Notice Information
Notice Title
Playhouse, Whitley Bay Operator
Notice Description
Award of a contract to programme performances and manage facilities at Playhouse, Whitley Bay for a 15 year period from the commencement of the contract. The Whitley Bay Playhouse is situated at Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear. The Playhouse is a 638-seat single auditorium theatre which underwent redevelopment in 2008 to bring the sound, lighting, seating and customer experience up to modern standards. The site has been the basis for a theatre in the town for over 100 years and continues to be integral to the cultural and tourism offer of the area.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-26599d64-de8d-4e79-9dfc-844b6d757d8d
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f3202bb-c7fe-460b-8fb4-43f29221c03d
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Oct 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 21 Sep 2025 - 25 Sep 2040 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Yazmine Baddoo
- Contact Email
- yazmine.baddoo@northtyneside.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 0191 643 1455
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
- Postcode
- NE27 0BY
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England)
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- Local Authority
- North Tyneside
- Electoral Ward
- Shiremoor
- Westminster Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f3202bb-c7fe-460b-8fb4-43f29221c03d
25th September 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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