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OpenStage · tender 29 days to close

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

The management of Solent Meads golf course

Leisure GoodsCPV 37400000
ValueValue not published
Deadline23 Oct 2026
Published23 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide

No value: the buyer is not paying for this — the notice is flagged a concession, so the money runs the other way.

Timeline
Published 23 Sept 202629 days leftCloses 23 Oct 2026
Who to contact
procurement@bcpcouncil.gov.uk

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The brief

The council (the grantor) intends to grant a person or supplier (the concessionaire) the right to operate - as the seller of certain goods or services - as a business within a premises or other asset belonging to the grantor in return for an appropriate fee.

The concessionaire pays the grantor. • The premises is Solent Meads Golf Course in Southbourne, Dorset. • The goods or services is operation of the Solent Meads Golf Course The successful concessionaire will be granted the right to operate as the seller of water sports activities and associated retail services within Council-owned premises.

The anticipated start date of the contract is December 2026.

The contract will be for 25 years with no extensions.

What it takes to bid this

10–22 daysof bid-team effort
£6.8k–£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the value not published — mid-band assumed band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0778b4
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
090179-2026
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