# Commercial Operations at Rufford Abbey Country Park

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Nottinghamshire County Council](/buyers/nottinghamshire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £30,000,000
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Planned start: 12 January 2017
- Planned end: 12 January 2032
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 4cce5be0-67b3-4a9c-9d13-c3aa2b2bb02c-95342
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9d8c9ccc-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

Nottinghamshire County Council seeks expressions of interest from suitably experienced organisations to secure a commercial management and development partner for Rufford Abbey Country Park through Competitive Dialogue tender procedure\. Each year the Park welcomes around 350,000 visitors and generates income close to £2M\. The Council?s vision for the Park is: ?A long-term, sustainable future for Rufford Abbey Country Park\. To conserve \(protect and enhance\) the heritage of the historic abbey buildings and the surrounding parkland and to develop a modern and attractive visitor offer\.? To help deliver and maintain this vision, we wish to enter into a contractual arrangement with a partner develop a modern and attractive visitor offer, and to manage this commercial and visitor offer, the Council will continue to manage the Park?s parkland & garden areas\. The partner will need to demonstrate its ability to contribute to our vision effectively and sustainably, based upon a financially sound long-term operational model that is attractive and acceptable to the Council\. Additional information: access documents via https://www\.eastmidstenders\.org https://www\.eastmidstenders\.org

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4cce5be0-67b3-4a9c-9d13-c3aa2b2bb02c-95342)