Closed tender

Shakespeare North Playhouse Commercial Kitchen Retrofit - Soft Market Test

Details

Published
16 July 2024
Submission
23 July 2024

Tender description

The commercial kitchen at Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prospero Place, Prescot, L34 3AB (https://shakespearenorthplayhouse.co.uk/) requires a retrofit to allow a wider variety of foods to be prepared in the café and support an increase in profit. We would like to take the opportunity to do some `soft market testing’ as outlined below to determine current interest levels in the market for this project and in particular, the best way to tender the work - i.e. tender the design & build together, or have a design tender and then a separate tender process for the build. We are therefore particularly interested in whether respondents have the capability to design and build, design only or build only as this will inform the chosen procurement process. Interested suppliers are required to complete the following company information form and a short questionnaire (at appendix 1). Suppliers who complete and return the questionnaire may be invited to meet with Council representatives to discuss its requirements. The questionnaire should be returned via the messaging facility on The Chest - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ by 23 July 2024. If Suppliers have any questions about this soft market test, such questions should be submitted to the Council using the messaging facility within the opportunity advertised on The Chest. No questions will be responded to, other than those raised through The Chest as described above. Keywords: Kitchen, Design, Build, Catering

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published16 July 2024
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date23 July 2024

About the buyer

Knowsley Council runs as a Merseyside local authority, and buys through STAR Procurement, a shared service with St Helens, Trafford, Tameside, Stockport and Rochdale councils. Suppliers register free on the Chest, the shared e-tendering portal for tender opportunities. Higher-value contracts also appear on Contracts Finder, with the largest posted to Find a Tender. Dynamic Purchasing Systems give suppliers an open route in, rather than a fixed approved list. Quotations cover smaller requirements, while formal tenders are run for larger projects. A dedicated business growth team runs Meet the Buyer events to connect local firms with opportunities.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Knowsley Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and architectural and engineering services.

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