Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c42-c489-7285-9010-588d56802460/circus-entertainment-at-southsea-common-and-king-george-v-playing-fields closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Circus Entertainment at Southsea Common and King George V Playing Fields [Portsmouth City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/portsmouth-city-council) Estimated value £3,000 to £105,000 Published 16 Jan 2019 Deadline Closed 6 Feb 2019 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Portsmouth City Council (the Authority) is inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced providers to tender for this project. The scope of which will comprise of but may not be limited to providing circuses and associated entertainment at Southsea Common and King George V Playing Fields, Cosham. The 2019 season consists of four planned circus events, three at Southsea Common and one at King George V Playing Fields, Cosham. The Authority is looking to secure a programme that provides a varied offering of events in the City. The planned dates for the circuses are as follows: ### Southsea Common o 1 week between 8th April 2019 and 15th April 2019 o 1 week between 27th May 2019 and 3rd June 2019 o Up to 2 weeks between 16th September 2019 and 30th September 2019 ### King George V Playing Fields o 1 week between 29th July 2019 and 5th September 2019 Historically the two locations have lent themselves to different types of event with traditional big top events for a wide audience at Southsea Common and smaller events aimed at families at younger audiences at King George V Playing Fields. With this in mind, the Authority is offering each site as a separate Lot. Suppliers are invited to bid for one or both of the sites, either individually or on a combined based. Suppliers can bid for as many of the dates as they wish to provide, however, preferred dates must be clearly identified within the response and ranked in order of preference. Circus providers will be required to make a payment to the Authority for each event. While the value of each site has not been set, the Authority reserves the right to set aside bids that do not provide a minimum of ?10,500 per event at Southsea Common and a minimum of ?3,000 per event at King George V Playing Fields, Cosham. The Authority is offering an initial contract period of one year with the possibility of extending the term by a further two years to a maximum total term of three years, in increments to be agreed, subject to the agreement and performance of both parties. The closing date for receipt of your expression of interest is given against the heading entitled - Date documents can be requested until. Additional information: Portsmouth City Council is currently in the process of seeking expressions of interest for the following project - Circus Entertainment at Southsea Common and King George V Playing Fields. The full details and ability to express an interest will be via our e-sourcing system Intend. This filepath will take you to the relevant area of Intend, [in-tendhost.co.uk](https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current) Once on the page you can either scroll down or use the search function to find the relevant project. Should you have any problems with the above link, please contact us on 023 9268 8235 or email: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No Read full description ## CPV classification Circus services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/a01fc14c-3111-4f9c-81e9-3866e9589644) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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