The Council has designed a process that includes:\n•\tPre Tender submission dialogue.\n•\tRefinement of award criteria, specification, contractual / lease terms and commercial model during the process.\n•\tSite tours & Suppliers briefing.\n•\tPost award negotiation including for finalisation of contract terms, lease & commercial arrangements.\n•\tDue diligence including for take up of client references and visits to operator offices & operational sites, both pre and post award.\n•\tInterviews and presentations.\nPROGRAMME\nThe procurement programme is set out below in summary. \n•\tIssue Tender Notice on FTS - 7th April 2026\n•\tIssue Stage 1 documents on In-Tend - 7th April 2026\n•\tOn-line TEAMS Suppliers Briefing \t- 13th April @11:30\n•\tSite Tours - 17th April @14:00, 22nd April @10:00, 24th April @10:00\n•\tIssue Revised Tender Notice 1 on FTS - 20th April 2026\n•\tDialogue meetings - 27th April 2026 - 1st May 2026\n•\tIssue Revised Tender Notice 2 on FTS - 5th May 2026\n•\tFurther Bidders Briefing - 12th May 13:30 - 14:30\n•\tFurther Site Tours - 13th May @10:00, 15th May @10:00\n•\tFurther Dialogue Meetings - 19th May - 21st May 2026\n•\tRequest for clarification deadline - 26th May 2026 @23:59\n•\tTender submission deadline- 5th June 2026 @12:00\n•\tInterview & presentation - 24th - 25th June 2026\n•\tIssue Assessment Summaries - 15th July 2026\n•\tIssue Contract Award Notice on FTS - 15th July 2026\n•\tStandstill Period - 16th July - 27th July 2026\n•\tConfirmation of award - 28th July 2026\n•\tNegotiation & Finalisation of Terms - 29th July - 7th August 2026\n•\tMobilisation period - 8th August - 10th October 2026\n•\tService commencement - 11th October 2026\nFURTHER BIDDERS BRIEFING\nA 'Further Bidders Briefing' will be held on Tuesday 12th May 2026 at 13:30 via Microsoft Teams. Attendance at the briefing is encouraged but not mandatory. The Council anticipates that the briefing will last 30 minutes but has allowed for 1 hour to allow time for questions. The 'Further Bidders Briefing' will focus on explaining the modifications that the Council has made to its requirements and the procurement process as well as providing bidders with a further overview of the bidding requirements. \nSITE TOURS & MEETINGS\nAttendance to at least 1 site tour is a condition of tendering and the Council reserves the right to disqualify and not consider further any bids from Suppliers who cannot evidence attendance on at least one of the site tours.\nFollowing issue of the Council's modifications to its requirements and procurement process the Council has scheduled further site tours for 13th May 2026 at 10:00 and 15th May 2026 at 10:00 to enable suppliers who may now wish to participate in the process to attend site. Suppliers who have previously attended site tours may also attend the further site tours. \nFor suppliers attending the tour on Wednesday 13th May, suppliers should confirm full names & positions of attendees via In-tend correspondence prior to the deadline of Tuesday 12th May 2026 at 16:00. \nFor suppliers attending the tour on Friday 15th May, suppliers should confirm full names & positions of attendees via In-tend Correspondence prior to the deadline of Thursday 14th May 2026 at 16:00. \nWhen attending the site tours, delegates should arrive 15 minutes before commencement of the site tour and report to Cerys Harris at the entrance of the Tower. \nOther than the site tours all other meetings - Suppliers briefing, dialogue meetings, interview / presentation - will be held on-line using Microsoft TEAMS. Meetings will be offered on a \"first come, first served\" basis.\nSuppliers who wish to engage in the further online TEAMS 1-1 clarification meeting/s with the Council prior to submission of their 1st stage tender return must register via In-tend using the Messaging function by Monday 18th May 2026 at 14:00.\nThe further 1-1 meetings will be held via TEAMS from Tuesday 19th to Thursday 21st May 2026. Suppliers may request up to 90 minutes of clarification meeting time with the Council which may be covered in one meeting or split between multiple (max 2) if required to accommodate diaries of particular Council and Supplier project team members that may be required to attend to address particular clarification topics.\nIn view of the modifications made by the Council and in order to ensure fair & equal treatment, attendance at these further meetings will be open to both suppliers who took part in the previous 1-1 meetings and those that did not. \nIn registering suppliers must provide the following information:\n•\tNames, positions and contact details (email & telephone number) of delegates (max of 10 delegates may attend)\n•\tPreferred dates and times for meetings\n•\tClarification questions, topics and themes\nINTERVIEW & PRESENTATION\nDuring the evaluation period the Council may invite the highest scoring tenderers to attend an online TEAMS interview & presentation. \nAttendance at the interviews & presentations is not compulsory but suppliers are encouraged to participate. Should suppliers not wish to participate all clarification requests will be processed solely via In-tend following the protocols set out above. \nThe purpose of the interview & presentations is to ensure there is a clear mutual understanding between the Council and the Supplier regarding the requirements of the contract and in respect of the supplier's proposals prior to a decision being made on contract award. It is important to note that such interviews will not be used as a negotiation meeting or an opportunity to present new information. \nThe interviews & presentations will not be scored, however clarification points raised may may impact the final scores allocated to the evaluation of tenders where this has a positive or negative impact in respect of any ambiguities / assumptions that the interview addresses.\nThe interviews & presentations will take place between 24th and 25th June. It is envisaged that interviews & presentations may run for 60 minutes to 90 minutes dependent upon the number of points that Council requires clarification on. \nThe Council will issue invitations to suppliers via In-tend and will seek to notify Suppliers at least 2 working days before the slot/s offered. Where possible the Council will provide multiple slot options and be as flexible as possible to accommodate Supplier diaries. \nSuppliers invited to interview should ensure that members of the key team put forward within their tender proposals who will be directly delivering the services attend the interview.\nThe Council will confirm the clarification questions / points / themes which it wishes to address within the invitation. Suppliers will be given 30 minutes of agenda time in which they will be invited to provide a summary presentation of their proposals. \nNEGOTIATION\nFollowing completion of the evaluation of tenders, identification of the preferred bidder / winning Supplier and undertaking of the award process, it is likely that the Council will undertake a level of negotiation with the preferred bidder to finalise terms. \nOnce the winning Supplier has been selected and the Council has completed governance, the Assessment Summaries will be issued, together with a notice for the award of the Concession Contract (the \"Contract Award Notice\") and an 8 working day standstill period will be run.\nThe topic areas for negotiation will be developed following assessment and award, but will likely include:\n•\tCommercial considerations including for rent & rev share income\n•\tBusiness plan rationale & assumptions\n•\tProposals for capital investment\n•\tAncillary use proposals\n•\tPrimary use enhancements\n•\tLease and concession terms\n•\tLifecycle works, PPM & co-ordination\n•\tKPIs & reporting\n•\tMobilisation & service establishment\nThe Council will minute the meetings and provide the notes promptly to the preferred bidder / winning Supplier supplier via In-tend. \nNo change will be agreed where, in the Council's sole discretion, it would result in treating Suppliers in the same position differently, or would have permitted a Supplier who did not participate in the procurement on the basis of the advertised terms to have participated, or where such changes would have a material impact on the result of the evaluation of submitted tenders which would have resulted in the identification of a different preferred bidder / winning Supplier.\nNegotiation will focus upon refinements that optimize, clarify, or confirm the proposals included for within the preferred bidder / winning Supplier's tender submission without altering its fundamental nature.\nADMINISTRATION\nThe Council will administrate the procurement using its e-sourcing system In-tend, which will be used for:\n•\tAccess to and issue of procurement information and documentation\n•\tPre-tender submission clarification requests and response\n•\tTender submission\n•\tTender opening and access to responses\n•\tPost tender submission clarification requests and response\n•\tAward decision notification and Assessment Summaries\n•\tPublication of summary contract register information in accordance with Local Government Transparency Code (2015) requirements.\nThe In-tend system can be accessed free of charge via the following web address:\nhttps://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "specialRegime": [ "concession" ], "aboveThreshold": true, "coveredBy": [ "GPA", "CPTPP" ], "submissionMethodDetails": "https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home", "submissionTerms": { "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed", "languages": [ "en" ] }, "tenderPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-06-05T12:00:00+01:00" }, "enquiryPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-05-26T23:59:00+01:00" }, "awardPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-07-15T23:59:59+01:00" }, "lots": [ { "id": "1", "status": "active", "value": { "amountGross": 201793323, "amount": 168161103, "currency": "GBP" }, "awardCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "quality", "name": "Activities, Uses & Events Proposals", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 10, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Resource & Delivery Model", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 7.5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Business Plan", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 7.5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Mobilisation & Service Establishment", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Partnership Working", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Marketing, Promotion & Customer Experience", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Reporting, IT & Communication", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Social Value", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "H&S, Safeguarding & Facilities Management", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Maintenance Management", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Capital Investment Proposals", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "cost", "name": "NPV calculated 25-year fixed lease payments total", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 22.5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "cost", "name": "NPV calculated 25-year estimated revenue share payment total", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 7.5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "price", "name": "First 3 years fixed lease payments total", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] } ] }, "selectionCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "economic", "description": "EXCLUSION GROUNDS\nAssessment in line with PA23 requirements in relation to excluded and excludable grounds.\nThe Council will allow for representation from suppliers in line with PA23 requirements in relation to excludable grounds, including for substitution of proposed sub-contracting arrangements.\nThe Council will apply discretion and allow for representation from suppliers in relation to excludable grounds in line with PA23 requirements, including for substitution of proposed sub-contracting arrangements.\nFINANCIAL STANDING\nBusiness Risk Assessment\nBidders must attain a business risk score calculated using Credit Safe financial ratios of 50 or above to pass. If below or score is unavailable, bidders must provide a satisfactory\nreview of financial information against profit/loss, liquidity, acid test, etc. or provision of a guarantee from a parent company or other legally bound guarantor with a business risk\nscore of 50 or above.\nTurnover Assessment\nBidders must demonstrate a recorded turnover within latest set of accounts of at least approx. £1,200,000, a provision of a guarantee from a parent company or other legally\nbound guarantor with a recorded turnover within latest set of accounts of at least approx. £1,200,000 or if Suppliers are unable to meet the minimum turnover levels but feel that they are able to demonstrate alternative evidence of financial capacity they are instructed to submit this in order that the council may consider the information and provide a decision that will be final.\nINSURANCE\nThe Council will be asking for insurance levels to be set as follows -\n•\tPublic & Products Liability Insurance - £10M in respect of any one occurrence, the number of occurrences being unlimited, but in the aggregate in respect of pollution and products liability.\n•\tEmployees Liability Insurance - £10M in respect of any one occurrence, the number of occurrences being unlimited\n•\tProfessional Indemnity Insurance - £1M each and every claim or in the annual aggregate with auto-replenishment\nGDPR\nSuppliers must confirm that they have in place, or that they will have in place by the award of the contract, the human and technical resources to perform the contract to ensure\ncompliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.\n&\nSuppliers have provided details to the Council's satisfaction, of the technical facilities and measures (including systems and processes) in place, or will have in place by contract\naward, to ensure compliance with UK data protection law and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects." }, { "type": "technical", "description": "OPERATIONAL CASE STUDIES\nBidders are required to submit between one (1) and three (3) Operational Case Studies (OCS) relating to contracts that the Operator is either currently delivering or, for specific\nexperience elements only, has delivered within the last five (5) years. Bidders must ensure that, collectively, the case study submission demonstrates coverage of all the required elements set out below, with at least one case study addressing each element.\nMultiple case studies relating to the same client organisation are permitted, provided that each submission relates to a discrete and distinct contract. Case studies will be assessed\nholistically and must, as a minimum, demonstrate evidence of the requirements listed below in order to achieve a pass. Failure to demonstrate the minimum levels of relevant experience will result in a failed assessment.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of successfully operating a regionally significant visitor / leisure attraction with a footfall of at least 50k per annum and a turnover of £1m. For the purposes of this and further requirements, a regionally significant visitor / leisure attraction may include destination shopping centres, destination museums, landmark visitor attractions, major cultural or heritage sites, waterfront or tourism led destinations, or other comparable leisure attractions. This should be demonstrated on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n• Experience of successfully delivering day to day site operations, facilities management, statutory compliance & day to day maintenance responsibilities at an operational site. This should be demonstrated on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of developing, delivering and managing marketing & promotion activities on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n• Experience of successfully managing delivery of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programmes of repair, refurbishment and replacement works on at least 1 of the\ncase studies submitted.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of running a visitor / leisure attraction on a commercial basis including for taking all or substantive risk on sales, costs and\nprofit/surplus generation on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\nHEALTH & SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH\nHSE Enforcement / Remedial Orders\nReceipt of enforcement/remedial action orders will result in a 'Fail' unless the supplier can demonstrate to the Council's satisfaction that appropriate remedial action has been taken to prevent future occurrences or breaches. The Council may request further information.\nProsecution & Enforcement\nThe serving of enforcement notices and any prosecutions will result in a 'Fail' decision unless the Supplier can demonstrate that robust measures have been implemented to prevent the re-occurrence to the satisfaction of the Council. The Council may request further information.\nHSE FFI Charges\nHSE FFI Charges will result in an automatic fail, unless the Council considers those charges are minor and insignificant. The Council may request further information.\nEnvironmental Health Enforcement\nIn order to obtain a 'Pass', the Supplier must confirm that:\n•\tit has not, within the last five (5) years, been subject to any Environmental Health enforcement action (including statutory notices, improvement notices or prohibition notices relating to pests, hygiene, public health or environmental health matters); or\n•\tin circumstances where it has been subject to any such enforcement action, that it has implemented sufficiently robust measures to prevent reoccurrence to the satisfaction of the Council.\nThe Council may request further information." } ] }, "suitability": { "sme": true, "vcse": true }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2026-10-11T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2051-10-10T23:59:59Z" }, "hasOptions": true, "options": { "description": "The Council reserves the right to engage the next placed highest scoring Supplier (ranked 2nd) to deliver the Concession Contract in the event that any of the following events occur during the award, mobilisation and delivery of the services during the term of the contract:\n•\tThe Council is unable to agree and execute terms of Concession Contract with the preferred Supplier identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders\n•\t The preferred Supplier identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders fails to mobilise and commence the services in line with the agreed programme, or is significantly delayed in meeting programme milestones and is highly likely to not commence services in line with the agreed programme\n•\tThe Concession Contract with the preferred Supplier identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders is terminated due to:\no\tMaterial breach.\no\tNon-material persistent breach.\no\tFailure to meet service levels and KPIs.\no\tNot meeting Conditions of Participation - Exclusion grounds, insurance, financial standing, accreditations, etc.\no\tInability to agree price increases in line with terms.\no\tInability to agree price changes, Specification changes, event in the event of materialisation of identified known risks.\nThe next placed supplier will only be engaged in accordance with PA 2023 and subject to the supplier evidencing ability to:\n•\tMeet all Conditions of Participation.\n•\tDeliver the requirements as set out in the Specification including for any updates made by the Council.\n•\tHonour the terms & conditions included within the original procurement.\n•\tDeliver the service delivery proposals included within their original tender submission as a minimum.\n•\tHonour the pricing elements included for within their original tender submission, subject to reasonable application of relevant CPI indices, as a minimum with a requirement to mitigate any increases where possible." } } ], "documents": [ { "id": "conflictOfInterest", "documentType": "conflictOfInterest", "description": "Not published" }, { "id": "L-1", "documentType": "biddingDocuments", "url": "https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home" }, { "id": "future", "documentType": "biddingDocuments", "accessDetails": "Via the Council's e-sourcing system In-tend:\nhttps://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home" }, { "id": "041264-2026", "documentType": "tenderNotice", "noticeType": "UK4", "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041264-2026", "datePublished": "2026-05-05T21:58:39+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ], "hasRecurrence": true, "recurrence": { "dates": [ { "startDate": "2050-10-10T23:59:59Z" } ] }, "riskDetails": "The Council has identified the following known risks and opportunities that may occur during the duration of the Concession Contract and may positively or negatively impact the scope, scale, value, timescales, end user demand, etc. which will be addressed in the Concession Contract:\n•\tChanges to VAT levels and other impacts of taxation which could impact Operator costs\n•\tUnforeseen maintenance requirements which could increase Operator costs and impact revenues if closures are required\n•\tSignificant development in sponsorship and advertising interest in the Tower could significantly increase revenue generation for the Operator\n•\tChanges to National Living Wage, National Insurance and other factors which could impact Operator employment costs\n•\tIntroduction of new technologies, systems and processes which could reduce Operator costs and / or increase revenues as well as impacting technical scope\n•\tChanges to relevant government policy / legislation which could increase or decrease Operator revenues & costs, as well as potentially mandating changes to the technical scope.\nThe Council has identified following known risks associated with the delivery of this contract, in respect of which the Council reserves the right to modify the contract in accordance with Section 74 and Schedule 8 of PA 2023, without initiating a new procurement procedure, should any of these risks materialise during the Concession Contract term:\n•\tDevelopment and changing demographics of the Portsmouth area which could impact positively or negatively on Operator revenues.\n•\tMacro and micro environmental impacts on utilities and other costs which could impact Operator costs.\n•\tLocal Government Review impacts including for assignment of contract to successor unitary authority and any new requirements / objectives of the new authority which may require alterations to the technical scope, contractual and commercial structure of the arrangements.\n•\tAn endemic or pandemic event similar to Covid 19 which could increase costs and / or reduce demand to the extent this is not capable of being addressed in the Concession Contract.", "amendments": [ { "description": "NB: Following receipt of request for clarification feedback received from multiple suppliers during the procurement process to date, Council has made the following modifications to its requirements and procurement process, which are summarised below and detailed within the revised Invitation to Tender V1.4 and other revised associated Procurement documents accessible via In-tend:\nSCOPE PROCUREMENT DESCRIPTION\n•\tLift Responsibilities \nRemoval of obligation on Operator to undertake upgrading / major refurbishment / replacements works for the Tower lift. Such works will now be the responsibility of the Council although the Operator will retain responsibility for servicing & general maintenance of the Lift. \n•\tTarget Commercials \nExpress allowance for Suppliers to submit bids which do not include for any rental payment to the Council for the initial 3 years of the contract, although Suppliers are still incentivised to offer a level of payment through the application of the tender evaluation model.\nFrom year 4 of the contract the Council is now targeting a total guaranteed rental payment of ideally approx. £275k per annum. This target value can also be provided through the addition of optional revenue share payments, although achievement of the target should predominantly (ideally 90% / £247k) be through the value of the fixed rental payment. \nRemoval of mandated revenue share requirement. It is now at the sole discretion of Suppliers on whether to include for a revenue share element within their proposals, although Suppliers are still incentivised to do so through application of the tender evaluation model.\nAs the revenue share element is optional no minimum revenue share percentage shall apply, however the proposed percentage must not exceed 10%. The revenue share proposed by the Operator may vary over the term of the agreement but must always be no more than 10%. \nPROCEDURE - COMPETITIVE FLEXIBLE PROCEDURE DESCRIPTION\n•\tProcurement Process & Programme\nIn consideration of the modifications to the Council's commercial targets and allocation of lift upgrade / major refurbishment / replacement responsibilities the Council has issued a revised Tender Notice, Invitation to Tender and associated revisions to other Procurement documents as required to comply with Section 31 (5) of the Procurement Act 2023.\nTo enable suppliers who may now wish to participate in the procurement process, and those that are currently participating time to make changes to the proposals they may be preparing, the Council has extended the tender return deadline to Friday 5th June 2026 @12:00 in order to address the general guiding principles for setting time limits set out within Section 54 (1) (d) of the Procurement Act 2023.\nIn order to provide for fair & equal treatment between suppliers who are currently participating in the procurement and those that may wish to do so following issue of the modifications, the Council has also allowed for a further Site Tour/s on Wednesday 13th May @10:00 & Friday 15th May @10:00, Further Bidder Briefing on Tuesday 12th May 13:30 and Further 1-1 Dialogue Meetings between 19th May - 21st May. \nIn order to provide for the additional time for preparation of tender submissions and further site tour, briefing, 1-1 meetings, etc., and still allow sufficient time for evaluation, award, mobilisation and commencement of services on 10th October 2026, the Council has now removed the option of undertaking negotiation with and invitation of Best & Final Tenders from the 3 highest scoring tenderers. 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The Council has 10 1-hour slots available. The 1-1 slots available are set out below and will be allocated on a first come first served basis to operators. \n•\tMeeting slot 1 - Monday 24th November 9.30 - 10.30\n•\tMeeting slot 2 - Monday 24th November 11.00 - 12.00\n•\tMeeting slot 3 - Monday 24th November 13.30 - 14.30\n•\tMeeting slot 4 - Monday 24th November 15.00 - 16.00\n•\tMeeting slot 5 - Tuesday 25th November 14.00 - 15.00\n•\tMeeting slot 6 - Wednesday 26th November 9.30 - 10.30\n•\tMeeting slot 7 - Wednesday 26th November 11.00 - 12.00\n•\tMeeting slot 8 - Thursday 27th November 15.00 - 16.00\n•\tMeeting slot 9 - Friday 28th November 9.30 - 10.30\n•\tMeeting slot 10 - Friday 28th November 11.00 - 12.00\nInterested occupiers are required to complete the Expression of Interest (EOI) and Conflict of Interest (COI) forms accessible via the council's e-sourcing system In-tend in order to book a 1-1 slot. The link to the e-tendering system can be found here - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home\nThe Expression of Interest and Conflict Assessment Form documents should be submitted via In-tend by no later than Friday 21st November 17:00. However, as access to 1-1 slots is limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis interested occupiers are encouraged to submit applications asap in advance of the deadline to help ensure that their 1-1 time slot preferences can be accommodated. \nOperators are required to state which meeting slots they are able to attend and state ranked order of preference for the dates and times available within their completed EOI form. Operators will be allocated their preferred slots wherever possible, but priority will be given on a first come first served basis. \nIf none of the slots which are available can be accommodated by an Operator the Council may be able to make further slots available, however due to time and resource pressures this cannot be guaranteed. In the unlikely event that it is not possible to organise a 1-1 meeting, affected occupiers will be given the opportunity to provide written feedback to ensure that no interested parties are excluded from inputting into this PME exercise. \nThe Council will confirm which slot has been allocated within a target lead in of 3 working days before 1-1 meeting via In-tend correspondence, dependent upon whether operators submit expressions of interest in advance of the deadline. Following confirmation by both parties the Council will issue a Teams link to the Organisation's attendees / delegates at least 1 working day before the 1-1 meeting. \nOccupiers will only be invited to attend a 1-1 meeting and receive the further documentation where: \n1) no conflicts are declared which cannot be mitigated; \n2) where the EOI form has been fully completed - including for slot preferences, business & contact information and self-certification of meeting all stated minimum business activity & experience requirements stated within the EOI form and later in this document. \nShould Operators have any questions in respect of the participation requirements, process or any other matters these must be addressed to the Council via it's e-sourcing system In-tend using the correspondence function. \nOperators should note that there is no obligation to take part in this preliminary market engagement exercise and that if they do not take part, it will not preclude them from any subsequent related competitive bidding processes. 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If this right is exercised, the Contract Award Notice will be updated and affected suppliers will be notified accordingly.\nAfter the Standstill Period has expired, and provided no legal challenge has been made by the end of the Standstill Period, the Council intends to finalise terms and enter into contract with the Successful Supplier. \nFollowing execution of contract the Council will issue a further Contract Details Notice in accordance with Section 53 of the Act. \nThe Spinnaker Tower is located on the waterfront within Gunwharf Quays shopping centre and is a prominent landmark offering views of the city, the Solent and the Isle of Wight. 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Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 7.5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Mobilisation & Service Establishment", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Partnership Working", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Marketing, Promotion & Customer Experience", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Reporting, IT & Communication", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Social Value", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "H&S, Safeguarding & Facilities Management", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Maintenance Management", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Capital Investment Proposals", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "cost", "name": "NPV calculated 25-year fixed lease payments total", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 22.5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "cost", "name": "NPV calculated 25-year estimated revenue share payment total", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 7.5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "price", "name": "First 3 years fixed lease payments total", "description": "The Council has reserved the right to amend the award criteria in accordance with section 26 PA 2023 via issue of a new version of the Invitation to Tender via In-tend and republishing the Tender Notice. Any refinements will be issued prior to the request for clarification deadline.", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] } ] }, "selectionCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "economic", "description": "EXCLUSION GROUNDS\nAssessment in line with PA23 requirements in relation to excluded and excludable grounds.\nThe Council will allow for representation from suppliers in line with PA23 requirements in relation to excludable grounds, including for substitution of proposed sub-contracting arrangements.\nThe Council will apply discretion and allow for representation from suppliers in relation to excludable grounds in line with PA23 requirements, including for substitution of proposed sub-contracting arrangements.\nFINANCIAL STANDING\nBusiness Risk Assessment\nBidders must attain a business risk score calculated using Credit Safe financial ratios of 50 or above to pass. If below or score is unavailable, bidders must provide a satisfactory\nreview of financial information against profit/loss, liquidity, acid test, etc. or provision of a guarantee from a parent company or other legally bound guarantor with a business risk\nscore of 50 or above.\nTurnover Assessment\nBidders must demonstrate a recorded turnover within latest set of accounts of at least approx. £1,200,000, a provision of a guarantee from a parent company or other legally\nbound guarantor with a recorded turnover within latest set of accounts of at least approx. £1,200,000 or if Suppliers are unable to meet the minimum turnover levels but feel that they are able to demonstrate alternative evidence of financial capacity they are instructed to submit this in order that the council may consider the information and provide a decision that will be final.\nINSURANCE\nThe Council will be asking for insurance levels to be set as follows -\n•\tPublic & Products Liability Insurance - £10M in respect of any one occurrence, the number of occurrences being unlimited, but in the aggregate in respect of pollution and products liability.\n•\tEmployees Liability Insurance - £10M in respect of any one occurrence, the number of occurrences being unlimited\n•\tProfessional Indemnity Insurance - £1M each and every claim or in the annual aggregate with auto-replenishment\nGDPR\nSuppliers must confirm that they have in place, or that they will have in place by the award of the contract, the human and technical resources to perform the contract to ensure\ncompliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.\n&\nSuppliers have provided details to the Council's satisfaction, of the technical facilities and measures (including systems and processes) in place, or will have in place by contract\naward, to ensure compliance with UK data protection law and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects." }, { "type": "technical", "description": "OPERATIONAL CASE STUDIES\nBidders are required to submit between one (1) and three (3) Operational Case Studies (OCS) relating to contracts that the Operator is either currently delivering or, for specific\nexperience elements only, has delivered within the last five (5) years. Bidders must ensure that, collectively, the case study submission demonstrates coverage of all the required elements set out below, with at least one case study addressing each element.\nMultiple case studies relating to the same client organisation are permitted, provided that each submission relates to a discrete and distinct contract. Case studies will be assessed\nholistically and must, as a minimum, demonstrate evidence of the requirements listed below in order to achieve a pass. Failure to demonstrate the minimum levels of relevant experience will result in a failed assessment.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of successfully operating a regionally significant visitor / leisure attraction with a footfall of at least 50k per annum and a turnover of £1m. For the purposes of this and further requirements, a regionally significant visitor / leisure attraction may include destination shopping centres, destination museums, landmark visitor attractions, major cultural or heritage sites, waterfront or tourism led destinations, or other comparable leisure attractions. This should be demonstrated on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n• Experience of successfully delivering day to day site operations, facilities management, statutory compliance & day to day maintenance responsibilities at an operational site. This should be demonstrated on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of developing, delivering and managing marketing & promotion activities on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n• Experience of successfully managing delivery of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programmes of repair, refurbishment and replacement works on at least 1 of the\ncase studies submitted.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of running a visitor / leisure attraction on a commercial basis including for taking all or substantive risk on sales, costs and\nprofit/surplus generation on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\nHEALTH & SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH\nHSE Enforcement / Remedial Orders\nReceipt of enforcement/remedial action orders will result in a 'Fail' unless the supplier can demonstrate to the Council's satisfaction that appropriate remedial action has been taken to prevent future occurrences or breaches. The Council may request further information.\nProsecution & Enforcement\nThe serving of enforcement notices and any prosecutions will result in a 'Fail' decision unless the Supplier can demonstrate that robust measures have been implemented to prevent the re-occurrence to the satisfaction of the Council. The Council may request further information.\nHSE FFI Charges\nHSE FFI Charges will result in an automatic fail, unless the Council considers those charges are minor and insignificant. The Council may request further information.\nEnvironmental Health Enforcement\nIn order to obtain a 'Pass', the Supplier must confirm that:\n•\tit has not, within the last five (5) years, been subject to any Environmental Health enforcement action (including statutory notices, improvement notices or prohibition notices relating to pests, hygiene, public health or environmental health matters); or\n•\tin circumstances where it has been subject to any such enforcement action, that it has implemented sufficiently robust measures to prevent reoccurrence to the satisfaction of the Council.\nThe Council may request further information." } ] }, "suitability": { "sme": true, "vcse": true }, "hasOptions": true, "options": { "description": "The Council reserves the right to engage the next placed highest scoring Supplier (ranked 2nd) to deliver the Concession Contract in the event that any of the following events occur during the award, mobilisation and delivery of the services during the term of the contract:\n•\tThe Council is unable to agree and execute terms of Concession Contract with the preferred Supplier identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders\n•\t The preferred Supplier identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders fails to mobilise and commence the services in line with the agreed programme, or is significantly delayed in meeting programme milestones and is highly likely to not commence services in line with the agreed programme\n•\tThe Concession Contract with the preferred Supplier identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders is terminated due to:\no\tMaterial breach.\no\tNon-material persistent breach.\no\tFailure to meet service levels and KPIs.\no\tNot meeting Conditions of Participation - Exclusion grounds, insurance, financial standing, accreditations, etc.\no\tInability to agree price increases in line with terms.\no\tInability to agree price changes, Specification changes, event in the event of materialisation of identified known risks.\nThe next placed supplier will only be engaged in accordance with PA 2023 and subject to the supplier evidencing ability to:\n•\tMeet all Conditions of Participation.\n•\tDeliver the requirements as set out in the Specification including for any updates made by the Council.\n•\tHonour the terms & conditions included within the original procurement.\n•\tDeliver the service delivery proposals included within their original tender submission as a minimum.\n•\tHonour the pricing elements included for within their original tender submission, subject to reasonable application of relevant CPI indices, as a minimum with a requirement to mitigate any increases where possible." } } ], "status": "complete", "value": { "amountGross": 201793323, "currency": "GBP", "amount": 168161103 }, "procurementMethod": "open", "procurementMethodDetails": "Competitive flexible procedure", "procedure": { "features": "APPLICATION OF PA23 & PR24\nIn respect of application of PA 2023, the Council's position is that the Concession Contract falls under the definition of a concession contract as set out within Section 8 of PA 2023 and that therefore only the aspects of PA 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024 (\"2024 Regulations\") that apply to 'special regime' contracts are of relevance to this procurement process and management of the resultant Concession Contract.\nCOMPETITIVE FLEXIBLE PROCEDURE FEATURES\nThe Council will run the procurement process to secure the Operator using the Competitive Flexible Procedure as defined within PA 2023. The Council has designed a process that includes:\n•\tPre Tender submission dialogue.\n•\tRefinement of award criteria, specification, contractual / lease terms and commercial model during the process.\n•\tSite tours & Suppliers briefing.\n•\tPost award negotiation including for finalisation of contract terms, lease & commercial arrangements.\n•\tDue diligence including for take up of client references and visits to operator offices & operational sites, both pre and post award.\n•\tInterviews and presentations.\nPROGRAMME\nThe procurement programme is set out below in summary. \n•\tIssue Tender Notice on FTS - 7th April 2026\n•\tIssue Stage 1 documents on In-Tend - 7th April 2026\n•\tOn-line TEAMS Suppliers Briefing \t- 13th April @11:30\n•\tSite Tours - 17th April @14:00, 22nd April @10:00, 24th April @10:00\n•\tIssue Revised Tender Notice 1 on FTS - 20th April 2026\n•\tDialogue meetings - 27th April 2026 - 1st May 2026\n•\tIssue Revised Tender Notice 2 on FTS - 5th May 2026\n•\tFurther Bidders Briefing - 12th May 13:30 - 14:30\n•\tFurther Site Tours - 13th May @10:00, 15th May @10:00\n•\tFurther Dialogue Meetings - 19th May - 21st May 2026\n•\tRequest for clarification deadline - 26th May 2026 @23:59\n•\tTender submission deadline- 5th June 2026 @12:00\n•\tInterview & presentation - 24th - 25th June 2026\n•\tIssue Assessment Summaries - 15th July 2026\n•\tIssue Contract Award Notice on FTS - 15th July 2026\n•\tStandstill Period - 16th July - 27th July 2026\n•\tConfirmation of award - 28th July 2026\n•\tNegotiation & Finalisation of Terms - 29th July - 7th August 2026\n•\tMobilisation period - 8th August - 10th October 2026\n•\tService commencement - 11th October 2026\nFURTHER BIDDERS BRIEFING\nA 'Further Bidders Briefing' will be held on Tuesday 12th May 2026 at 13:30 via Microsoft Teams. Attendance at the briefing is encouraged but not mandatory. The Council anticipates that the briefing will last 30 minutes but has allowed for 1 hour to allow time for questions. The 'Further Bidders Briefing' will focus on explaining the modifications that the Council has made to its requirements and the procurement process as well as providing bidders with a further overview of the bidding requirements. \nSITE TOURS & MEETINGS\nAttendance to at least 1 site tour is a condition of tendering and the Council reserves the right to disqualify and not consider further any bids from Suppliers who cannot evidence attendance on at least one of the site tours.\nFollowing issue of the Council's modifications to its requirements and procurement process the Council has scheduled further site tours for 13th May 2026 at 10:00 and 15th May 2026 at 10:00 to enable suppliers who may now wish to participate in the process to attend site. Suppliers who have previously attended site tours may also attend the further site tours. \nFor suppliers attending the tour on Wednesday 13th May, suppliers should confirm full names & positions of attendees via In-tend correspondence prior to the deadline of Tuesday 12th May 2026 at 16:00. \nFor suppliers attending the tour on Friday 15th May, suppliers should confirm full names & positions of attendees via In-tend Correspondence prior to the deadline of Thursday 14th May 2026 at 16:00. \nWhen attending the site tours, delegates should arrive 15 minutes before commencement of the site tour and report to Cerys Harris at the entrance of the Tower. \nOther than the site tours all other meetings - Suppliers briefing, dialogue meetings, interview / presentation - will be held on-line using Microsoft TEAMS. Meetings will be offered on a \"first come, first served\" basis.\nSuppliers who wish to engage in the further online TEAMS 1-1 clarification meeting/s with the Council prior to submission of their 1st stage tender return must register via In-tend using the Messaging function by Monday 18th May 2026 at 14:00.\nThe further 1-1 meetings will be held via TEAMS from Tuesday 19th to Thursday 21st May 2026. Suppliers may request up to 90 minutes of clarification meeting time with the Council which may be covered in one meeting or split between multiple (max 2) if required to accommodate diaries of particular Council and Supplier project team members that may be required to attend to address particular clarification topics.\nIn view of the modifications made by the Council and in order to ensure fair & equal treatment, attendance at these further meetings will be open to both suppliers who took part in the previous 1-1 meetings and those that did not. \nIn registering suppliers must provide the following information:\n•\tNames, positions and contact details (email & telephone number) of delegates (max of 10 delegates may attend)\n•\tPreferred dates and times for meetings\n•\tClarification questions, topics and themes\nINTERVIEW & PRESENTATION\nDuring the evaluation period the Council may invite the highest scoring tenderers to attend an online TEAMS interview & presentation. \nAttendance at the interviews & presentations is not compulsory but suppliers are encouraged to participate. Should suppliers not wish to participate all clarification requests will be processed solely via In-tend following the protocols set out above. \nThe purpose of the interview & presentations is to ensure there is a clear mutual understanding between the Council and the Supplier regarding the requirements of the contract and in respect of the supplier's proposals prior to a decision being made on contract award. It is important to note that such interviews will not be used as a negotiation meeting or an opportunity to present new information. \nThe interviews & presentations will not be scored, however clarification points raised may may impact the final scores allocated to the evaluation of tenders where this has a positive or negative impact in respect of any ambiguities / assumptions that the interview addresses.\nThe interviews & presentations will take place between 24th and 25th June. It is envisaged that interviews & presentations may run for 60 minutes to 90 minutes dependent upon the number of points that Council requires clarification on. \nThe Council will issue invitations to suppliers via In-tend and will seek to notify Suppliers at least 2 working days before the slot/s offered. Where possible the Council will provide multiple slot options and be as flexible as possible to accommodate Supplier diaries. \nSuppliers invited to interview should ensure that members of the key team put forward within their tender proposals who will be directly delivering the services attend the interview.\nThe Council will confirm the clarification questions / points / themes which it wishes to address within the invitation. Suppliers will be given 30 minutes of agenda time in which they will be invited to provide a summary presentation of their proposals. \nNEGOTIATION\nFollowing completion of the evaluation of tenders, identification of the preferred bidder / winning Supplier and undertaking of the award process, it is likely that the Council will undertake a level of negotiation with the preferred bidder to finalise terms. \nOnce the winning Supplier has been selected and the Council has completed governance, the Assessment Summaries will be issued, together with a notice for the award of the Concession Contract (the \"Contract Award Notice\") and an 8 working day standstill period will be run.\nThe topic areas for negotiation will be developed following assessment and award, but will likely include:\n•\tCommercial considerations including for rent & rev share income\n•\tBusiness plan rationale & assumptions\n•\tProposals for capital investment\n•\tAncillary use proposals\n•\tPrimary use enhancements\n•\tLease and concession terms\n•\tLifecycle works, PPM & co-ordination\n•\tKPIs & reporting\n•\tMobilisation & service establishment\nThe Council will minute the meetings and provide the notes promptly to the preferred bidder / winning Supplier supplier via In-tend. \nNo change will be agreed where, in the Council's sole discretion, it would result in treating Suppliers in the same position differently, or would have permitted a Supplier who did not participate in the procurement on the basis of the advertised terms to have participated, or where such changes would have a material impact on the result of the evaluation of submitted tenders which would have resulted in the identification of a different preferred bidder / winning Supplier.\nNegotiation will focus upon refinements that optimize, clarify, or confirm the proposals included for within the preferred bidder / winning Supplier's tender submission without altering its fundamental nature.\nADMINISTRATION\nThe 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"2026-06-05T12:00:00+01:00" }, "enquiryPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-05-26T23:59:00+01:00" }, "awardPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-07-15T23:59:59+01:00" }, "documents": [ { "id": "L-1", "documentType": "biddingDocuments", "url": "https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home" }, { "id": "conflictOfInterest", "documentType": "conflictOfInterest", "description": "Not published" }, { "id": "031677-2026", "documentType": "tenderNotice", "noticeType": "UK4", "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031677-2026", "datePublished": "2026-04-07T18:44:58+01:00", "format": "text/html" }, { "id": "future", "documentType": "biddingDocuments", "accessDetails": "Via the Council's e-sourcing system In-tend:\nhttps://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home" }, { "id": "035839-2026", "documentType": "tenderNotice", "noticeType": "UK4", "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender", "url": 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could increase Operator costs and impact revenues if closures are required\n•\tSignificant development in sponsorship and advertising interest in the Tower could significantly increase revenue generation for the Operator\n•\tChanges to National Living Wage, National Insurance and other factors which could impact Operator employment costs\n•\tIntroduction of new technologies, systems and processes which could reduce Operator costs and / or increase revenues as well as impacting technical scope\n•\tChanges to relevant government policy / legislation which could increase or decrease Operator revenues & costs, as well as potentially mandating changes to the technical scope.\nThe Council has identified following known risks associated with the delivery of this contract, in respect of which the Council reserves the right to modify the contract in accordance with Section 74 and Schedule 8 of PA 2023, without initiating a new procurement procedure, should any of these risks materialise during the Concession Contract term:\n•\tDevelopment and changing demographics of the Portsmouth area which could impact positively or negatively on Operator revenues.\n•\tMacro and micro environmental impacts on utilities and other costs which could impact Operator costs.\n•\tLocal Government Review impacts including for assignment of contract to successor unitary authority and any new requirements / objectives of the new authority which may require alterations to the technical scope, contractual and commercial structure of the arrangements.\n•\tAn endemic or pandemic event similar to Covid 19 which could increase costs and / or reduce demand to the extent this is not capable of being addressed in the Concession Contract.", "amendments": [ { "id": "035839-2026", "description": "KEY CHANGES\nPROCUREMENT PROCEDURE - DOWN SELECTION \nUpdating of procurement procedure to include for additional detail of down selection. If the Council opts to undertake negotiation and invite best & final tenders from multiple tenderers this will be limited to the highest scoring 3 tenderers. \nThis does not limit the Council's other option, as previously stated, to proceed to award and finalisation of terms with the highest scoring tenderer following assessment of stage 1 tenders against the published award criteria. \nPROCUREMENT PROCEDURE - GENERAL \nAdditional detail provided in respect of procurement programme and process as included within the openly accessible Invitation to Tender document published on 7th April 2026 via In-tend. \nRISK ASSESSMENT\nRefinement of known risks which will not require modification of the contract and known risks which are likely to require modification to the contract. \nPARTICIPATION - HEALTH & SAFETY AND ENVIRONMNTAL HEALTH\nUpdating of review process in the event of reported instances of interventions, prosecutions, enforcement orders, etc. in line with PA 23 review and self cleaning provisions. \nACCESS & PARTICIPATION \nFields selected for GPA and CPTPP access. 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Such works will now be the responsibility of the Council although the Operator will retain responsibility for servicing & general maintenance of the Lift. \n•\tTarget Commercials \nExpress allowance for Suppliers to submit bids which do not include for any rental payment to the Council for the initial 3 years of the contract, although Suppliers are still incentivised to offer a level of payment through the application of the tender evaluation model.\nFrom year 4 of the contract the Council is now targeting a total guaranteed rental payment of ideally approx. £275k per annum. This target value can also be provided through the addition of optional revenue share payments, although achievement of the target should predominantly (ideally 90% / £247k) be through the value of the fixed rental payment. \nRemoval of mandated revenue share requirement. 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The revenue share proposed by the Operator may vary over the term of the agreement but must always be no more than 10%. \nPROCEDURE - COMPETITIVE FLEXIBLE PROCEDURE DESCRIPTION\n•\tProcurement Process & Programme\nIn consideration of the modifications to the Council's commercial targets and allocation of lift upgrade / major refurbishment / replacement responsibilities the Council has issued a revised Tender Notice, Invitation to Tender and associated revisions to other Procurement documents as required to comply with Section 31 (5) of the Procurement Act 2023.\nTo enable suppliers who may now wish to participate in the procurement process, and those that are currently participating time to make changes to the proposals they may be preparing, the Council has extended the tender return deadline to Friday 5th June 2026 @12:00 in order to address the general guiding principles for setting time limits set out within Section 54 (1) (d) of the Procurement Act 2023.\nIn order to provide for fair & equal treatment between suppliers who are currently participating in the procurement and those that may wish to do so following issue of the modifications, the Council has also allowed for a further Site Tour/s on Wednesday 13th May @10:00 & Friday 15th May @10:00, Further Bidder Briefing on Tuesday 12th May 13:30 and Further 1-1 Dialogue Meetings between 19th May - 21st May. \nIn order to provide for the additional time for preparation of tender submissions and further site tour, briefing, 1-1 meetings, etc., and still allow sufficient time for evaluation, award, mobilisation and commencement of services on 10th October 2026, the Council has now removed the option of undertaking negotiation with and invitation of Best & Final Tenders from the 3 highest scoring tenderers. 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The list of items is non-exhaustive and will be developed within the 1-1 meetings through open collaborative dialogue. \nThe Council is also likely to adapt the discussion points following review of operational experience & business activity information included within submitted EOIs to ensure that the points raised are relevant and make the best use of time for all parties. \nOccupiers are encouraged to put forward their own items for discussion at the meeting, ideally providing this in advance either in their expression of interest form or subsequently via In-tend correspondence in advance of the 1-1 meeting. \n•\tRelevant experience, capacity & interest\n•\tOptions for development of the visitor offer, site uses & continuing position as a key landmark of the wider Solent region\n•\tPromotion & marketing\n•\tOptions for operating models, roles & responsibilities, legal structures & partnership working\n•\tCommercial options, investment, funding, return & risk \n•\tCompetitive bidding options, process & programme\n1-1 Slots, Booking Requirements & Briefing Pack\nThe Council is inviting suitably qualified & experienced operators to take part in exploratory 1-1 on-line Teams meetings which will take place between 24th-28th November 2025. The Council has 10 1-hour slots available. The 1-1 slots available are set out below and will be allocated on a first come first served basis to operators. \n•\tMeeting slot 1 - Monday 24th November 9.30 - 10.30\n•\tMeeting slot 2 - Monday 24th November 11.00 - 12.00\n•\tMeeting slot 3 - Monday 24th November 13.30 - 14.30\n•\tMeeting slot 4 - Monday 24th November 15.00 - 16.00\n•\tMeeting slot 5 - Tuesday 25th November 14.00 - 15.00\n•\tMeeting slot 6 - Wednesday 26th November 9.30 - 10.30\n•\tMeeting slot 7 - Wednesday 26th November 11.00 - 12.00\n•\tMeeting slot 8 - Thursday 27th November 15.00 - 16.00\n•\tMeeting slot 9 - Friday 28th November 9.30 - 10.30\n•\tMeeting slot 10 - Friday 28th November 11.00 - 12.00\nInterested occupiers are required to complete the Expression of Interest (EOI) and Conflict of Interest (COI) forms accessible via the council's e-sourcing system In-tend in order to book a 1-1 slot. The link to the e-tendering system can be found here - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home\nThe Expression of Interest and Conflict Assessment Form documents should be submitted via In-tend by no later than Friday 21st November 17:00. However, as access to 1-1 slots is limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis interested occupiers are encouraged to submit applications asap in advance of the deadline to help ensure that their 1-1 time slot preferences can be accommodated. \nOperators are required to state which meeting slots they are able to attend and state ranked order of preference for the dates and times available within their completed EOI form. Operators will be allocated their preferred slots wherever possible, but priority will be given on a first come first served basis. \nIf none of the slots which are available can be accommodated by an Operator the Council may be able to make further slots available, however due to time and resource pressures this cannot be guaranteed. In the unlikely event that it is not possible to organise a 1-1 meeting, affected occupiers will be given the opportunity to provide written feedback to ensure that no interested parties are excluded from inputting into this PME exercise. \nThe Council will confirm which slot has been allocated within a target lead in of 3 working days before 1-1 meeting via In-tend correspondence, dependent upon whether operators submit expressions of interest in advance of the deadline. Following confirmation by both parties the Council will issue a Teams link to the Organisation's attendees / delegates at least 1 working day before the 1-1 meeting. \nOccupiers will only be invited to attend a 1-1 meeting and receive the further documentation where: \n1) no conflicts are declared which cannot be mitigated; \n2) where the EOI form has been fully completed - including for slot preferences, business & contact information and self-certification of meeting all stated minimum business activity & experience requirements stated within the EOI form and later in this document. \nShould Operators have any questions in respect of the participation requirements, process or any other matters these must be addressed to the Council via it's e-sourcing system In-tend using the correspondence function. \nOperators should note that there is no obligation to take part in this preliminary market engagement exercise and that if they do not take part, it will not preclude them from any subsequent related competitive bidding processes. Similarly, engaging Operators will not receive preferential treatment in any competitive bidding process.\nExpression of Interest\nAs part of their completed Expression of Interest form operators are to provide case study details of one to three relevant sites. \nOperators are encouraged to provide 3 relevant case studies, if possible, but can use just 1 case study as long as this case study meets all of the essential experience & business activity requirements set out below. Conversely providers may include for 2-3 contract case studies which individually do not meet all of the essential requirements but collectively address all of the requirements. \nIdeally case study examples put forward should relate to operational sites but planned or in-development sites can also be proposed on the condition that the operator can demonstrate that they have secured future operations. \nSimilarly, case study examples should ideally also relate to sites that the operator is involved in directly delivering, however operators may also put forward sites that they are not operating on the condition that they can demonstrate that they now employ staff who in their previous employment had a key role in managing operational delivery at the site. \nThe essential experience / business activity requirements that Operators will need to demonstrate within their expression of interest applications and be booked onto a 1-1 meeting are as follows:\n•\tOperation of a regionally significant visitor / leisure attraction\n•\tOperator day to day site operations, FM & maintenance responsibilities\n•\tOperator customer experience responsibilities\n•\tOperator budget formulation & management responsibilities\n•\tOperator site 'offer' development, marketing & promotion activities\n•\tOperator sales & demand risk \nAs set out in the EOI form, case study information can be provided via links to relevant web pages or pre-existing material rather than producing necessarily producing bespoke new material for this PME exercise.\nWhere minimal information is provided and the application is purely on a self-certification basis, the Council may request further information prior to confirming and / or conducting the 1-1 session." } ], "dueDate": [ { "releaseID": "073620-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-11-13T15:10:47Z", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "2025-11-21T23:59:59Z" } ], "status": [ { "releaseID": "073620-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-11-13T15:10:47Z", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "scheduled" } ] } ], "documents": [ { "id": "073620-2025", "documentType": [ { "releaseID": "073620-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-11-13T15:10:47Z", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "marketEngagementNotice" } ], "noticeType": [ { "releaseID": "073620-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-11-13T15:10:47Z", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "UK2" } ], "description": [ { "releaseID": "073620-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-11-13T15:10:47Z", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender" } ], "url": [ { "releaseID": "073620-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-11-13T15:10:47Z", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073620-2025" } ], "datePublished": [ { "releaseID": "073620-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-11-13T15:10:47Z", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "2025-11-13T15:10:47Z" } ], "format": [ { "releaseID": "073620-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-11-13T15:10:47Z", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "text/html" } ] }, { "id": "030036-2026", "documentType": [ { "releaseID": "030036-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-03-31T17:40:27+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "plannedProcurementNotice" } ], "noticeType": [ { "releaseID": "030036-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-03-31T17:40:27+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "UK3" } ], "description": [ { "releaseID": "030036-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-03-31T17:40:27+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender" } ], "url": [ { "releaseID": "030036-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-03-31T17:40:27+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030036-2026" } ], "datePublished": [ { "releaseID": "030036-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-03-31T17:40:27+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "2026-03-31T17:40:27+01:00" } ], "format": [ { "releaseID": "030036-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-03-31T17:40:27+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "text/html" } ] } ] }, "tender": { "id": [ { "releaseID": "073620-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-11-13T15:10:47Z", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "ocds-h6vhtk-05e0a1" } ], "legalBasis": { "id": [ { "releaseID": "073620-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-11-13T15:10:47Z", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "2023/54" } ], "scheme": [ { "releaseID": "073620-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-11-13T15:10:47Z", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "UKPGA" } ], "uri": [ { "releaseID": "073620-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-11-13T15:10:47Z", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" } ] }, "title": [ { "releaseID": "073620-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-11-13T15:10:47Z", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "Spinnaker Tower Operator" }, { "releaseID": "030036-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-03-31T17:40:27+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "Spinnaker Tower - Leisure Operator" }, { "releaseID": "031677-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-04-07T18:44:58+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "tender" ], "value": "Spinnaker Tower Operator" } ], "description": [ { "releaseID": "073620-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-11-13T15:10:47Z", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "Portsmouth City Council - the 'Council' - with support from its appointed leasing consultants Colliers - is seeking to engage with visitor attraction / leisure operators to explore options for the future operation of the Spinnaker Tower. \nThe Council is seeking to engage with appropriately qualified & experienced operators directly in 1-1 on-line TEAMS meetings. The meetings will take place between 24th - 28th November and 10 slots are available which will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Further details in respect of dates, timings and booking process can be found within the \"Spinnaker Tower - Occupier PME Brief' located within the document set on InTend. The link to the site can be found here - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home\nThe feedback gained form operators will be used to inform the strategy for the subsequent competitive bidding process which will be deployed to secure an operator. It is envisaged that the bidding process will commence in early 2026 to allow for award in early Summer 2026 ahead of commencement of the new arrangements which are envisaged to start on 7th October 2026.\nThe Council anticipates partnering with an established operator who will invest in and reinvigorate the Tower, and the surrounding land to create an exciting new leisure destination.\nWhilst the Council's current preferred position would be let to the new arrangements on an operating lease basis the Council is keen to investigate a spectrum of operational, commercial and legal options, some of which may fall under the scope of the Procurement Act 23.\nPlease note, in line with the Procurement Act 23 the Council have provided a term duration within this notice. The Council is seeking to discuss term duration with interested parties in the preliminary market engagement.\nTo ensure that the engagement process would not lead to complications if a bidding process is undertaken which needs to comply with the Procurement Act 23, and in general interests of transparency and fair and equal treatment, the Council has instigated this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) process via issue of a PME Notice on the Central Government Find a Tender Service / Central Digital Platform.\nThis allows for all suitably qualified and experienced operators to engage with this process should they wish, rather than just those known to the Council and its consultant agent. \nIn undertaking this PME exercise the Council is seeking to gain insight from operators in respect of:\n•\tMarket experience, capacity & interest\n•\tOptions for development of the visitor offer, site uses & continuing position as a key landmark of the wider Solent region\n•\tOptions for operating models, roles & responsibilities, legal structures & partnership working\n•\tCommercial options, investment, funding, return & risk \n•\tCompetitive bidding options, process & programme\nThe Council's process and timetable for undertaking the PME process is set out below. The Council is not able to provide further details for the formal procurement process at this point but will provide further information as this is developed.\n- Issue PME Notice on Find a Tender Service - 13th November 2025\n - Publish PME Brief & supporting documents on In-Tend \t 13th November 2025\n- Target deadline for 1-1 meetings expression of interest - ASAP & ideally no later than 21st November 2025 17:00\n- 1-1 engagement meetings - 24th-28th November 2025\n- Development of market informed next steps recommendations report - December 2025\nThe Council will administrate the preliminary market engagement process using its e-sourcing system In-Tend which will be used for:\n•\tAccess to and issue of information and documentation \n•\tClarification requests and response\n•\tExpression of interest submission \n•\tAllocation of 1-1 meeting slots\n•\tIssue of Preliminary Market Engagement High Level Summary and Operator Specific summaries for review and agreement" }, { "releaseID": "030036-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-03-31T17:40:27+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "Portsmouth City Council - the 'Council - will shortly be inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced operators for the operation of the Spinnaker Tower - the 'Tower' - on a long term mutually incentivised partnership basis. \nThe Tower\nThe Spinnaker Tower is located on the waterfront within Gunwharf Quays shopping centre and is a prominent landmark offering views of the city, the Solent and the Isle of Wight. It is visible to the nine million passengers who sail and cruise through Portsmouth Harbour each year as well as the eight million visitors to Gunwharf Quays which offers outlet designer shopping. \nThe Tower is Portsmouth's most prominent landmark, 170m in height with 3 upper viewing platforms at 100, 105 and 110 metres providing views of Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent. The tower opened in 2005 attracting 100,000 visitors in the first two months of opening.\nThere is a reception at the base of the building with ancillary interpretation space, entertainment and leisure uses, ticketing, plant, management and staff facilities. There are two cafes - the ground floor Spinnaker Kitchen and Bar and the Cloud Café located on View Deck 2, 105 metres up. There is an additional podium area at ground level which is activated over the festive period for a Christmas market, with potential for it to be used permanently as commercial space.\nPermitted Uses, Opening Times & Access\nUnder the new contract the primary function of the Tower must remain a public viewing tower, to be open in line with hours set out within the Council's specification. Through the procurement process suggestions for incorporation of historical and maritime components, that may also include literary and cultural references associated with the wider city, will be considered.\nThe Operator must ensure that the Tower is open to the public for a minimum of 8 hours/day April to September and 6 hours/day October to March except Christmas Day. Core opening times are 10.00 - 18.00 during summer months and 6 hours within the core times during the winter months (e.g.10.00 - 16.00). The Operator may open earlier or later to support other activities such as breakfasts or evening events and functions. No curfew has been set.\nThe Council will require use of the Tower for its own direct activities and in support of wider community activities to a total of 47 hours free of charge per year, further details are provided within the specification. \nSuggestions for complementary ancillary uses will be permitted. Examples include but are not limited to:\n•\tFood and beverage options such as a café, fine dining etc. \n•\tEntertainment including comedy evenings, cocktail evenings etc.\n•\tVirtual reality 'thrill experiences'\n•\tPrivate Functions including weddings, corporate events etc.\nProposals for other activities / experiences will be considered. Suggestions for the use of the overall space, including the associated capital investment, will be considered. For example, the opportunity for development of the underused podium deck. Any investment must be solely funded by the operator. \nContract Term, Estimated Value & Target Commercials\nAward of the contract is targeted for 7th August 2026. The successful operator will be required to seamlessly commence operations under a lease with associated concession arrangement from 11th October 2026 following expiry of the lease held with the current incumbent operator on 10th October 2026. The lease and associated concession contract will be let on a 25-year basis. Break clauses subject to 12 months notice will be included for at years 10, 15 and 20 of the lease. \nThe lease will be subject to rental / management fee and revenue share payments from the operator to the Council. The Council is targeting a guaranteed rental payment of £350k total over the initial 3 years of the lease to allow for profiling of rent in view of mobilisation costs, building up sales and the impact in the 1st year of the Council's planned lift refurbishment works. \nFrom year 4 onwards the target average per annum payment thereafter has been set at £220k. Rental payments are to be made in advance on a quarterly basis per annum. Lease payments will be subject to 5 yearly rent reviews with increases subject to CPI adjustments. \nA minimum revenue share % of 3% will apply with operators able to bid back an increased share % up to a maximum of 10%. The revenue share proposed by operators may vary over the term of the agreement but must always be within the 3% - 10% min / max range stated. Revenue share payments are to be made within 30 days at the end of each contract year.\nIn addition to rental and revenue share payments, the Council will also recover reinstatement insurance premium costs from the Operator. The Council is currently seeking specialist insurance advice which will inform the per annum figure to be accounted for within Operator commercial models. The Council is targeting to issue an insurance cost recovery value by week 3 - 4 of the tender period. \nThe contract will be subject open book reporting. The Operator will be required to report on revenues generated by business activities on a quarterly basis and upon request within 10 working days along with provision of supporting evidence. At the end of each operating year the Operator will be required to produce full audited accounts for operation of the Tower, providing full details of sales, costs, O/H contribution, profits, dividends, etc. \nBased upon current revenue and subject to indexation the Council estimates that the successful Operator could achieve a 25-year turnover figure of approx. £90M. However, the Council considers that there are significant opportunities to increase revenue though investment, diversification of activities, food & beverage offer, sponsorship, advertising, etc. which could have a major positive impact upon revenue generation, potentially increasing revenue generation to £110M and beyond over the 25 year term. \nHowever, it should be noted that all estimates in respect of the value of the business opportunity are purely indicative and provided to comply with the requirements of the Procurement Act 23 in relation to publication of estimated contract values. \nMaintenance, Servicing & Facilities Management\nThe Council will retain responsibility for the repair and maintenance of the items listed below which are further detailed within the procurement documents:\n•\tExternal Structure Works and inspections including the spire, view decks, tower legs, concrete shafts, ribs, bows, transfer landings and substructure, but excluding the base building and podium level. \n•\tStructural Glazing and Curtain Walling System on View Decks\nThe Council is also progressing with lift refurbishment and other structural maintenance works which are currently scheduled to take place during the 1st year of the lease. Operators should be aware that a closure period for the viewing tower will be required to undertake these works. The exact length and scheduling of these works have yet to be confirmed but are likely to be approximately 6 months in duration. The Council will fund and deliver the works and will work with the Operator to agree the timing of any closures where possible. Operators should note that future lift refurbishment / replacement responsibility will fall with the Operator.\nThe Operator will be responsible for all internal repairs and maintenance and to keep the property in good repair and condition including, but not limited to:\n•\tReactive repairs and planned maintenance\n•\tDecorations and finishes\n•\tFixtures and fittings\n•\tSanitary facilities\n•\tBar and kitchen areas\n•\tSurfaces in plant rooms, internally to the bows and spire\nThe Operator will be responsible for the following external repairs and maintenance and to keep the property in good repair and condition including, but not limited to:\n•\tBase building - Floors, Walls and Roof\n•\tPodium level \n•\tDoors and Windows\n•\tExternal decoration works of the legs, concrete shafts, ribs, bows, transfer landings, base building, podium level, brise soleil etc. \n•\tPaving surrounding the tower and at podium level\n•\tBalustrades/Handrails round the podium level, podium stairs, terrace level and promenade level\nThe Operator will be required to undertake all Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs including maintenance, servicing and replacement (both minor and major) to those building elements highlighted as tenant responsibility.\nThe Operator is responsible to keep all M&E, both internal and external to the Tower, in good condition and maintenance including, but not limited to: \n•\tServicing\n•\tReactive and Planned Repairs/Maintenance\n•\tSurveys\n•\tLifecycle replacement\n•\tLift maintenance / replacement\nThe Operator shall provide the M&E maintenance service through a regular and organised regime and provide the Council with records of the works such as EICRs etc.\nBeyond the maintenance activities listed above, the Operator will be responsible for all building management activities required to ensure that the Tower is kept safe, clean and secure, including for:\n•\tStatutory Compliance Testing - electrical testing, legionella testing, PAT, etc. \n•\tHeating & Lighting\n•\tCleaning\n•\tSecurity\n•\tUtilities and Environmental Management\n•\tFire Detection & Emergency Lighting\n•\tAccessibility, Health & Safety and Safeguarding\nPerformance Standards, Customer Service, Marketing & Comms\nThe Operator will be required to delivery the services to a consistently exceptional standard noting the Tower's position as a key symbol of the City. The Operator will be required to continuously self-monitor and report upon performance against set KPIs to the Council. The Operator must strive for excellence, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and ensuring that operation of the Tower keeps pace with developments in the visitor attraction market." }, { "releaseID": "031677-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-04-07T18:44:58+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "tender" ], "value": "Portsmouth City Council - the 'Council - will shortly be inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced operators for the operation of the Spinnaker Tower - the 'Tower' - on a long term mutually incentivised partnership basis.\nThe Tower\nThe Spinnaker Tower is located on the waterfront within Gunwharf Quays shopping centre and is a prominent landmark offering views of the city, the Solent and the Isle of Wight. It is visible to the nine million passengers who sail and cruise through Portsmouth Harbour each year as well as the eight million visitors to Gunwharf Quays which offers outlet designer shopping.\nThe Tower is Portsmouth's most prominent landmark, 170m in height with 3 upper viewing platforms at 100, 105 and 110 metres providing views of Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent. The tower opened in 2005 attracting 100,000 visitors in the first two months of opening.\nThere is a reception at the base of the building with ancillary interpretation space, entertainment and leisure uses, ticketing, plant, management and staff facilities. There are two cafes - the ground floor Spinnaker Kitchen and Bar and the Cloud Café located on View Deck 2, 105 metres up. There is an additional podium area at ground level which is activated over the festive period for a Christmas market, with potential for it to be used permanently as commercial space.\nPermitted Uses, Opening Times & Access\nUnder the new contract the primary function of the Tower must remain a public viewing tower, to be open in line with hours set out within the Council's specification. Through the procurement process suggestions for incorporation of historical and maritime components, that may also include literary and cultural references associated with the wider city, will be considered.\nThe Operator must ensure that the Tower is open to the public for a minimum of 8 hours/day April to September and 6 hours/day October to March except Christmas Day. Core opening times are 10.00 - 18.00 during summer months and 6 hours within the core times during the winter months (e.g.10.00 - 16.00). The Operator may open earlier or later to support other activities such as breakfasts or evening events and functions. No curfew has been set.\nThe Council will require use of the Tower for its own direct activities and in support of wider community activities to a total of 47 hours free of charge per year, further details are provided within the specification.\nSuggestions for complementary ancillary uses will be permitted. \nExamples include but are not limited to:\n• Food and beverage options such as a café, fine dining etc.\n• Entertainment including comedy evenings, cocktail evenings etc.\n• Virtual reality 'thrill experiences'\n• Private Functions including weddings, corporate events etc.\nProposals for other activities / experiences will be considered. Suggestions for the use of the overall space, including the associated capital investment, will be considered. For example, the opportunity for development of the underused podium deck. Any investment must be solely funded by the operator.\nContract Term, Estimated Value & Target Commercials\nAward of the contract is targeted for 7th August 2026. The successful operator will be required to seamlessly commence operations under a lease with associated concession arrangement from 11th October 2026 following expiry of the lease held with the current incumbent operator on 10th October 2026. The lease and associated concession contract will be let on a 25-year basis. Break clauses subject to 12 months notice will be included for at years 10, 15 and 20 of the lease.\nThe lease will be subject to rental / management fee and revenue share payments from the operator to the Council. The Council is targeting a guaranteed rental payment of £350k total over the initial 3 years of the lease to allow for profiling of rent in view of mobilisation costs, building up sales and the impact in the 1st year of the Council's planned lift refurbishment works.\nFrom year 4 onwards the target average per annum payment thereafter has been set at £220k. Rental payments are to be made in advance on a quarterly basis per annum. Lease payments will be subject to 5 yearly rent reviews with increases subject to CPI adjustments.\nA minimum revenue share % of 3% will apply with operators able to bid back an increased share % up to a maximum of 10%. The revenue share proposed by operators may vary over the term of the agreement but must always be within the 3% - 10% min / max range stated. Revenue share payments are to be made within 30 days at the end of each contract year.\nIn addition to rental and revenue share payments, the Council will also recover reinstatement insurance premium costs from the Operator. The Council is currently seeking specialist insurance advice which will inform the per annum figure to be accounted for within Operator commercial models. The Council is targeting to issue an insurance cost recovery value by week 3 - 4 of the tender period.\nThe Council will reserve the right to alter and refine rent and revenue targets over the course of the procurement process and may issue revisions which alter the values and / or introduce pass/fail value requirements following evaluation of 1st stage tenders and completion of negotiation meetings in the event that the Council opts to undertake a 2nd stage of competitive tendering.\nThe contract will be subject open book reporting. The Operator will be required to report on revenues generated by business activities on a quarterly basis and upon request within 10 working days along with provision of supporting evidence. At the end of each operating year the Operator will be required to produce full audited accounts for operation of the Tower, providing full details of sales, costs, O/H contribution, profits, dividends, etc.\nBased upon current revenue and subject to indexation the Council estimates that the successful Operator could achieve a 25-year turnover figure of approx. £90M. However, the Council considers that there are significant opportunities to increase revenue though investment, diversification of activities, food & beverage offer, sponsorship, advertising, etc. which could have a major positive impact upon revenue generation, potentially increasing revenue generation to £110M and beyond over the 25 year term.\nHowever, it should be noted that all estimates in respect of the value of the business opportunity are purely indicative and provided to comply with the requirements of the Procurement Act 23 in relation to publication of estimated contract values.\nMaintenance, Servicing & Facilities Management\nThe Council will retain responsibility for the repair and maintenance of the items listed below which are further detailed within the procurement documents:\n• External Structure Works and inspections including the spire, view decks, tower legs, concrete shafts, ribs, bows, transfer landings and substructure, but excluding the base building and podium level.\n• Structural Glazing and Curtain Walling System on View Decks\nThe Council is also progressing with lift refurbishment and other structural maintenance works which are currently scheduled to take place during the 1st year of the lease. \nOperators should be aware that a closure period for the viewing tower will be required to undertake these works. The exact length and scheduling of these works have yet to be confirmed but are likely to be approximately 6 months in duration. The Council will fund and deliver the works and will work with the Operator to agree the timing of any closures where possible. Operators should note that future lift refurbishment / replacement responsibility will fall with the Operator.\nThe Operator will be responsible for all internal repairs and maintenance and to keep the property in good repair and condition including, but not limited to:\n• Reactive repairs and planned maintenance\n• Decorations and finishes\n• Fixtures and fittings\n• Sanitary facilities\n• Bar and kitchen areas\n• Surfaces in plant rooms, internally to the bows and spire\nThe Operator will be responsible for the following external repairs and maintenance and to keep the property in good repair and condition including, but not limited to:\n• Base building - Floors, Walls and Roof\n• Podium level\n• Doors and Windows\n• External decoration works of the legs, concrete shafts, ribs, bows, transfer landings, base building, podium level, brise soleil etc.\n• Paving surrounding the tower and at podium level\n• Balustrades/Handrails round the podium level, podium stairs, terrace level and promenade level\nThe Operator will be required to undertake all Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs including maintenance, servicing and replacement (both minor and major) to those building elements highlighted as tenant responsibility.\nThe Operator is responsible to keep all M&E, both internal and external to the Tower, in good condition and maintenance including, but not limited to:\n• Servicing\n• Reactive and Planned Repairs/Maintenance\n• Surveys\n• Lifecycle replacement\n• Lift maintenance / replacement\nThe Operator shall provide the M&E maintenance service through a regular and organised regime and provide the Council with records of the works such as EICRs etc.\nBeyond the maintenance activities listed above, the Operator will be responsible for all building management activities required to ensure that the Tower is kept safe, clean and secure, including for:\n• Statutory Compliance Testing\n• Heating & Lighting\n• Cleaning\n• Security\n• Utilities and Environmental Management\n• Fire Detection & Emergency Lighting\n• Accessibility, Health & Safety and Safeguarding" }, { "releaseID": "035839-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-04-20T18:02:15+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "tenderUpdate" ], "value": "Portsmouth City Council - the 'Council - will shortly be inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced operators for the operation of the Spinnaker Tower - the 'Tower' - on a long term mutually incentivised partnership basis.\nThe Tower\nThe Spinnaker Tower is located on the waterfront within Gunwharf Quays shopping centre and is a prominent landmark offering views of the city, the Solent and the Isle of Wight. It is visible to the nine million passengers who sail and cruise through Portsmouth Harbour each year as well as the eight million visitors to Gunwharf Quays which offers outlet designer shopping.\nThe Tower is Portsmouth's most prominent landmark, 170m in height with 3 upper viewing platforms at 100, 105 and 110 metres providing views of Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent. The tower opened in 2005 attracting 100,000 visitors in the first two months of opening.\nThere is a reception at the base of the building with ancillary interpretation space, entertainment and leisure uses, ticketing, plant, management and staff facilities. There are two cafes - the ground floor Spinnaker Kitchen and Bar and the Cloud Café located on View Deck 2, 105 metres up. There is an additional podium area at ground level which is activated over the festive period for a Christmas market, with potential for it to be used permanently as commercial space.\nPermitted Uses, Opening Times & Access\nUnder the new contract the primary function of the Tower must remain a public viewing tower, to be open in line with hours set out within the Council's specification. Through the procurement process suggestions for incorporation of historical and maritime components, that may also include literary and cultural references associated with the wider city, will be considered.\nThe Operator must ensure that the Tower is open to the public for a minimum of 8 hours/day April to September and 6 hours/day October to March except Christmas Day. Core opening times are 10.00 - 18.00 during summer months and 6 hours within the core times during the winter months (e.g.10.00 - 16.00). The Operator may open earlier or later to support other activities such as breakfasts or evening events and functions. No curfew has been set.\nThe Council will require use of the Tower for its own direct activities and in support of wider community activities to a total of 47 hours free of charge per year, further details are provided within the specification.\nSuggestions for complementary ancillary uses will be permitted.\nExamples include but are not limited to:\n• Food and beverage options such as a café, fine dining etc.\n• Entertainment including comedy evenings, cocktail evenings etc.\n• Virtual reality 'thrill experiences'\n• Private Functions including weddings, corporate events etc.\nProposals for other activities / experiences will be considered. \nSuggestions for the use of the overall space, including the associated capital investment, will be considered. For example, the opportunity for development of the underused podium deck. Any investment must be solely funded by the operator.\nContract Term, Estimated Value & Target Commercials\nAward of the contract is targeted for 7th August 2026. The successful operator will be required to seamlessly commence operations under a lease with associated concession arrangement from 11th October 2026 following expiry of the lease held with the current incumbent operator on 10th October 2026. The lease and associated concession contract will be let on a 25-year basis. Break clauses subject to 12 months notice will be included for at years 10, 15 and 20 of the lease.\nThe lease will be subject to rental / management fee and revenue share payments from the operator to the Council. The Council is targeting a guaranteed rental payment of £350k total over the initial 3 years of the lease to allow for profiling of rent in view of mobilisation costs, building up sales and the impact in the 1st year of the Council's planned lift refurbishment works.\nFrom year 4 onwards the target average per annum payment thereafter has been set at £220k. Rental payments are to be made in advance on a quarterly basis per annum. Lease payments will be subject to 5 yearly rent reviews with increases subject to CPI adjustments.\nA minimum revenue share % of 3% will apply with operators able to bid back an increased share % up to a maximum of 10%. The revenue share proposed by operators may vary over the term of the agreement but must always be within the 3% - 10% min / max range stated. Revenue share payments are to be made within 30 days at the end of each contract year.\nIn addition to rental and revenue share payments, the Council will also recover reinstatement insurance premium costs from the Operator. The Council is currently seeking specialist insurance advice which will inform the per annum figure to be accounted for within Operator commercial models. The Council is targeting to issue an insurance cost recovery value by week 3 - 4 of the tender period.\nThe Council will reserve the right to alter and refine rent and revenue targets over the course of the procurement process and may issue revisions which alter the values and / or introduce pass/fail value requirements following evaluation of 1st stage tenders and completion of negotiation meetings in the event that the Council opts to undertake a 2nd stage of competitive tendering.\nThe contract will be subject open book reporting. The Operator will be required to report on revenues generated by business activities on a quarterly basis and upon request within 10 working days along with provision of supporting evidence. At the end of each operating year the Operator will be required to produce full audited accounts for operation of the Tower, providing full details of sales, costs, O/H contribution, profits, dividends, etc.\nBased upon current revenue and subject to indexation the Council estimates that the successful Operator could achieve a 25-year turnover figure of approx. £90M. However, the Council considers that there are significant opportunities to increase revenue though investment, diversification of activities, food & beverage offer, sponsorship, advertising, etc. which could have a major positive impact upon revenue generation, potentially increasing revenue generation to £110M and beyond over the 25 year term.\nHowever, it should be noted that all estimates in respect of the value of the business opportunity are purely indicative and provided to comply with the requirements of the Procurement Act 23 in relation to publication of estimated contract values.\nMaintenance, Servicing & Facilities Management\nThe Council will retain responsibility for the repair and maintenance of the items listed below which are further detailed within the procurement documents:\n• External Structure Works and inspections including the spire, view decks, tower legs, concrete shafts, ribs, bows, transfer landings and substructure, but excluding the base building and podium level.\n• Structural Glazing and Curtain Walling System on View Decks\nThe Council is also progressing with lift refurbishment and other structural maintenance works which are currently scheduled to take place during the 1st year of the lease.\nOperators should be aware that a closure period for the viewing tower will be required to undertake these works. The exact length and scheduling of these works have yet to be confirmed but are likely to be approximately 6 months in duration. The Council will fund and deliver the works and will work with the Operator to agree the timing of any closures where possible. Operators should note that future lift refurbishment / replacement responsibility will fall with the Operator.\nThe Operator will be responsible for all internal repairs and maintenance and to keep the property in good repair and condition including, but not limited to:\n• Reactive repairs and planned maintenance\n• Decorations and finishes\n• Fixtures and fittings\n• Sanitary facilities\n• Bar and kitchen areas\n• Surfaces in plant rooms, internally to the bows and spire\nThe Operator will be responsible for the following external repairs and maintenance and to keep the property in good repair and condition including, but not limited to:\n• Base building - Floors, Walls and Roof\n• Podium level\n• Doors and Windows\n• External decoration works of the legs, concrete shafts, ribs, bows, transfer landings, base building, podium level, brise soleil etc.\n• Paving surrounding the tower and at podium level\n• Balustrades/Handrails round the podium level, podium stairs, terrace level and promenade level\nThe Operator will be required to undertake all Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs including maintenance, servicing and replacement (both minor and major) to those building elements highlighted as tenant responsibility.\nThe Operator is responsible to keep all M&E, both internal and external to the Tower, in good condition and maintenance including, but not limited to:\n• Servicing\n• Reactive and Planned Repairs/Maintenance\n• Surveys\n• Lifecycle replacement\n• Lift maintenance / replacement\nThe Operator shall provide the M&E maintenance service through a regular and organised regime and provide the Council with records of the works such as EICRs etc.\nBeyond the maintenance activities listed above, the Operator will be responsible for all building management activities required to ensure that the Tower is kept safe, clean and secure, including for:\n• Statutory Compliance Testing\n• Heating & Lighting\n• Cleaning\n• Security\n• Utilities and Environmental Management\n• Fire Detection & Emergency Lighting\n• Accessibility, Health & Safety and Safeguarding" }, { "releaseID": "041264-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-05-05T21:58:39+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "tenderUpdate" ], "value": "Portsmouth City Council - the 'Council - is inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced operators for the operation of the Spinnaker Tower - the 'Tower' - on a long term mutually incentivised partnership basis.\nTHE TOWER\nThe Spinnaker Tower is located on the waterfront within Gunwharf Quays shopping centre and is a prominent landmark offering views of the city, the Solent and the Isle of Wight. \nThe Tower is Portsmouth's most prominent landmark, 170m in height with 3 upper viewing platforms at 100, 105 and 110 metres providing views of Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent. The tower opened in 2005 attracting 100,000 visitors in the first two months of opening.\nThere is a reception at the base of the building with ancillary interpretation space, entertainment and leisure uses, ticketing, plant, management and staff facilities. There are two cafes - the ground floor Spinnaker Kitchen and Bar and the Cloud Café located on View Deck 2, 105 metres up. There is an additional podium area at ground level which is activated over the festive period for a Christmas market, with potential for it to be used permanently as commercial space.\nPermitted Uses, Opening Times & Access\nUnder the new contract the primary function of the Tower must remain a public viewing tower, to be open in line with hours set out within the Council's specification. Through the procurement process suggestions for incorporation of historical and maritime components, that may also include literary and cultural references associated with the wider city, will be considered.\nThe Operator must ensure that the Tower is open to the public for a minimum of 8 hours/day April to September and 6 hours/day October to March except Christmas Day. Core opening times are 10.00 - 18.00 during summer months and 6 hours within the core times during the winter months (e.g.10.00 - 16.00). The Operator may open earlier or later to support other activities such as breakfasts or evening events and functions. No curfew has been set.\nThe Council will require use of the Tower for its own direct activities and in support of wider community activities to a total of 47 hours free of charge per year, further details are provided within the specification.\nSuggestions for complementary ancillary uses will be permitted.\nExamples include but are not limited to:\n• Food and beverage options such as a café, fine dining etc.\n• Entertainment including comedy evenings, cocktail evenings etc.\n• Virtual reality 'thrill experiences'\n• Private Functions including weddings, corporate events etc.\nProposals for other activities / experiences will be considered.\nSuggestions for the use of the overall space, including the associated capital investment, will be considered. For example, the opportunity for development of the underused podium deck. Any investment must be solely funded by the operator.\nContract Term, Estimated Value & Target Commercials\nAward of the contract is targeted for 28th July 2026. The successful operator will be required to seamlessly commence operations under a lease with associated concession arrangement from 11th October 2026 following expiry of the lease held with the current incumbent operator on 10th October 2026. The lease and associated concession contract will be let on a 25-year basis. Break clauses subject to 12 months notice will be included for at years 10, 15 and 20 of the lease.\nThe Lease will be subject to rental / management fee and optional revenue share payments from the Operator to the Council. \nFor the initial 3 years of the contract the Council is able to allow for the Operator to operate on a rent-free basis - although the Council is incentivising a level of rental payment to the Council within this period through application of the tender evaluation model. \nFrom year 4 of the contract the Council is targeting a total guaranteed rental payment of ideally approx. £275k per annum. This target value can also be provided through the addition of optional revenue share payments, although achievement of the target should predominantly (ideally 90% / £247k) be through the value of the fixed rental payment. \nNB: Suppliers should note that the rental payment value stated is an approximate target only and bids which do not meet this target will not be disqualified at tender evaluation. \nRental payments are to be made in advance on a quarterly basis per annum. Rental payments will be subject to 5 yearly rent reviews with increases subject to CPI adjustments. \nOperators are able to include for revenue share proposals with their bids. The inclusion of a revenue share element is solely at the option of Operators, although inclusion is incentivised through application of the award criteria. \nAs the revenue share element is optional no minimum revenue share percentage of shall apply, however the proposed percentage must not exceed 10%. The revenue share proposed by the Operator may vary over the term of the agreement but must always be no more than 10%. \nIn addition to rental and revenue share payments, the Council will also recover reinstatement insurance premium costs from the Operator. The Council is currently seeking specialist insurance advice which will inform the per annum figure to be accounted for within Operator commercial models. The Council is targeting to issue an insurance cost recovery value by week 3 - 4 of the tender period.\nThe contract will be subject open book reporting. The Operator will be required to report on revenues generated by business activities on a quarterly basis and upon request within 10 working days along with provision of supporting evidence. At the end of each operating year the Operator will be required to produce full audited accounts for operation of the Tower, providing full details of sales, costs, O/H contribution, profits, dividends, etc.\nBased upon current revenue and subject to indexation the Council estimates that the successful Operator could achieve a 25-year turnover figure of approx. £90M. However, the Council considers that there are significant opportunities to increase revenue though investment, diversification of activities, food & beverage offer, sponsorship, advertising, etc. which could have a major positive impact upon revenue generation, potentially increasing revenue generation to £110M and beyond over the 25 year term.\nHowever, it should be noted that all estimates in respect of the value of the business opportunity are purely indicative and provided to comply with the requirements of the Procurement Act 23 in relation to publication of estimated contract values.\nMaintenance, Servicing & Facilities Management\nThe Council will retain responsibility for the repair and maintenance of the items listed below which are further detailed within the procurement documents:\n• External Structure Works and inspections including the spire, view decks, tower legs, concrete shafts, ribs, bows, transfer landings and substructure, but excluding the base building and podium level.\n• Structural Glazing and Curtain Walling System on View Decks\n• Upgrading / major refurbishment / replacement of the lift.\nThe Council is also progressing with lift refurbishment and other structural maintenance works which are currently scheduled to take place during the 1st year of the lease.\nOperators should be aware that a closure period for the viewing tower will be required to undertake these works. The exact length and scheduling of these works have yet to be confirmed but are likely to be approximately 6 months in duration. The Council will fund and deliver the works and will work with the Operator to agree the timing of any closures where possible. Operators should note that future lift refurbishment / replacement responsibility will fall with the Operator.\nThe Operator will be responsible for all internal repairs and maintenance and to keep the property in good repair and condition including, but not limited to:\n• Reactive repairs and planned maintenance\n• Decorations and finishes\n• Fixtures and fittings\n• Sanitary facilities\n• Bar and kitchen areas\n• Surfaces in plant rooms, internally to the bows and spire\nThe Operator will be responsible for the following external repairs and maintenance and to keep the property in good repair and condition including, but not limited to:\n• Base building - Floors, Walls and Roof\n• Podium level\n• Doors and Windows\n• External decoration works of the legs, concrete shafts, ribs, bows, transfer landings, base building, podium level, brise soleil etc.\n• Paving surrounding the tower and at podium level\n• Balustrades/Handrails round the podium level, podium stairs, terrace level and promenade level\nThe Operator will be required to undertake all Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs including maintenance, servicing and replacement (both minor and major) to those building elements highlighted as tenant responsibility.\nThe Operator is responsible to keep all M&E, both internal and external to the Tower, in good condition and maintenance including, but not limited to:\n• Servicing\n• Reactive and Planned Repairs/Maintenance\n• Surveys\n• Lifecycle replacement\n• Lift servicing & general maintenance (excluding upgrading / major refurbishment / replacement)\nThe Operator shall provide the M&E maintenance service through a regular and organised regime and provide the Council with records of the works such as EICRs etc.\nBeyond the maintenance activities listed above, the Operator will be responsible for all building management activities required to ensure that the Tower is kept safe, clean and secure, including for:\n• Statutory Compliance Testing\n• Heating & Lighting\n• Cleaning\n• Security\n• Utilities and Environmental Management\n• Fire Detection & Emergency Lighting\n• Accessibility, Health & Safety and Safeguarding" }, { "releaseID": "067477-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-07-16T21:33:41+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "Portsmouth City Council - the 'Council - has sought tenders from suitably qualified and experienced operators for the operation of the Spinnaker Tower - the 'Tower' - on a long term mutually incentivised concession partnership basis.\nFollowing completion of the tender assessment process the Council has issued assessment summaries to the successful and unsuccessful suppliers as required under Section 50 of the Procurement Act 23 (the 'Act').\nIssuing of this Award Notice will now instigate the statutory Standstill Period which will not be less than eight-working days in accordance with section 51 of the Act.\nThe Council reserves the right to amend (extend) the Standstill Period if needed. If this right is exercised, the Contract Award Notice will be updated and affected suppliers will be notified accordingly.\nAfter the Standstill Period has expired, and provided no legal challenge has been made by the end of the Standstill Period, the Council intends to finalise terms and enter into contract with the Successful Supplier. \nFollowing execution of contract the Council will issue a further Contract Details Notice in accordance with Section 53 of the Act. \nThe Spinnaker Tower is located on the waterfront within Gunwharf Quays shopping centre and is a prominent landmark offering views of the city, the Solent and the Isle of Wight. Under the new contract the primary function of the Tower must remain a public viewing tower, to be open in line with hours set out within the Council's specification.\nFollowing finalisation of terms and execution of contract the Successful Supplier will be required to seamlessly commence operations under a lease with associated concession arrangement from 11th October 2026 following expiry of the lease held with the current incumbent operator on 10th October 2026. 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Bidders must ensure that, collectively, the case study submission demonstrates coverage of all the required elements set out below, with at least one case study addressing each element.\nMultiple case studies relating to the same client organisation are permitted, provided that each submission relates to a discrete and distinct contract. Case studies will be assessed holistically and must, as a minimum, demonstrate evidence of the requirements listed below in order to achieve a pass. Failure to demonstrate the minimum levels of relevant experience will result in a failed assessment.\n•\tCurrent experience (not from a past arrangement) of successfully operating a regionally significant visitor / leisure attraction with a footfall of at least 50k per annum and a turnover of £1m. For the purposes of this and further requirements, a regionally significant visitor / leisure attraction may include destination shopping centres, destination museums, landmark visitor attractions, major cultural or heritage sites, waterfront or tourism led destinations, or other comparable leisure attractions. This should be demonstrated on at least 1 of the case studies submitted. \n•\tExperience of successfully delivering day to day site operations, facilities management, statutory compliance & day to day maintenance responsibilities at an operational site. This should be demonstrated on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n•\tCurrent experience (not from a pasty arrangement) of developing, delivering and managing marketing & promotion activities on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n•\tExperience of successfully managing delivery of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programmes of repair, refurbishment and replacement works on at least 1 of the case studies submitted\n•\tCurrent experience (not from a past arrangement) of running a visitor / leisure attraction on a commercial basis including for taking all or substantive risk on sales, costs and profit/surplus generation on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\nHEALTH & SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH\nHSE Enforcement / Remedial Orders - Pass/Fail\nThe Council will not select suppliers that have been in receipt of enforcement/remedial action orders unless the supplier can demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that appropriate remedial action has been taken to prevent future occurrences or breaches.\nProsecution & Enforcement - Pass/Fail\nThe serving of enforcement notices and any prosecutions will not result in an automatic fail. The severity of each individual case and the robustness of the measures implemented to help ensure against re-occurrence will be assessed by professionals employed by the Council who may seek further information before making a final pass/fail decision.\nHSE FFI Charges - Pass/Fail\nThe nature of the FFI and the robustness of the post incident action taken will be assessed on the basis of reasonableness. Any concerns will be relayed to a Health & Safety professional employed by the Council who may seek further information before making a final pass/fail decision.\nEnvironmental Health Enforcement - Pass/Fail\nThe Operator confirms that it has not, within the last five (5) years, been subject to any Environmental Health enforcement action (including statutory notices, improvement notices or prohibition notices relating to pests, hygiene, public health or environmental health matters). \nWhere such action has occurred, the severity of each individual case and the robustness of the measures implemented to help ensure against re-occurrence will be assessed by professionals employed by the Council who may seek further information before making a final pass/fail decision." } ] }, { "releaseID": "031677-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-04-07T18:44:58+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "tender" ], "value": [ { "type": "economic", "description": "EXCLUSION GROUNDS\nAssessment in line with PA23 requirements in relation to excluded and excludable grounds.\nThe Council will allow for representation from suppliers in line with PA23 requirements in relation to excludable grounds, including for substitution of proposed sub-contracting arrangements. \nThe Council will apply discretion and allow for representation from suppliers in relation to excludable grounds in line with PA23 requirements, including for substitution of proposed sub-contracting arrangements. \nFINANCIAL STANDING\nBusiness Risk Assessment\nBidders must attain a business risk score calculated using Credit Safe financial ratios of 50 or above to pass. If below or score is unavailable, bidders must provide a satisfactory\nreview of financial information against profit/loss, liquidity, acid test, etc. or provision of a guarantee from a parent company or other legally bound guarantor with a business risk\nscore of 50 or above.\nTurnover Assessment \nBidders must demonstrate a recorded turnover within latest set of accounts of at least approx. £1,200,000, a provision of a guarantee from a parent company or other legally\nbound guarantor with a recorded turnover within latest set of accounts of at least approx. £1,200,000 or if Suppliers are unable to meet the minimum turnover levels but feel that they are able to demonstrate alternative evidence of financial capacity they are instructed to submit this in order that the council may consider the information and provide a decision that will be final.\nINSURANCE\nThe Council will be asking for insurance levels to be set as follows -\n•\tPublic & Products Liability Insurance - £10M in respect of any one occurrence, the number of occurrences being unlimited, but in the aggregate in respect of pollution and products liability.\n•\tEmployees Liability Insurance - £10M in respect of any one occurrence, the number of occurrences being unlimited\n•\tProfessional Indemnity Insurance - £1M each and every claim or in the annual aggregate with auto-replenishment\nGDPR\nSuppliers must confirm that they have in place, or that they will have in place by the award of the contract, the human and technical resources to perform the contract to ensure\ncompliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.\n&\nSuppliers have provided details to the Council's satisfaction, of the technical facilities and measures (including systems and processes) in place, or will have in place by contract\naward, to ensure compliance with UK data protection law and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects." }, { "type": "technical", "description": "OPERATIONAL CASE STUDIES\nBidders are required to submit between one (1) and three (3) Operational Case Studies (OCS) relating to contracts that the Operator is either currently delivering or, for specific\nexperience elements only, has delivered within the last five (5) years. Bidders must ensure that, collectively, the case study submission demonstrates coverage of all the required elements set out below, with at least one case study addressing each element.\nMultiple case studies relating to the same client organisation are permitted, provided that each submission relates to a discrete and distinct contract. Case studies will be assessed\nholistically and must, as a minimum, demonstrate evidence of the requirements listed below in order to achieve a pass. Failure to demonstrate the minimum levels of relevant experience will result in a failed assessment.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of successfully operating a regionally significant visitor / leisure attraction with a footfall of at least 50k per annum and a turnover of £1m. For the purposes of this and further requirements, a regionally significant visitor / leisure attraction may include destination shopping centres, destination museums, landmark visitor attractions, major cultural or heritage sites, waterfront or tourism led destinations, or other comparable leisure attractions. This should be demonstrated on at least 1 of the case studies submitted. \n• Experience of successfully delivering day to day site operations, facilities management, statutory compliance & day to day maintenance responsibilities at an operational site. This should be demonstrated on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of developing, delivering and managing marketing & promotion activities on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n• Experience of successfully managing delivery of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programmes of repair, refurbishment and replacement works on at least 1 of the\ncase studies submitted.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of running a visitor / leisure attraction on a commercial basis including for taking all or substantive risk on sales, costs and\nprofit/surplus generation on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\nHEALTH & SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH\nHSE Enforcement / Remedial Orders\nThe Council will not select suppliers that have been in receipt of enforcement/remedial action orders unless the supplier can demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that\nappropriate remedial action has been taken to prevent future occurrences or breaches.\nProsecution & Enforcement\nThe serving of enforcement notices and any prosecutions will not result in an automatic fail. The severity of each individual case and the robustness of the measures implemented to help ensure against re-occurrence will be assessed by professionals employed by the Council. \nHSE FFI Charges\nThe nature of the FFI and the robustness of the post incident action taken will be assessed on the basis of reasonableness. Any concerns will be relayed to a Health & Safety professional employed by the Council who may seek further information. \nEnvironmental Health Enforcement \nThe Operator confirms that it has not, within the last five (5) years, been subject to any Environmental Health enforcement action (including statutory notices, improvement\nnotices or prohibition notices relating to pests, hygiene, public health or environmental\nhealth matters). Where such action has occurred, the severity of each individual case and the robustness of the measures implemented to help ensure against re-occurrence will be assessed by professionals employed by the Council who may seek further information." } ] }, { "releaseID": "035839-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-04-20T18:02:15+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "tenderUpdate" ], "value": [ { "type": "economic", "description": "EXCLUSION GROUNDS\nAssessment in line with PA23 requirements in relation to excluded and excludable grounds.\nThe Council will allow for representation from suppliers in line with PA23 requirements in relation to excludable grounds, including for substitution of proposed sub-contracting arrangements.\nThe Council will apply discretion and allow for representation from suppliers in relation to excludable grounds in line with PA23 requirements, including for substitution of proposed sub-contracting arrangements.\nFINANCIAL STANDING\nBusiness Risk Assessment\nBidders must attain a business risk score calculated using Credit Safe financial ratios of 50 or above to pass. If below or score is unavailable, bidders must provide a satisfactory\nreview of financial information against profit/loss, liquidity, acid test, etc. or provision of a guarantee from a parent company or other legally bound guarantor with a business risk\nscore of 50 or above.\nTurnover Assessment\nBidders must demonstrate a recorded turnover within latest set of accounts of at least approx. £1,200,000, a provision of a guarantee from a parent company or other legally\nbound guarantor with a recorded turnover within latest set of accounts of at least approx. £1,200,000 or if Suppliers are unable to meet the minimum turnover levels but feel that they are able to demonstrate alternative evidence of financial capacity they are instructed to submit this in order that the council may consider the information and provide a decision that will be final.\nINSURANCE\nThe Council will be asking for insurance levels to be set as follows -\n•\tPublic & Products Liability Insurance - £10M in respect of any one occurrence, the number of occurrences being unlimited, but in the aggregate in respect of pollution and products liability.\n•\tEmployees Liability Insurance - £10M in respect of any one occurrence, the number of occurrences being unlimited\n•\tProfessional Indemnity Insurance - £1M each and every claim or in the annual aggregate with auto-replenishment\nGDPR\nSuppliers must confirm that they have in place, or that they will have in place by the award of the contract, the human and technical resources to perform the contract to ensure\ncompliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.\n&\nSuppliers have provided details to the Council's satisfaction, of the technical facilities and measures (including systems and processes) in place, or will have in place by contract\naward, to ensure compliance with UK data protection law and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects." }, { "type": "technical", "description": "OPERATIONAL CASE STUDIES\nBidders are required to submit between one (1) and three (3) Operational Case Studies (OCS) relating to contracts that the Operator is either currently delivering or, for specific\nexperience elements only, has delivered within the last five (5) years. Bidders must ensure that, collectively, the case study submission demonstrates coverage of all the required elements set out below, with at least one case study addressing each element.\nMultiple case studies relating to the same client organisation are permitted, provided that each submission relates to a discrete and distinct contract. Case studies will be assessed\nholistically and must, as a minimum, demonstrate evidence of the requirements listed below in order to achieve a pass. Failure to demonstrate the minimum levels of relevant experience will result in a failed assessment.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of successfully operating a regionally significant visitor / leisure attraction with a footfall of at least 50k per annum and a turnover of £1m. For the purposes of this and further requirements, a regionally significant visitor / leisure attraction may include destination shopping centres, destination museums, landmark visitor attractions, major cultural or heritage sites, waterfront or tourism led destinations, or other comparable leisure attractions. This should be demonstrated on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n• Experience of successfully delivering day to day site operations, facilities management, statutory compliance & day to day maintenance responsibilities at an operational site. This should be demonstrated on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of developing, delivering and managing marketing & promotion activities on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n• Experience of successfully managing delivery of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programmes of repair, refurbishment and replacement works on at least 1 of the\ncase studies submitted.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of running a visitor / leisure attraction on a commercial basis including for taking all or substantive risk on sales, costs and\nprofit/surplus generation on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\nHEALTH & SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH\nHSE Enforcement / Remedial Orders\nReceipt of enforcement/remedial action orders will result in a 'Fail' unless the supplier can demonstrate to the Council's satisfaction that appropriate remedial action has been taken to prevent future occurrences or breaches. The Council may request further information.\nProsecution & Enforcement\nThe serving of enforcement notices and any prosecutions will result in a 'Fail' decision unless the Supplier can demonstrate that robust measures have been implemented to prevent the re-occurrence to the satisfaction of the Council. The Council may request further information. \nHSE FFI Charges\nHSE FFI Charges will result in an automatic fail, unless the Council considers those charges are minor and insignificant. The Council may request further information. \nEnvironmental Health Enforcement\nIn order to obtain a 'Pass', the Supplier must confirm that: \n•\tit has not, within the last five (5) years, been subject to any Environmental Health enforcement action (including statutory notices, improvement notices or prohibition notices relating to pests, hygiene, public health or environmental health matters); or\n•\tin circumstances where it has been subject to any such enforcement action, that it has implemented sufficiently robust measures to prevent reoccurrence to the satisfaction of the Council.\nThe Council may request further information." } ] }, { "releaseID": "041264-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-05-05T21:58:39+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "tenderUpdate" ], "value": [ { "type": "economic", "description": "EXCLUSION GROUNDS\nAssessment in line with PA23 requirements in relation to excluded and excludable grounds.\nThe Council will allow for representation from suppliers in line with PA23 requirements in relation to excludable grounds, including for substitution of proposed sub-contracting arrangements.\nThe Council will apply discretion and allow for representation from suppliers in relation to excludable grounds in line with PA23 requirements, including for substitution of proposed sub-contracting arrangements.\nFINANCIAL STANDING\nBusiness Risk Assessment\nBidders must attain a business risk score calculated using Credit Safe financial ratios of 50 or above to pass. If below or score is unavailable, bidders must provide a satisfactory\nreview of financial information against profit/loss, liquidity, acid test, etc. or provision of a guarantee from a parent company or other legally bound guarantor with a business risk\nscore of 50 or above.\nTurnover Assessment\nBidders must demonstrate a recorded turnover within latest set of accounts of at least approx. £1,200,000, a provision of a guarantee from a parent company or other legally\nbound guarantor with a recorded turnover within latest set of accounts of at least approx. £1,200,000 or if Suppliers are unable to meet the minimum turnover levels but feel that they are able to demonstrate alternative evidence of financial capacity they are instructed to submit this in order that the council may consider the information and provide a decision that will be final.\nINSURANCE\nThe Council will be asking for insurance levels to be set as follows -\n•\tPublic & Products Liability Insurance - £10M in respect of any one occurrence, the number of occurrences being unlimited, but in the aggregate in respect of pollution and products liability.\n•\tEmployees Liability Insurance - £10M in respect of any one occurrence, the number of occurrences being unlimited\n•\tProfessional Indemnity Insurance - £1M each and every claim or in the annual aggregate with auto-replenishment\nGDPR\nSuppliers must confirm that they have in place, or that they will have in place by the award of the contract, the human and technical resources to perform the contract to ensure\ncompliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.\n&\nSuppliers have provided details to the Council's satisfaction, of the technical facilities and measures (including systems and processes) in place, or will have in place by contract\naward, to ensure compliance with UK data protection law and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects." }, { "type": "technical", "description": "OPERATIONAL CASE STUDIES\nBidders are required to submit between one (1) and three (3) Operational Case Studies (OCS) relating to contracts that the Operator is either currently delivering or, for specific\nexperience elements only, has delivered within the last five (5) years. Bidders must ensure that, collectively, the case study submission demonstrates coverage of all the required elements set out below, with at least one case study addressing each element.\nMultiple case studies relating to the same client organisation are permitted, provided that each submission relates to a discrete and distinct contract. Case studies will be assessed\nholistically and must, as a minimum, demonstrate evidence of the requirements listed below in order to achieve a pass. Failure to demonstrate the minimum levels of relevant experience will result in a failed assessment.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of successfully operating a regionally significant visitor / leisure attraction with a footfall of at least 50k per annum and a turnover of £1m. For the purposes of this and further requirements, a regionally significant visitor / leisure attraction may include destination shopping centres, destination museums, landmark visitor attractions, major cultural or heritage sites, waterfront or tourism led destinations, or other comparable leisure attractions. This should be demonstrated on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n• Experience of successfully delivering day to day site operations, facilities management, statutory compliance & day to day maintenance responsibilities at an operational site. This should be demonstrated on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of developing, delivering and managing marketing & promotion activities on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\n• Experience of successfully managing delivery of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programmes of repair, refurbishment and replacement works on at least 1 of the\ncase studies submitted.\n• Current experience (not from a past arrangement) of running a visitor / leisure attraction on a commercial basis including for taking all or substantive risk on sales, costs and\nprofit/surplus generation on at least 1 of the case studies submitted.\nHEALTH & SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH\nHSE Enforcement / Remedial Orders\nReceipt of enforcement/remedial action orders will result in a 'Fail' unless the supplier can demonstrate to the Council's satisfaction that appropriate remedial action has been taken to prevent future occurrences or breaches. The Council may request further information.\nProsecution & Enforcement\nThe serving of enforcement notices and any prosecutions will result in a 'Fail' decision unless the Supplier can demonstrate that robust measures have been implemented to prevent the re-occurrence to the satisfaction of the Council. The Council may request further information.\nHSE FFI Charges\nHSE FFI Charges will result in an automatic fail, unless the Council considers those charges are minor and insignificant. The Council may request further information.\nEnvironmental Health Enforcement\nIn order to obtain a 'Pass', the Supplier must confirm that:\n•\tit has not, within the last five (5) years, been subject to any Environmental Health enforcement action (including statutory notices, improvement notices or prohibition notices relating to pests, hygiene, public health or environmental health matters); or\n•\tin circumstances where it has been subject to any such enforcement action, that it has implemented sufficiently robust measures to prevent reoccurrence to the satisfaction of the Council.\nThe Council may request further information." } ] } ] }, "suitability": { "sme": [ { "releaseID": "030036-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-03-31T17:40:27+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": true } ], "vcse": [ { "releaseID": "030036-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-03-31T17:40:27+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": true } ] }, "hasOptions": [ { "releaseID": "030036-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-03-31T17:40:27+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": true } ], "options": { "description": [ { "releaseID": "030036-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-03-31T17:40:27+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "Contingency Options \nThe Council reserves the right to engage the next placed highest scoring supplier (ranked 2nd) to deliver the contract in the event that any of the following events occur during the award, mobilisation and delivery of the services during the term of the lease and concession contract:\n•\tThe Council is unable to agree and execute terms of lease and concession contract with the preferred bidder identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders\n•\tThe preferred bidder identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders fails to mobilise and commence the services in line with the agreed programme, or is significantly delayed in meeting programme milestones and is highly likely to not commence services in line with the agreed programme\n•\tThe lease and concession contract with the preferred bidder identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders is terminated due to:\no\tThe operator exercising a right to break the lease and concession contract\no\tMaterial breach\no\tNon-material persistent breach\no\tFailure to meet service levels and KPIs\no\tNot meeting Conditions of Participation - Exclusion grounds, insurance, financial standing, accreditations, etc. \no\tInability to agree price increases in line with terms\no\tInability to agree price changes, specification changes, event in the event of materialisation of identified known risks\nThe next placed operator will only be engaged at the Council's discretion and subject to the operator evidencing ability to: \n•\tMeet all Conditions of Participation\n•\tDeliver the requirements as set out in the specification including for any updates made by the Council\n•\tHonour the terms & conditions included within the original procurement\n•\tDeliver the service delivery proposals included within their original tender submission as a minimum\n•\tHonour the pricing elements included for within their original tender submission, subject to reasonable application of relevant CPI indices, as a minimum with a requirement to mitigate any negative impacts where possible \nIn the event that the Council is unable to reach agreement with the next placed supplier the Council may, at its sole discretion engage with the operator that ranked immediately below the next placed supplier (ranked 3rd) from the evaluation process to deliver the contract subject to the requirements set out above. \nIn the event that agreement cannot be reached with the 3rd ranked operator the council may engage with the 4th ranked operator and so forth at its discretion for delivery of the contract.\nAlternatively, the Council may opt to invite updated tenders from all the tenderers who submitted stage 1 compliant bids or, if the Council undertook a 2nd stage of bidding which included for down selection, only from those tenderers who were invited to submit and consequently submitted 2nd stage BAFO bids." }, { "releaseID": "031677-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-04-07T18:44:58+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "tender" ], "value": "Next Placed Supplier Contingency\nThe Council reserves the right to engage the next placed highest scoring supplier (ranked 2nd) to deliver the contract in the event that any of the following events occur during the award, mobilisation and delivery of the services during the 3-year base term as well as during any extension periods:\n•\tThe Council is unable to agree and execute terms of contract with the preferred bidder identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders\n•\t The preferred bidder identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders fails to mobilise and commence the services in line with the agreed programme, or is significantly delayed in meeting programme milestones and is highly likely to not commence services in line with the agreed programme\n•\tThe contract with the preferred bidder identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders is terminated due to:\no\tMaterial breach\no\tNon-material persistent breach\no\tFailure to meet service levels and KPIs\no\tNot meeting Conditions of Participation - Exclusion grounds, insurance, financial standing, accreditations, etc. \no\tInability to agree price increases in line with terms\no\tInability to agree price changes, specification changes, event in the event of materialisation of identified known risks.\nThe next placed supplier will only be engaged at the Council's discretion and subject to the supplier evidencing ability to: \n•\tMeet all Conditions of Participation\n•\tDeliver the requirements as set out in the specification including for any updates made by the Council\n•\tHonour the terms & conditions included within the original procurement\n•\tDeliver the service delivery proposals included within their original tender submission as a minimum\n•\tHonour the pricing elements included for within their original tender submission, subject to reasonable application of relevant CPI indices, as a minimum with a requirement to mitigate any increases where possible \nIn the event that the Council is unable to reach agreement with the next placed supplier the Council may, at its sole discretion engage with the supplier that ranked immediately below the next placed supplier (ranked 3rd) from the evaluation process to deliver the contract subject to the requirements set out above." }, { "releaseID": "035839-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-04-20T18:02:15+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "tenderUpdate" ], "value": "The Council reserves the right to engage the next placed highest scoring Supplier (ranked 2nd) to deliver the Concession Contract in the event that any of the following events occur during the award, mobilisation and delivery of the services during the term of the contract:\n•\tThe Council is unable to agree and execute terms of Concession Contract with the preferred Supplier identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders\n•\t The preferred Supplier identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders fails to mobilise and commence the services in line with the agreed programme, or is significantly delayed in meeting programme milestones and is highly likely to not commence services in line with the agreed programme\n•\tThe Concession Contract with the preferred Supplier identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders is terminated due to:\no\tMaterial breach.\no\tNon-material persistent breach.\no\tFailure to meet service levels and KPIs.\no\tNot meeting Conditions of Participation - Exclusion grounds, insurance, financial standing, accreditations, etc. \no\tInability to agree price increases in line with terms.\no\tInability to agree price changes, Specification changes, event in the event of materialisation of identified known risks.\nThe next placed supplier will only be engaged in accordance with PA 2023 and subject to the supplier evidencing ability to: \n•\tMeet all Conditions of Participation.\n•\tDeliver the requirements as set out in the Specification including for any updates made by the Council.\n•\tHonour the terms & conditions included within the original procurement.\n•\tDeliver the service delivery proposals included within their original tender submission as a minimum.\n•\tHonour the pricing elements included for within their original tender submission, subject to reasonable application of relevant CPI indices, as a minimum with a requirement to mitigate any increases where possible." }, { "releaseID": "041264-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-05-05T21:58:39+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "tenderUpdate" ], "value": "The Council reserves the right to engage the next placed highest scoring Supplier (ranked 2nd) to deliver the Concession Contract in the event that any of the following events occur during the award, mobilisation and delivery of the services during the term of the contract:\n•\tThe Council is unable to agree and execute terms of Concession Contract with the preferred Supplier identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders\n•\t The preferred Supplier identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders fails to mobilise and commence the services in line with the agreed programme, or is significantly delayed in meeting programme milestones and is highly likely to not commence services in line with the agreed programme\n•\tThe Concession Contract with the preferred Supplier identified through evaluation of the submitted tenders is terminated due to:\no\tMaterial breach.\no\tNon-material persistent breach.\no\tFailure to meet service levels and KPIs.\no\tNot meeting Conditions of Participation - 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The Council has designed a process that includes for:\n•\tDevelopment of proposals through multi-stage tender submissions\n•\tAbility to award at 1st stage or 2nd stage tender submission \n•\tAbility to down select following evaluation of 1st stage tenders and invite a reduced number of tenderers to submit best & final 2nd stage tenders\n•\tPre Tender submission dialogue\n•\tPost Tender submission negotiation \n•\tRefinement of award criteria, specification, contractual / lease terms and commercial model during the process\n•\tSite tours & bidders briefing\n•\tPost award finalisation of contract terms, lease & commercial arrangements\n•\tDue diligence including for take up of client references and visits to operator offices & operational sites, both pre and post award\n•\tInterviews and presentations at either or both 1st and 2nd stage tender evaluation\nPROGRAMME\nThe procurement programme is set out below in summary. In the event of any changes to the programme the Council will issue notification via it's e-sourcing system In-tend and for more significant changes issue an amendment to the Tender Notice issued on Find a Tender Service (FTS). \nThe programme below is based upon a scenario where following completion of evaluation of stage 1 bids the Council has exercised its discretion to invite all tenderers (subject to application of COP) or a down selected number (application of COP plus scores against Award Criteria) of tenderers to take part in negotiations and submit 2nd stage Best & Final Offer (BAFO) bids. \n•\tIssue Tender Notice on FTS - 7th April 2026\n•\tIssue Stage 1 documents on In-Tend - 7th April 2026\n•\tOn-line TEAMS Bidders Briefing \t- 13th April @11:30\n•\t*Site Tours (TBC) - 17th April @14:00 & 22nd April @10:00\n•\tStage 1 dialogue meetings - 27th April 2026 - 1st May 2026 \n•\tStage 1 clarification deadline - 6th May 2026 @23:59\n•\tStage 1 tenders submission deadline- 15th May 2026 @12:00\n•\t**Negotiation meetings - 8th - 12th June 2026\n•\tIssue Stage 2 Best & Final Offer (BAFO) tender documents - 22nd June 2026\n•\tStage 2 BAFOs tenders submission deadline - 10th July 2026 @12:00\n•\tStage 2 interviews & presentations - 15th - 17th July 2026\n•\tIssue Assessment Summaries - 27th July 2026\n•\tIssue Award Notice on FTS - 27th July 2026\n•\tStandstill Period - 28th July- 6th August 2026\n•\tConfirmation of award - 7th August 2026\n•\tMobilisation period - 8th August - 10th October 2026\n•\tService commencement - 11th October 2026\nThe alternative programme below is based upon a scenario where following completion of evaluation of stage 1 bids the Council has exercised its discretion to proceed to award and finalisation of terms with the highest scoring most advantageous tenderer / preferred bidder.\n•\tIssue Tender Notice on FTS - 7th April 2026\n•\tIssue Stage 1 documents on In-Tend - 7th April 2026\n•\tOn-line TEAMS Bidders Briefing \t- 13th April @11:30\n•\t*Site Tours (TBC) - 17th April @14:00 & 22nd April @10:00\n•\tStage 1 dialogue meetings - 27th April 2026 - 1st May 2026 \n•\tStage 1 clarification deadline - 6th May 2026 @23:59\n•\tStage 1 tenders submission deadline- 15th May 2026 @12:00\n•\tIssue Assessment Summaries - 8th June 2026\n•\tIssue Award Notice on FTS - 8th June 2026\n•\tStandstill Period - 9th - 18th June 2026\n•\tConfirmation of award - 19th June 2026\n•\tNegotiation & Finalisation of Terms - 22nd June 2026 - 13th July 2026\n•\tMobilisation period - 13th July - 10th October 2026\n•\tService commencement - 11th October 2026\n*Attendance at site tours is a condition of tendering and the Council reserves the right to set aside tender submissions from bidders who cannot evidence attendance on at least one of the site tours. Tenderers may send a maximum of 3 delegates to the site tour and may send delegates on both of the site tours if they wish. Tenderers are asked to confirm the names and positions of delegates at least 24 hours prior to the commencement of the site tour/s they wish to attend. \nOther than the site tours all other meetings - bidders briefing, dialogue meetings, negotiation meeting, interview / presentation - will be held on-line using Microsoft TEAMS, although subject to availability of meeting rooms at the Council's Civic Offices, there may be some capacity to offer hybrid meetings.\n**In the event that a reduced number of tenders are received / limited requirements for post tender clarifications / limited negotiation points - the Council may seek to bring forward the negotiation meetings by a week and all of following programme events thereafter by a week to provide more time for completion of back-end award and mobilisation activities. \nThe Council will administrate the procurement process using its e-sourcing system In-tend which will be used for:\n•\tAccess to and issue of procurement information & documentation \n•\tPre-tender submission clarification requests and response\n•\tTender submission \n•\tTender opening & access to responses\n•\tPost-tender submission clarification requests and response\n•\tAward decision notification & feedback\n•\tPublication of summary contract register information in accordance with Local Government Transparency Code (2015) requirements\nThe In-tend system can be accessed free of charge via the following web link:\nhttps://intendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home\nTenderers who are not already registered on the In-tend system will need to register their details in order to access the procurement documentation, raise clarification requests and return tender submissions. \nIn advance of submitting tenders Tenderers are required to register on the Central Digital Platform, and upload and/or check that their core Supplier information is accurate and up to date. Guidance on accessing the Central Digital Platform can be found here:\nSuppliers: How to register your organisation and first administrator on Find a Tender in three easy steps (HTML) - GOV.UK.\nOperators should note that tenders will only be evaluated where tenderers pass all of the Conditions of Participation, which include for:\n•\tLegal standing exclusion grounds (lead & key sub-contractors / consortium members)\n•\tFinancial Standing - assessment of financial information, min turnover £1.2M, PCG as applicable\n•\tInsurance - PL & EL £10M each & every claim, Cyber £2M (TBC)\n•\tExperience - visitor attraction operation w/ 50k footfall pa, £1M turnover pa, responsibilities for operations & building management, PPM, marketing & promotion, sales & cost risk\n•\tH&S and Environmental Health record\n•\tGDPR\nTenders which pass the Conditions of Participation will then be assessed against the published Award Criteria which are summarised below. \nThe Council will reserve the right to adjust weightings by no more than 2.5% for any individual element for the 2nd stage BAFO as permitted under the Procurement Act 23 and where such changes do not constitute material change and / or impact fair & equal treatment of bidders. \nQuality elements of the tender evaluation equate to 65% of the overall evaluation model and comprise of:\n•\tActivities, Uses & Events Proposals - 10%\n•\tResource & Delivery Model - 7.5%\n•\tBusiness Plan 7.5%\n•\tMobilisation & Service Establishment - 5%\n•\tPartnership Working - 5%\n•\tMarketing, Promotion & Customer Experience - 5%\n•\tReporting, IT & Communication - 5%\n•\tSocial Value - 5%\n•\tH&S, Safeguarding & Facilities Management - 5%\n•\tMaintenance Management - 5%\n•\tCapital Investment Proposals - 5%\nThe quantitative Income elements of the tender evaluation equate to 35% of the overall tender evaluation and comprise of:\n•\tNPV calculated 25-year fixed lease payments total - 22.5%\n•\tNPV calculated 25-year estimated revenue share payment total - 7.5%\n•\tFirst 3 years fixed lease payments total - 5%\nTenderers should refer to the procurement documents released when the Tender Notice is issued on 7th April 2026 for full details of the Conditions of Participation and Award Criteria." }, { "releaseID": "031677-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-04-07T18:44:58+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "tender" ], "value": "In respect of application of the Procurement Act 23, the Council's position is that the contract falls under the definition of a concession contract as set out within Section 8 of the Procurement Act 2023 and that therefore only the aspects of the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024 that apply to 'special regime' contracts are of relevance to this procurement process and management of the resultant contract.\nThe Council will run the procurement process to secure the Operator using the Competitive Flexible Procedure as defined within the Procurement Act 23. The Council has designed a process that includes for:\n•\tDevelopment of proposals through multi-stage tender submissions\n•\tAbility to award at 1st stage or 2nd stage tender submission \n•\tAbility to down select following evaluation of 1st stage tenders and invite a reduced number of tenderers to submit best & final 2nd stage tenders\n•\tPre Tender submission dialogue\n•\tPost Tender submission negotiation \n•\tRefinement of award criteria, specification, contractual / lease terms and commercial model during the process\n•\tSite tours & bidders briefing\n•\tPost award finalisation of contract terms, lease & commercial arrangements\n•\tDue diligence including for take up of client references and visits to operator offices & operational sites, both pre and post award\n•\tInterviews and presentations at either or both 1st and 2nd stage tender evaluation" }, { "releaseID": "035839-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-04-20T18:02:15+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "tenderUpdate" ], "value": "APPLICATION OF PA23 & PR24\nIn respect of application of PA 2023, the Council's position is that the Concession Contract falls under the definition of a concession contract as set out within Section 8 of PA 2023 and that therefore only the aspects of PA 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024 (\"2024 Regulations\") that apply to 'special regime' contracts are of relevance to this procurement process and management of the resultant Concession Contract.\nCOMPETITIVE FLEXIBLE PROCEDURE FEATURES\nThe Council will run the procurement process to secure the Operator using the Competitive Flexible Procedure as defined within PA 2023. The Council has designed a process that includes:\n•\tDevelopment of proposals through multi-stage tender submissions.\n•\tAbility to award at 1st stage or 2nd stage tender submission. \n•\tFollowing evaluation of 1st stage tenders, ability to either: \no\texercise an option to proceed to a 2nd stage negotiation phase with the highest-scoring Supplier; or\no\tinvite a shortlist of either: \n\tthe three highest scoring Suppliers (unless the third highest scoring supplier is tied with another supplier, in which case those four Suppliers will be invited); or \n\tsuch lower number as the shortlisting process presents;\nto take part in negotiations and submit best & final 2nd stage tenders. \n•\tPre Tender submission dialogue.\n•\tPost Tender submission negotiation.\n•\tRefinement of award criteria, specification, contractual / lease terms and commercial model during the process.\n•\tSite tours & Suppliers briefing.\n•\tPost award finalisation of contract terms, lease & commercial arrangements.\n•\tDue diligence including for take up of client references and visits to operator offices & operational sites, both pre and post award.\n•\tInterviews and presentations at either or both 1st and 2nd stage tender evaluation.\nPROGRAMME & OPTIONS\nThe procurement programme is set out below in summary. In the event of any changes to the programme the Council will issue notification via its e-sourcing system In-tend and for more significant changes issue an amendment to the Tender Notice issued on Find a Tender Service (FTS). \nProcurement Programme - Scenario 1\nThe programme below is based upon a scenario where following completion of evaluation of stage 1 bids the Council has decided not to exercise the option to proceed to negotiation with the highest scoring Supplier, and instead has invited: \n•\tthe three highest scoring Suppliers (unless the third highest scoring supplier is tied with another supplier, in which case those four Suppliers will be invited); or \n•\tsuch lower number as the shortlisting process presents.\nto take part in negotiations and submit 2nd stage Best & Final Tender (ISBFT) bids.\n•\tIssue Tender Notice on FTS - 7th April 2026\n•\tIssue Stage 1 documents on In-Tend - 7th April 2026\n•\tOn-line TEAMS Suppliers Briefing - 13th April @11:30\n•\t*Site Tours - 17th April @14:00, 22nd April @10:00 & 24th April @10:00\n•\tStage 1 dialogue meetings - 27th April 2026 - 1st May 2026 \n•\tStage 1 clarification deadline - 6th May 2026 @23:59\n•\tStage 1 tenders submission deadline- 15th May 2026 @12:00\n•\t**Negotiation meetings - 8th - 12th June 2026\n•\tIssue Stage 2 Best & Final Offer (BAFO) tender documents - 22nd June 2026\n•\tStage 2 BAFOs tenders submission deadline - 10th July 2026 @12:00\n•\tStage 2 interviews & presentations - 15th - 17th July 2026\n•\tIssue Assessment Summaries - 27th July 2026\n•\tIssue Contract Award Notice on FTS - 27th July 2026\n•\tStandstill Period - 28th July- 6th August 2026\n•\tConfirmation of award - 7th August 2026\n•\tMobilisation period - 8th August - 10th October 2026\n•\tService commencement - 11th October 2026\nProcurement Programme - Scenario 2\nThe programme below is based upon a scenario where following completion of evaluation of stage 1 bids the Council has received bids capable of acceptance and exercised the option to proceed to award and finalisation of terms with the highest scoring most advantageous Supplier / preferred Supplier. \n•\tIssue Tender Notice on FTS - 7th April 2026\n•\tIssue Stage 1 documents on In-Tend - 7th April 2026\n•\tOn-line TEAMS Suppliers Briefing \t- 13th April @11:30\n•\t*Site Tours - 17th April @14:00, 22nd April @10:00 & 24th April @10:00\n•\tStage 1 dialogue meetings - 27th April 2026 - 1st May 2026 \n•\tStage 1 clarification deadline - 6th May 2026 @23:59\n•\tStage 1 tenders submission deadline- 15th May 2026 @12:00\n•\tIssue Assessment Summaries - 8th June 2026\n•\tIssue Contract Award Notice on FTS - 8th June 2026\n•\tStandstill Period - 9th - 18th June 2026\n•\tConfirmation of award - 19th June 2026\n•\tNegotiation & Finalisation of Terms - 22nd June 2026 - 13th July 2026\n•\tMobilisation period - 13th July - 10th October 2026\n•\tService commencement - 11th October 2026\nSITE TOURS & MEETINGS\nAttendance to at least 1 site tour is a condition of tendering and the Council reserves the right to disqualify and not consider further any bids from Suppliers who cannot evidence attendance on at least one of the site tours. \nOther than the site tours all other meetings - Suppliers briefing, dialogue meetings, negotiation meeting, interview / presentation - will be held on-line using Microsoft TEAMS, although subject to availability of meeting rooms at the Council's Civic Offices, there may be some capacity to offer hybrid meetings. Meetings will be offered on a \"first come, first served\" basis. \n**In the event that a reduced number of tenders are received / limited requirements for post tender clarifications / limited negotiation points - the Council may seek to bring forward the negotiation meetings by a week and all of following programme events thereafter by a week to provide more time for completion of back-end award and mobilisation activities. \nSuppliers who wish to engage in an online TEAMS 1-1 clarification meeting/s with the Council prior to submission of their 1st stage tender return must register via In-tend using the Messaging function by Friday 24th April 2025 at 17:00.\nThe 1-1 meetings will be held via TEAMS from Monday 27th April 2026 - Friday 1st May 2026. Suppliers may request up to 90 minutes of clarification meeting time with the Council which may be covered in one meeting or split between multiple (max 2) if required to accommodate diaries of particular Council and Supplier project team members that may be required to attend to address particular clarification topics.\nIn registering suppliers must provide the following information:\n•\tNames, positions and contact details (email & telephone number) of delegates (max of 10 delegates may attend)\n•\tPreferred dates and times for meetings\n•\tClarification questions, topics and themes \nNEGOTIATION\nFollowing completion of the evaluation of 1st stage tenders it is likely that the Council will seek to undertake negotiations with Suppliers prior to inviting 2nd stage best & final tenders. As stated earlier , this may be with only the highest scoring Supplier at stage 1 or with the highest scoring 3 Suppliers following evaluation (or such lower number of suppliers who remain in the process). \nThe Council will notify suppliers via In-tend of the negotiation meeting schedule, slots and questions / themes / topics that the Council wishes to address with them. \nIn the event that the Council proceeds to a 2nd stage of competitive tendering, the negotiation meetings will be held via TEAMS between 8th - 12th June 2026. The Council and Suppliers may engage in up to 3 hours of negotiation meeting time with the Council which may be covered in one meeting or split between multiple (max 3) if required to accommodate diaries of particular Council and Supplier project team members that may be required to attend to address particular clarification topics.\nThe topic areas for negotiation will be developed following consideration of 1st stage tenders but will likely include:\n•\tCommercial considerations including for rent & rev share income\n•\tBusiness plan rationale & assumptions\n•\tProposals for capital investment\n•\tAncillary use proposals\n•\tPrimary use enhancements\n•\tLease and concession terms\n•\tLifecycle works, PPM & co-ordination\n•\tKPIs & reporting\n•\tMobilisation & service establishment\nIn responding to the negotiation meeting request suppliers must provide the following information:\nThe Council will minute the meetings and provide the notes promptly to the particular supplier via In-tend. No change will be agreed where, in the Council's sole discretion, it would result in treating Suppliers in the same position differently, or would have permitted a Supplier who did not participate in the procurement on the basis of the advertised terms to have participated, or a Supplier who was excluded at an earlier stage of the procurement from proceeding to a subsequent stage.\nADMINISTRATION\nThe Council will administrate the procurement using its e-sourcing system In-tend, which will be used for:\n•\tAccess to and issue of procurement information and documentation\n•\tPre-tender submission clarification requests and response\n•\tTender submission\n•\tTender opening and access to responses\n•\tPost tender submission clarification requests and response\n•\tAward decision notification and Assessment Summaries \n•\tPublication of summary contract register information in accordance with Local Government Transparency Code (2015) requirements.\nThe In-tend system can be accessed free of charge via the following web address:\nhttps://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home" }, { "releaseID": "041264-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-05-05T21:58:39+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "tenderUpdate" ], "value": "APPLICATION OF PA23 & PR24\nIn respect of application of PA 2023, the Council's position is that the Concession Contract falls under the definition of a concession contract as set out within Section 8 of PA 2023 and that therefore only the aspects of PA 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024 (\"2024 Regulations\") that apply to 'special regime' contracts are of relevance to this procurement process and management of the resultant Concession Contract.\nCOMPETITIVE FLEXIBLE PROCEDURE FEATURES\nThe Council will run the procurement process to secure the Operator using the Competitive Flexible Procedure as defined within PA 2023. The Council has designed a process that includes:\n•\tPre Tender submission dialogue.\n•\tRefinement of award criteria, specification, contractual / lease terms and commercial model during the process.\n•\tSite tours & Suppliers briefing.\n•\tPost award negotiation including for finalisation of contract terms, lease & commercial arrangements.\n•\tDue diligence including for take up of client references and visits to operator offices & operational sites, both pre and post award.\n•\tInterviews and presentations.\nPROGRAMME\nThe procurement programme is set out below in summary. \n•\tIssue Tender Notice on FTS - 7th April 2026\n•\tIssue Stage 1 documents on In-Tend - 7th April 2026\n•\tOn-line TEAMS Suppliers Briefing \t- 13th April @11:30\n•\tSite Tours - 17th April @14:00, 22nd April @10:00, 24th April @10:00\n•\tIssue Revised Tender Notice 1 on FTS - 20th April 2026\n•\tDialogue meetings - 27th April 2026 - 1st May 2026\n•\tIssue Revised Tender Notice 2 on FTS - 5th May 2026\n•\tFurther Bidders Briefing - 12th May 13:30 - 14:30\n•\tFurther Site Tours - 13th May @10:00, 15th May @10:00\n•\tFurther Dialogue Meetings - 19th May - 21st May 2026\n•\tRequest for clarification deadline - 26th May 2026 @23:59\n•\tTender submission deadline- 5th June 2026 @12:00\n•\tInterview & presentation - 24th - 25th June 2026\n•\tIssue Assessment Summaries - 15th July 2026\n•\tIssue Contract Award Notice on FTS - 15th July 2026\n•\tStandstill Period - 16th July - 27th July 2026\n•\tConfirmation of award - 28th July 2026\n•\tNegotiation & Finalisation of Terms - 29th July - 7th August 2026\n•\tMobilisation period - 8th August - 10th October 2026\n•\tService commencement - 11th October 2026\nFURTHER BIDDERS BRIEFING\nA 'Further Bidders Briefing' will be held on Tuesday 12th May 2026 at 13:30 via Microsoft Teams. Attendance at the briefing is encouraged but not mandatory. The Council anticipates that the briefing will last 30 minutes but has allowed for 1 hour to allow time for questions. The 'Further Bidders Briefing' will focus on explaining the modifications that the Council has made to its requirements and the procurement process as well as providing bidders with a further overview of the bidding requirements. \nSITE TOURS & MEETINGS\nAttendance to at least 1 site tour is a condition of tendering and the Council reserves the right to disqualify and not consider further any bids from Suppliers who cannot evidence attendance on at least one of the site tours.\nFollowing issue of the Council's modifications to its requirements and procurement process the Council has scheduled further site tours for 13th May 2026 at 10:00 and 15th May 2026 at 10:00 to enable suppliers who may now wish to participate in the process to attend site. Suppliers who have previously attended site tours may also attend the further site tours. \nFor suppliers attending the tour on Wednesday 13th May, suppliers should confirm full names & positions of attendees via In-tend correspondence prior to the deadline of Tuesday 12th May 2026 at 16:00. \nFor suppliers attending the tour on Friday 15th May, suppliers should confirm full names & positions of attendees via In-tend Correspondence prior to the deadline of Thursday 14th May 2026 at 16:00. \nWhen attending the site tours, delegates should arrive 15 minutes before commencement of the site tour and report to Cerys Harris at the entrance of the Tower. \nOther than the site tours all other meetings - Suppliers briefing, dialogue meetings, interview / presentation - will be held on-line using Microsoft TEAMS. Meetings will be offered on a \"first come, first served\" basis.\nSuppliers who wish to engage in the further online TEAMS 1-1 clarification meeting/s with the Council prior to submission of their 1st stage tender return must register via In-tend using the Messaging function by Monday 18th May 2026 at 14:00.\nThe further 1-1 meetings will be held via TEAMS from Tuesday 19th to Thursday 21st May 2026. 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In accordance with Schedule 8 of the Procurement Act 2023, the Council reserves the right to modify the contract, without initiating a new procurement procedure, should any of these risks materialise during the contract term.\nAny such modification will be limited to addressing the consequences of the known risk and will not alter the overall nature of the contract. 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If the Council opts to undertake negotiation and invite best & final tenders from multiple tenderers this will be limited to the highest scoring 3 tenderers. \nThis does not limit the Council's other option, as previously stated, to proceed to award and finalisation of terms with the highest scoring tenderer following assessment of stage 1 tenders against the published award criteria. \nPROCUREMENT PROCEDURE - GENERAL \nAdditional detail provided in respect of procurement programme and process as included within the openly accessible Invitation to Tender document published on 7th April 2026 via In-tend. \nRISK ASSESSMENT\nRefinement of known risks which will not require modification of the contract and known risks which are likely to require modification to the contract. \nPARTICIPATION - HEALTH & SAFETY AND ENVIRONMNTAL HEALTH\nUpdating of review process in the event of reported instances of interventions, prosecutions, enforcement orders, etc. in line with PA 23 review and self cleaning provisions. \nACCESS & PARTICIPATION \nFields selected for GPA and CPTPP access. Field selected which makes clear that the opportunity may be suitable for access by VCSEs, etc. \nAWARD CRITERIA\nRemoval of refinement by max of 2.5% range and changed to general flexibilities as provided for within PA23 subject to re-publication of Tender Notice and revised Invitation to Tender. \nESTIMATED AWARD DECISION DATE\nChanged to later date of 27th July 2026 which is based upon award following invitation of best & final tenderers, rather than award on 8th June 2026, as previously stated, following evaluation of 1st stage tenders if this option is taken. See Procedure section for programme options. \nOPTIONS - NEXT PLACED SUPPLIER CONTINGENCY\nRemoval of incorrect reference to 3 year base term of contract.\nDOCUMENTS\nField now selected to state that further documents will be issued via In-tend following issue of the Tender Notice." } ] }, { "id": "041264-2026", "description": [ { "releaseID": "041264-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-05-05T21:58:39+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "tenderUpdate" ], "value": "NB: Following receipt of request for clarification feedback received from multiple suppliers during the procurement process to date, Council has made the following modifications to its requirements and procurement process, which are summarised below and detailed within the revised Invitation to Tender V1.4 and other revised associated Procurement documents accessible via In-tend:\nSCOPE PROCUREMENT DESCRIPTION\n•\tLift Responsibilities \nRemoval of obligation on Operator to undertake upgrading / major refurbishment / replacements works for the Tower lift. Such works will now be the responsibility of the Council although the Operator will retain responsibility for servicing & general maintenance of the Lift. \n•\tTarget Commercials \nExpress allowance for Suppliers to submit bids which do not include for any rental payment to the Council for the initial 3 years of the contract, although Suppliers are still incentivised to offer a level of payment through the application of the tender evaluation model.\nFrom year 4 of the contract the Council is now targeting a total guaranteed rental payment of ideally approx. £275k per annum. This target value can also be provided through the addition of optional revenue share payments, although achievement of the target should predominantly (ideally 90% / £247k) be through the value of the fixed rental payment. \nRemoval of mandated revenue share requirement. It is now at the sole discretion of Suppliers on whether to include for a revenue share element within their proposals, although Suppliers are still incentivised to do so through application of the tender evaluation model.\nAs the revenue share element is optional no minimum revenue share percentage shall apply, however the proposed percentage must not exceed 10%. The revenue share proposed by the Operator may vary over the term of the agreement but must always be no more than 10%. \nPROCEDURE - COMPETITIVE FLEXIBLE PROCEDURE DESCRIPTION\n•\tProcurement Process & Programme\nIn consideration of the modifications to the Council's commercial targets and allocation of lift upgrade / major refurbishment / replacement responsibilities the Council has issued a revised Tender Notice, Invitation to Tender and associated revisions to other Procurement documents as required to comply with Section 31 (5) of the Procurement Act 2023.\nTo enable suppliers who may now wish to participate in the procurement process, and those that are currently participating time to make changes to the proposals they may be preparing, the Council has extended the tender return deadline to Friday 5th June 2026 @12:00 in order to address the general guiding principles for setting time limits set out within Section 54 (1) (d) of the Procurement Act 2023.\nIn order to provide for fair & equal treatment between suppliers who are currently participating in the procurement and those that may wish to do so following issue of the modifications, the Council has also allowed for a further Site Tour/s on Wednesday 13th May @10:00 & Friday 15th May @10:00, Further Bidder Briefing on Tuesday 12th May 13:30 and Further 1-1 Dialogue Meetings between 19th May - 21st May. \nIn order to provide for the additional time for preparation of tender submissions and further site tour, briefing, 1-1 meetings, etc., and still allow sufficient time for evaluation, award, mobilisation and commencement of services on 10th October 2026, the Council has now removed the option of undertaking negotiation with and invitation of Best & Final Tenders from the 3 highest scoring tenderers. 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