Official UK procurement notice
NKDC Arts Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: North Kesteven District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionManagement Services to The Hub in Sleaford and Arts Development Service in the district of North Kesteven District Council.
CPV: Recreational, cultural and sporting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Contract is for a Arts Development Service in the district of North Kesteven…Awarded
The Contract is for a Arts Development Service in the district of North Kesteven District Council and management services to The Hub in Sleaford.
The Council has developed a nationally acclaimed, high-quality Arts Services through its longstanding commitment and investment in arts and culture, that offers a robust foundation
upon which to build greater levels of community engagement and participation in the arts.
The contract also includes the management of the Hub which includes gallery spaces, retail outlet and cafe. In 2021, the Council completed a £1.27 million refurbishment on The Hub.
The Arts Service, incorporating The Hub has been an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) since 2015. The Contract is for a partner to deliver its portfolio of Arts Services, including delivery of the NPO Business Plan, for an initial contract length of 5 years with the option to extend the contract by up to 5 years.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Jun 2023, 15:44 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jun 2023, 15:44 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-017547- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d7faFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
- Published justification
A procurement exercise was run by the Council advertised on Find a Tender Service on 21st July 2022 but no tenders were received. The contract awarded had no material changes to that advertised.
Contract notice from the original procurement can be found here: www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014680-2022 ↗ and the notice of non-award can be found here www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019853-2022 ↗
Publisher note: The contract was awarded under R32(2)(a) Public Contracts Regulations 2015 following a procurement exercise where no tenders were received. As per notice https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019853-2022. The value of the contract is made up from payment of a management fee, external funding and opportunities within the contract for income generation by the supplier.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich Leisure Limited | £10,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 017547-2023-1 · Greenwich Leisure Limited
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2023
- Value
- £10,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Greenwich Leisure LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.