Official UK procurement notice
Operation of the Watford Colosseum
Authority: Watford Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcurement of an operator for the Watford Colosseum for a period of up to c. 25 years. This will be on the basis of a lease and/or operating contract of the facility.
CPV: Arts-facility operation services · Building and facilities management services · Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants · Entertainment services · Recreational, cultural and sporting services · Theatre construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Watford Borough Council is seeking the appointment of an operator for the Watford…Awarded
Watford Borough Council is seeking the appointment of an operator for the Watford Colosseum, to have full responsibility for managing and maintaining the venue for an operating period of c.25 years delivering a varied events programme for the benefit of the residents of Watford and wider area.
The Council has a number of objectives for new Watford Colosseum operational management contract, including:
-to operate the Watford Colosseum to eliminate any need for a subsidy for the facility and to provide a positive management fee payment or income to the Council
-for the appointed operator to provide a commercially successful, balanced and varied public events and arts programme
-to achieve greater daytime use of the Watford Colosseum, which could include use for conferences, corporate events and weddings
-to provide opportunities for community and cultural use of the Watford Colosseum
-transfer of risk on asset management (repair, maintenance and lifecycle replacement) to be transferred to the appointed operator. This will be achieved through a full repairing and maintenance lease and/or operating contract; and
-for the appointed operator to be responsible for all utility costs and any other charges linked to the operation of the Watford Colosseum for the whole contract period (BID levy and business rates).
The building facilities include:
-main auditorium which has a 1,280 seat capacity and 2,440 seated and standing (2,000 standing on the event floor (440 balcony seats), 600 banquet, 420 cabaret)
-café bar and Forum Restaurant
-the Grand Lobby and a number of smaller bars
-office accommodation and staff meeting room
-changing rooms.
The Council is currently heavily investing in the building and carrying out a full refurbishment of the interior and building systems to bring it up to modern standards and to seek to maximise its performance as a commercial venue, including reconfiguration of the bars, creation of space for selling merchandise and installation of advertising hoardings on the exterior
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).
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Operating Methodology: 10%
- Programming: 15%
- Pre-Opening: 5%
- Amendment to Statement of Requirements: 7.5%
- Legal and Technical: 17.5%
- Financial Offer: 25%
- Business Plan: 15%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (8)
- Operating Methodology: 10
- Programming: 15
- Pre-Opening: 5
- Social Value: 5
- Amendment to Statement of Requirements: 7.5
- Legal and Technical: 17.5
- Financial Offer: 25
- Business Plan: 15
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Oct 2024, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2024, 16:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-033997- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ansco Music Club LtdOperator for the Colosseum | £37,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Operator for the Colosseum · Ansco Music Club Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2024
- Value
- £37,500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ansco Music Club LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.