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Published 18 Jul 2024, 13:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

An operator for the Halls

Official notice

Authority: Norwich City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 15 Aug 2024
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Jan 2030 · extension options published · starts 30 Jan 2025
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Norwich City Council are looking to appoint an organisation or lead partner to take over the day-to-day running of The Halls. This will include programming, event management, staffing, marketing & box office, day-to-day venue management (including cleaning, minor repairs, compliance, risk management), bar management, budget management and anything else pertinent to successful venue management.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norwich City Council are looking to appoint an organisation or lead partner to take over the day-to-day running of The Halls. This will include programming, event management, staffing, marketing & box office, day-to-day venue management (including cleaning, minor repairs, compliance, risk management), bar management, budget management and anything else pertinent to successful venue management.

The contracted site covered by this is The Halls, St Andrew's Plain, Norwich, NR3 1AU and includes St Andrew's Hall, Blackfriars Hall, the Cloisters, the Crypt, Becket's Chapel, Chapter House (remains) and other meeting, office, and operational rooms within the complex.

CPV: Recreational, cultural and sporting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal 5 yrs
Contract period: 30 Jan 2025 – 30 Jan 2030 (5 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: We have the option to extend the contract until 30 January 2035 · We have the option to extend the contrac to 30 January 2035Variant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 75%Price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 75
  • Price: 25
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Jul 2024, 13:31 BST
Last source update
27 Jan 2025, 10:28 GMT
Award evaluation window
16 Aug 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002655
Classification (CPV)
Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047e78 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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Submission deadline
15 Aug 2024
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
16 Aug 2024, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Aug 2024 → 30 Jan 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Aug 2024
  2. Bids opened
    16 Aug 2024, 17:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    27 Jan 2025, 10:28 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    30 Jan 2025

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to cancelled
    27 Jan 2025, 10:28 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norwich City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services City Hall, NORWICH, East of England, NR21NHContact email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria