Supply and Operation of Big Wheel Attraction at Bournemouth Pier Approach
Bournemouth Borough Council · Awarded contract
AwardedSupply and Operation of Big Wheel Attraction at Bournemouth Pier Approach
Awarded 29 Mar 2018
Awarded29 Mar 2018
Value£327,000.00
SupplierObservation Wheel UK Ltd
RegionSouth West
CategoryArts & Culture
Ended 7y 10mo ago9mo term
Awarded 29 Mar 2018Expired 6 Jan 2019
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Bournemouth Borough Council awarded a contract to Observation Wheel UK Ltd for the supply and operation of a Big Wheel with rotating gondolas at Pier Approach on the seafront, running from 30 March 2018 to 6 January 2019, with an option to extend annually for two further years.
The wheel, required to be between 32 and 40 metres in height with a maximum footprint of 25 square metres, was intended to serve as a visitor attraction and community backdrop, building on a previous wheel that drew over 100,000 visitors in a five-month period in 2017.
The contract value was £327,000.
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