Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

Tender description

Manchester Markets operate the Manchester Christmas Markets. Part of that operation includes the provision of wooden houses as sales premises to our traders. The houses come in a variety of styles and sizes, however, the majority are our standard unit of a 3m metre frontage by 2 metre depth houses, or multiples thereof, for example 6 metre frontage by 2 metre depth. The houses used for traders operating bars or selling food are designed specifically to fit a particular location and vary in size and design. Some have internal seating areas and/or location specific requirements for example to fit around trees. In some instances, the framework may also include various ‘specials’ which are designed specifically to fit a particular location. These may incorporate internal seating areas or location specific features e.g. archways or structured to fit around existing trees. Manchester Markets require rental of a number of houses for their Christmas markets. Within this rental agreement there will be a provision for delivering the houses to site, erecting and dismantling to the agreed location and layout as well as removing them from site. The contractor(s) will remain the sole ownership of the houses. The numbers of houses and sites locations within the City Centre may vary, therefore to be able to assess values, contractors are requested to submit quotes for the following quantities of houses. Manchester Markets require a number of houses for their Christmas markets to purchase outright, the houses are then stored, maintained, assembled on site and removed from site (to time deadlines annually stipulated by Manchester Markets) by the contractor. Manchester Markets require houses for their Christmas markets in 2 designs, these are walk-in and counter-top. The purchase outright wooden houses for the use at Manchester's Christmas Market. Manchester Markets require houses for their Christmas markets in 2 designs, these are walk-in and counter-top. The houses for this contract are presently owned by Manchester Markets. This contract is for the annual storage, maintenance, delivery, installation and dismantling of these houses. In addition to the houses owned by Manchester Markets a number of our traders own their houses and require the same service, the traders will pay the contractor directly for this service.