Voluntary Notice - Flagship Restaurant Restaurateur at the Wish Tower, Eastbourne, East Sussex

Eastbourne Borough Council is investing in the creation of a flagship restaurant in a central location with stunning views of Beachy Head at the prime location adjacent to the listed Wish Tower. We are now seeking Expressions of Interest to be the restaurateur of this unique opportunity. The key objectives are: - To provide a new destination, primarily to increase the evening economy and to act as a footfall driver for the seafront to build on the Council's ambitious plans for the Town's economic regeneration. - To provide a landmark building design in the unique location making best use of views over the sea to the south east and towards Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters cliffs to the south west. - To benefit from the outstanding landscaping, sympathetic to its surrounding location and being adjacent to the Wish Tower. To be sensitive to the Wish Tower in scale and appearance. - Integrate into the design where possible the link between the close proximity of the new Devonshire Park development and the historic link with the Redoubt Fortress to the East. - Potential to make use of the full site including the existing service yard area to exploit the views and key visibility opportunities. - In accordance with the terms upon which external funding was secured, the development must provide a viable return on investment. The lease will be structured in terms of a base rent with overage linked to turnover to be agreed between the parties. This enables both the...t an Expression of Interest by 14th December 2015. Please see Contracts Finder for the Expression of Interest requirements and submission details (www.contractsfinder.gov.uk). Note that the Contracts Finder notice may not appear until after this notice. Please contact [email protected] if you have any queries or require the information pack. The Council is flexible around the ultimate realisation of their objectives and through the procurement process, the Council will seek operator input to secure the most appropriate solution. The Council recognises, and considers it important, that the creativity and commercial propositions of the private sector are harnessed and implemented where they improve the overall quality and appropriateness of the development, are deliverable and sustainable. The purpose of this stage of the competition is for bidders to provide the Council with their outline solutions. Stage two, the Council will request shortlisted bidders to submit their detailed solutions. The Council is intending to select the preferred restaurateur by 1st April 2016. This opportunity relates to a contract for which the main subject matter is a services concession contract. The Council do not intend that the procurement follow a formal procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or 2006. It is considered that this opportunity is not of cross border interest. This notice is therefore published in the interests of transparency alone.