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title: "Cardiff Arena Operator and Developer"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-049c42"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CARDIFF COUNCIL"
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# Cardiff Arena Operator and Developer

Buyer: CARDIFF COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-049c42

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## Summary

Cardiff Council has recently awarded a contract for the development and operation of a major music/entertainment arena, known as Cardiff Arena, located at County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff. The arena is intended to cater up to 15,000 people and will include additional developments such as a hotel and connecting infrastructure. The procurement followed a process similar to the Competitive Dialogue procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 but leveraged flexibilities permitted by the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016. The contract award, valued at £183 million, was signed on 12th August 2024 with Live Nation who will design, construct, maintain, and operate the arena over a 40-45 year concession period.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses in the construction, hospitality, and entertainment sectors. With Cardiff Arena set to become a prominent venue, there will be recurring needs for a wide array of services including but not limited to construction-related services, facility management, entertainment, and hospitality. Large scale developers, contractors, hospitality service providers, and entertainment management companies would find this contract particularly beneficial as it provides long-term business growth prospects through substantial capital expenditure projects and the ongoing management of a high-profile venue. The involvement of a prestigious entity like Live Nation further underlines the potential for collaborative opportunities and robust business growth.

## Notice

Cardiff Council ("the Council") is the freeholder of the Site on which it wishes to develop a music/entertainment and events arena with a capacity of up to 15,000 ("the Arena"). The Council is seeking to appoint a developer and operator to design, construct, maintain and operate the Arena. The Council will contribute financing towards the delivery of the scheme. The successful bidder will be granted a 99-199 year lease from the Council for the Arena development. The developer will be responsible for securing the initial consortium member operator (and any successor operators) to operate the Arena for a concession period of 40-45 years. The scheme will also involve the delivery of a hotel development, connecting road infrastructure and public realm spaces.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Continues from II1.4. The Council's financial contribution to the scheme will be through a Funding Agreement with the developer for up to 30m GBP or alternatively through an income strip lease arrangement over the term of the concession. Bidders are expected to submit tenders on both of these basis. Further details are provided in the Descriptive Document and other Concession Documents available through the portal referred to in l.3) above. The level and availability of the Council's financial contributions are subject to the Council's decision making and internal approval processes and details will confirmed to participating bidders during the competition. Prospective bidders should note that the Council reserves the right to vary the available funding and financing approaches during the procurement process. The Council or developer will be required to acquire some land immediately adjacent to the Site to be made available for the delivery of the Arena. Additional information: The duration of the concession will be in the region of 40-45 years. The applicants with the 3 highest scoring compliant SQ responses will be invited to the tender stage of the competition process. The estimated values in II.1.5 and II.2.6 represents the estimated capital cost. It does not include the estimated Operator operating revenue that may be achieved through the operation of the Arena.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030012-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £183,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CARDIFF COUNCIL |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 4UW |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Butetown |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LIVE NATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work
- 45100000 - Site preparation work
- 45112700 - Landscaping work
- 45210000 - Building construction work
- 45212000 - Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants
- 45212100 - Construction work of leisure facilities
- 45212170 - Entertainment building construction work
- 45212180 - Ticket offices construction work
- 45212224 - Stadium construction work
- 45212320 - Construction work for buildings relating to artistic performances
- 45212411 - Hotel construction work
- 45213316 - Installation works of walkways
- 45233000 - Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads
- 45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads
- 55330000 - Cafeteria services
- 55400000 - Beverage-serving services
- 55410000 - Bar management services
- 55500000 - Canteen and catering services
- 55520000 - Catering services
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 71220000 - Architectural design services
- 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
- 71247000 - Supervision of building work
- 71251000 - Architectural and building-surveying services
- 71400000 - Urban planning and landscape architectural services
- 71500000 - Construction-related services
- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
- 71540000 - Construction management services
- 75241000 - Public security services
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
- 79710000 - Security services
- 79993000 - Building and facilities management services
- 79993100 - Facilities management services
- 90911200 - Building-cleaning services
- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 92300000 - Entertainment services
- 92312100 - Theatrical producers', singer groups', bands' and orchestras' entertainment services
- 92312120 - Singer group entertainment services
- 92312130 - Band entertainment services
- 92312140 - Orchestral entertainment services

## Release History

- 19 Sep 2024 at 12:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030012-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:397406-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.cardiff.gov.uk
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0422

## Provenance

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