PROPERTY & TENDERS
Visitor Attraction Opportunity
Durham City Centre Durham County Council is seeking initial Expressions of Interest from companies that would be interested in developing or operating a new family-based visitor attraction at a prime site in Durham City centre.
This is a unique opportunity for a visitor attraction developer or operator to gain a presence in the historic city of Durham. Building on Durham’s international status as a leading heritage tourism destination, the Council is keen to enhance the city’s visitor ‘offer’ further with a new visitor attraction to help us take Durham into the Premier League of UK
Destinations.The Council is looking for an attraction that will provide visitors with an exciting and entertaining ‘experience’, particularly for families and younger people. The visitor economy currently contributes more than £191m to the local economy and brings 4.1m visitors to Durham each year.
In particular, the Council wishes to understand if there is any interest in a highly visible building it owns in the city centre. If a sufficiently compelling and viable proposition comes forward - via this ‘market testing’ exercise - the Council can make this building available to a third party for ‘fitting out’ and operating as a new visitor attraction. The site is attractive as it is adjacent to Durham’s main shopping area, and is within a short walk of both the Cathedral and the Castle.
If you have a visitor attraction brand / proposition – which you think would be ideal for Durham – the Council would like to hear from you, including ideas on how the proposition would be funded, developed, and operated.
Should you be interested, please respond - via email - to:
rob.bailey@
fivelinesconsulting.co.uk
Please provide background details on your company and any initial thoughts on the type of attraction you could potentially bring to Durham.
Further information will be provided to those companies that express an initial interest. There will also be an opportunity to discuss the project further with representatives of the Council.
Please submit an Expression of Interest by 12 noon on Friday 21 September 2012
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