--- title: "Kirklees Cultural Heart Venue Operator Procurement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-035e88" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-035e88" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-035e88.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-035e88.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "KIRKLEES COUNCIL" published: "2022-09-13" --- # Kirklees Cultural Heart Venue Operator Procurement Buyer: KIRKLEES COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-035e88 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-035e88) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-035e88.json) ## Summary The Kirklees Council is inviting tenders for the procurement of a venue operator to manage a new venue in Huddersfield as part of the Cultural Heart programme. The Council aims to create a vibrant culture, art, and leisure offer in the town centre. The procurement is currently in the tender stage with a submission deadline of 14th September 2022. Interested businesses in the facilities management services industry should take note of the extended deadline for submission of selection questionnaires until 31st October 2022. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the facilities management services sector to engage in a long-term operating partner arrangement with the Council. The contract value is estimated at 62.5 million GBP, covering a period of 25 years. Suitable businesses should be prepared for a competitive dialogue process and capable of contributing to the fit-out and long-term operation of the facility. Given the comprehensive scope of the arrangement, potential suppliers should carefully review the procurement documents and tailor their submissions to align with the Council's expectations and objectives for the venue operation. ## Notice The 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. ### Lot Information Lot 1 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. Renewal: The contract period specified, 25 years, is an indicative period only. Actual contract period will be determined through the competitive dialogue process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025685-2022 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive dialogue | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Sep 2022 | | Submission deadline | 14 Sep 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £62,500,000 | | Lots value | £62,500,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | KIRKLEES COUNCIL | | Locality | HUDDERSFIELD | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | HD1 2HQ | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products - 50 - Repair and maintenance services - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services - 70 - Real estate services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 39222000 - Catering supplies - 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services - 55120000 - Hotel meeting and conference services - 55410000 - Bar management services - 55520000 - Catering services - 70332200 - Commercial property management services - 79950000 - Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services - 79993100 - Facilities management services - 92300000 - Entertainment services ## Release History - 13 Sep 2022 at 14:44 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025685-2022 - 15 Aug 2022 at 15:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022491-2022 ## Notice URLs - http://www.kirklees.gov.uk - https://yortender.eu-supply.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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