Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Procurement of Partner to operate Darlington
Markets – Intention of Award Contract.
Cabinet agreed a procurement process to procure a partner to take a
long term leases to operate the Markets with the emphasis on
improving the markets physically and in terms of the
“offer”.
A process was followed and a preferred operator, Market Asset
Management Limited (MAM) have been selected. The decision taken is
to issue an intention to award letter which signals to MAM the
Council’s intention to award them the contact subject to
further due diligence and finalisation of the contact. It is likely
the final award will take place around July 2017.
Note the reports to Cabinet on 11 February and 3 May 2016 set out
further details.
To issue an intention to award letter.
To progress the decision of Cabinet to procure a partner to lease
and operate Darlington Markets.
N/A
Publication date: 22/08/2019
Date of decision: 09/02/2017