Commercial Operations at Rufford Abbey Country Park

Tender 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.