PAN3299 - Proposal to Install and Operate an Observation Wheel
Leicester City CouncilEstimated Value
Up to £500,000
Deadline
16 June 2025
Published
21 May 2025
Type
Not specified
Overview
Leicester City Council “The Authority” is looking for proposals from suitably qualified operators to install and operate an observation wheel as part of the City’s winter events programmes. The vision is for a spectacular observation wheel to be a focal point at Jubilee Square to be operational as per the dates below.
The observation wheel will be required in the first year as follows: • Christmas, Jubilee Square, operational from Friday 7 November 2025 to Sunday 4 January 2026 Subsequent years will be agreed with the Supplier in advance. The proposed contract will be for one year with options to extend for a period or periods totalling no more than up to a further four years.
Further information about the opportunity can be found in the tender documentation. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 16 June 2025 at the very latest via the EastMidsTenders portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html.
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- 1
HANSOM AIRPORT TAXIS
19 contracts wonlatest 30 Sept 2026ends 31 Jul 2028£478,844
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- 2
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total awarded
- 3
Skyline Taxis
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total awarded
- 4
Hansom Taxis
11 contracts wonlatest 30 Sept 2026ends 31 Jul 2028£273,561
total awarded
- 5
ADAMS TRANSPORT
6 contracts wonlatest 23 Sept 2026ends 31 Jul 2028£134,136
total awarded
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Leicester City CouncilKey Dates
Published
21 May 2025
Submission deadline
16 June 2025
Notice type
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