Official UK procurement notice
Kirklees Cultural Heart Venue Operator Procurement
Authority: Kirklees Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is seeking to procure, through a competitive dialogue process, an experienced and qualified commercial operator to manage a new venue being developed by the Council as part of its Huddersfield Cultural Heart programme.
The Cultural Heart programme is a key Council-led regeneration scheme in Huddersfield Town Centre. This is part of a wider blueprint for Huddersfield Town Centre to create:
- A vibrant culture, art, leisure and nightlife offer;
- thriving businesses;
- a great place to live; and
- improved access and enhanced public spaces.
CPV: Bar management services · Catering services · Catering supplies · Commercial property management services · Entertainment services · Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services · Facilities management services · Hotel meeting and conference services · Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Council's initial preferred deal structure is a long-term lease arrangement though…RenewalPublished value£62,500,000
The Council's initial preferred deal structure is a long-term lease arrangement though other operating models will be considered as part of the competitive dialogue process. This is an exciting opportunity for an organisation to partner with the Council.
Through this procurement, the Council is seeking to:
- Procure a long-term operating partner for the new venue (c.25 years, though term to be confirmed through the procurement process) to:
o to contribute to the venue fit-out and then the long-term operation of the facility
o enter into a Fully Repairing and Insuring (FRI) lease basis (this is the initial intention though the Council will consider alternatives as part of the procurement process); and
o potentially programme the outdoor event space.
At this stage, the above list of services is indicative only and contains the broad categorisation of services rather than particulars. Bidders should assume that the services actually required will broadly be within the scope of services listed above but will also include extensions to related or ancillary services within each categorisation. The actual scope of services required may also be narrower than that set out above.
Similarly, while the initial estimated term of the arrangement is expected to be 25 years, the actual period will be confirmed during the procurement process.
The procurement is intended to cover the scope of the arrangement as set out in this notice and the accompanying procurement documents.
Please also note that the estimated contract value is based on the venue turnover across the maximum contract term. The final value will depend on the scope of the final services required and bidders should presume that this value will cover the services listed and those ancillary to the principal services required on a project of a comparable scale (including any extensions of scope set out in this notice).
To help to ensure that sufficient interest in the contract will be generated, the services being procured will not be divided into separate lots.
Interested bidders should note that there will be additional procurements for operation of other facilities as part of the Cultural Heart programme and bidding for this contract will not exclude a bidder (including the successful bidder from this procurement) from those subsequent procurement processes, which will be determined by application of evaluation criteria set out in the procurement documents related to those processes.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met in accordance with Regulations 57-58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 is set out in the Selection Questionnaire which is available at: yortender.eu-supply.com ↗
- Economic & financial standing
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met in accordance with Regulations 57-58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 is set out in the Selection Questionnaire which is available at: yortender.eu-supply.com ↗
- Technical & professional ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met in accordance with Regulations 57-58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 is set out in the Selection Questionnaire which is available at: yortender.eu-supply.com ↗
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive dialogue
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Aug 2022, 16:50 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Sept 2022, 15:44 BST
- Authority reference
KMCFM-020- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-025685- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035e88Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures in accordance with Regulation 86 (Notices of decisions to award a contract or conclude a framework agreement), Regulation 87 (Standstill periods) and Chapter 6 (Applications to Court) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102), the contracting authority will incorporate a minimum ten (10) calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to economic operators.
This period allows any unsuccessful economic operator(s) to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the award (or non-award) of the contract. Such additional information can be requested from the address at Sections I.1 and I.3 of this Notice above.
If an appeal regarding the award (or non-award) of the contract is not successfully resolved, then the Regulations provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be started within thirty (30) days beginning with the date when the aggrieved party first knew or sought to have grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. The Court may extend the time limited for starting proceedings where the Court considers that there is a good reason for doing so, but not so as to permit proceedings to be started more than three (3) months after that date. Where the contract has not been awarded, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If, however the contract has been awarded, the Court may only award damages or, where the contract award procedures have not been followed correctly, declare the contract to be ineffective.
Publisher note: The Council conducted an initial Soft Market Testing (SMT) exercise in April 2022, pursuant to Regulation 40 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The SMT was carried out in order to discuss the project and its objectives, as well as the Council's expectations in respect of the venue operation with interested organisations. Participation in the SMT exercise is not a requirement for future progress in the procurement. Additional CPV Codes: 50000000 5 Repair and maintenance services 70332000 7 Non-residential property services 70332200 9 Commercial property management services 79993000 1 Building and facilities management services 79993100 2 Facilities management services 92000000 1 Recreational cultural and sporting services 92300000 4 Entertainment services 92312000 1 Artistic services 92312100 2 Theatrical producers singer groups 92312110 5 Theatrical producer entertainment services 92312120 8 Singer group entertainment services 92312130 1 Band entertainment services 92312140 4 Orchestral entertainment services 92312240 5 Services provided by entertainers 92312250 8 Services provided by individual artists 92320000 0 Arts facility operation services 92340000 6 Dance and performance entertainment services 92622000 7 Sports event organisation services
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Oct 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
Timeline
13 Sept 2022 → 5 Dec 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published13 Sept 2022, 15:44 BST
- Submission deadline31 Oct 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected5 Dec 2022
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Deadline moved to 31 Oct 2022, 12:00 GMT13 Sept 2022, 15:44 BST+47 days · was 14 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineDate · IV.2.2 | 14 Sept 2022 | 31 Oct 2022 | +47 d |
Please be advised that the deadline for submission of selection questionnaires has been extended until 31.10.2022. The Council will confirm the revised dates for future stages of the procurement in due course via YORtender. Any queries should be submitted through the YORtender Portal.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.