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The management of Solent Meads golf course[E18]

Bournemouth, United KingdomBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council[E2]

In plain English

What they want: The council (the grantor) intends to grant a person or supplier (the concessionaire) the right to operate - as the seller of certain goods or services - as a business within a premises or other asset belonging to the grantor in return for an appropriate fee. The concessionaire pays the grantor. • The premises is Solent Meads Golf Course in Southbourne, Dorset.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 30 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC. UTC: 30 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC.
Published 22 Oct 2026.
Value: GBP 5,000,000
Buyer: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
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Deadline[E7]: 30 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC
Value[E19]: GBP 5,000,000
Published[E15]: 22 Oct 2026
Procedure[E14]: Open procedure
Source: UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 15 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The council (the grantor) intends to grant a person or supplier (the concessionaire) the right to operate - as the seller of certain goods or services - as a business within a premises or other asset belonging to the grantor in return for an appropriate fee. The concessionaire pays the grantor. • The premises is Solent Meads Golf Course in Southbourne, Dorset. • The goods or services is operation of the Solent Meads Golf Course The successful concessionaire will be granted the right to operate as seller of golf activities and associated retail services within Council-owned premises. The anticipated start date of the contract is December 2026. The contract will be for 25 years with no extensions. The estimate annual turnover i.e. total sales is £200,000.00 excluding VAT.[E8]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: UKK24, United Kingdom.[E9]
ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E10]
ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E11]
DetailLot 1 is evaluated on: Bids will be assessed on a combination of price and quality. Please see tender documents for details..[E1]
DetailLot 1 runs from 1 Dec 2026 to 30 Nov 2051.[E5]
DetailClarification questions close at 9 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC+01:00.[E12]
DetailThe notice explains how to submit a tender.[E17]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

RiskOnly 1 days remain before the deadline.[E7]
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document 099899-2026

Evidence

19 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
Lot 1 is evaluated on: Bids will be assessed on a combination of price and quality. Please see tender documents for details..
Document 099899-2026, field /tender/lots/0/awardCriteria/weightingDescription, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The buyer is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Document 099899-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
The notice is classified under CPV 37400000 (Sports goods and equipment).
Document 099899-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
The notice is classified under CPV 92000000 (Recreational, cultural and sporting services).
Document 099899-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/1/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
Lot 1 runs from 1 Dec 2026 to 30 Nov 2051.
“2026-12-01T00:00:00Z to 2051-11-30T23:59:59Z”
Document 099899-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.
Document 099899-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
Tenders must be submitted by 30 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC.
“2026-10-30T14:00:00Z”
Document 099899-2026, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“The council (the grantor) intends to grant a person or supplier (the concessionaire) the right to operate - as the seller of certain goods or services - as a business within a premises or other asset belonging to the grantor in return for an appropriate fee. The concessionaire p…”
Document 099899-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
Delivery location: UKK24, United Kingdom.
Document 099899-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
Document 099899-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
“sme: true”
Document 099899-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
Clarification questions close at 9 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC+01:00.
“2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00”
Document 099899-2026, field /tender/enquiryPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
This notice changes or updates a call for competition.
“tenderUpdate”
Document 099899-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
The procedure is: Open procedure.
Document 099899-2026, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E15
The notice was published on 22 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-22T11:46:31+01:00”
Document 099899-2026, field /tender/documents/2/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E16
Find a Tender gives the tender status as active.
Document 099899-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E17
The notice explains how to submit a tender.
“https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk”
Document 099899-2026, field /tender/submissionMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E18
The notice is titled "The management of Solent Meads golf course".
Document 099899-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E19
The stated value is GBP 5,000,000 excluding VAT.
“5000000 GBP”
Document 099899-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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