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Tender: Operate Funfair at Abbey Park, Leicester — One-Year Contract with Possible One-Year Extension

Released 22 days ago

Closes12 Nov 2026

Likely valueEstimate£30K to £110KInflation adjusted

LocationEast Midlands

AgencyLeicester City Council

SourceFind a Tender

CategoryArts & Culture

8 days leftCloses Thu, 12 Nov 2026

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Leicester City Council is seeking suitably qualified funfair operators to submit priced proposals to operate a funfair at Abbey Park, Leicester for its Tourism, Culture & Inward Investment Team. A site visit will be held at 10:00 on 20 October 2026 and suppliers should confirm attendance via the ProContract portal; any queries must be submitted via the ProContract portal only. The proposed contract is for one year with options to extend for periods totalling up to a further one year. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 12 November 2026 via the EastMidsTenders portal (https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html). Suppliers will be required to register on the Central Digital Platform and can consult the supplied user guides for ProContract and the Cabinet Office guides (https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/ and https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/information-and-guidance-for-suppliers).

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