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title: "Cultural Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0459e7"
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buyer: "WARRINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL"
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# Cultural Services

Buyer: WARRINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0459e7

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Cultural Services" contract was managed by Warrington Borough Council. This contract falls under the services category and pertains to library, archives, museums, and other cultural services. The contract was awarded to Culture Warrington with a total value of £20,356,418 GBP. The procurement method used was a negotiated procedure without prior publication, and the contracting authority is Warrington Borough Council. The contract was signed on 1st April 2024, and the award status is currently active.

The "Cultural Services" contract presents business growth opportunities for companies specializing in cultural and heritage services, education services, and managing cultural facilities. Businesses with expertise in delivering services related to libraries, museums, and arts centres would find this tender suitable for competitive bidding. As the contract is currently active and involves a significant financial value, businesses aiming to expand their presence in the cultural services sector should consider engaging with Culture Warrington and meeting the contract requirements outlined by Warrington Borough Council.

## Notice

Culture Warrington (Company number 07974406) are contracted by Warrington Borough Council to manage a number of facilities including Parr Hall, Pyramid Arts Centre and Warrington Museum and Art Gallery, as well as cultural and heritage services including education services to primary schools and outreach activities.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Culture Warrington (Company number 07974406) are contracted by Warrington Borough Council to manage a number of facilities including Parr Hall, Pyramid Arts Centre and Warrington Museum and Art Gallery, as well as cultural and heritage services including education services to primary schools and outreach activities.

### Procurement Information

Culture Warrington are contracted by Warrington Borough Council ("the Council") to manage a number of facilities including Parr Hall, Pyramid Arts Centre and Warrington Museum and Art Gallery, as well as delivering cultural and heritage services including education services to primary schools and outreach activities. Culture Warrington were established at the same time as LiveWire (Warrington) CIC ("LiveWire"), in May 2012, as a separate charity to deliver these services. Whilst Culture Warrington are a separate entity to LiveWire, they have a number of shared management and central services staff in order to maximise efficiency. The Council have recently in-housed leisure, life-styles and wellbeing services which were provided by LiveWire and this has caused a requirement to separate some of the shared services. Up until the transfer of services in-house, Culture Warrington purchased these services from LiveWire for an annual fee. As a result of LiveWire no longer delivering these services to Culture Warrington, they have undertaken a review and have confirmed that in order to resource the posts required they will require an uplift of their annual fee by PS161,000 per year. Whilst the original Culture Warrington contract was entered into under the Public Contract Regulations 2006 as a "Part B" contract, any significant modification to the Culture Warrington contract needs to be considered in the context of Public Contract Regulations 2015, specifically regulation 72. This Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice is therefore submitted on the basis of the modification of the Culture Warrington contract being a lawful modification under Regulation 72(1)(f) on the grounds that the modification is no more than 10% of the initial contract cost and is below the relevant threshold. The Culture Warrington contract's annual fee was PS1,339,009. On the basis of the contract being for 15 years (that is the length of the contract that the Council and Culture Warrington are now committed to as a minimum), 10% of the initial contract value is therefore PS2,008,513.50 (PS1,339,009 x 15 years = PS20,085,135 @ 10%). As a Light Touch contract, the total permitted value of any uplift under Regulation 72 (1)(f) is therefore up to the Light Touch threshold of PS663,540. Pursuant to Regulation 72(6), which confirms that the value of a modification is the net cumulative value of all modifications to the contract over its duration. The fees paid, or to be paid over the 15 year contract duration, including the proposed fee uplift are below:- 2012/13 - PS1,339,009 2013/14 PS1,352,391 2014/15 PS1,352,391 2015/16 PS1,352,391 2016/17 PS1,302,391 2017/18 PS1,302,391 2018/19 PS1,302,391 2019/20 PS1,172,391 2020/21 PS1,172,391 2021/22 PS1,172,391 2022/23 PS1,172,391 2023/24 PS1,518,590 2024/25 PS1,550,391 2025/26 PS1,550,391 2026/27 PS1,550,391 1 April 2027 - 1 - 14 May 2027 PS193,799 The total amount to be paid over 15 years is therefore PS20,356,418. This amounts to a total increase in the contract cost of PS103,970 and as such is within the level permitted by Regulation 72(1)(f) and is therefore deemed to be a lawful modification.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015489-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £20,356,418 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WARRINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | WARRINGTON |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA1 1UH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Electoral ward | Bewsey and Whitecross |
| Westminster constituency | Warrington South |
| Delivery location | TLD61 Warrington |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CULTURE WARRINGTON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services

## Release History

- 15 May 2024 at 15:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015489-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.warrington.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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