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# Cardiff Arena Operator and Developer

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cardiff-arena-operator-and-developer-ocds-h6vhtk-049c42). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cardiff Council: "Cardiff Arena Operator and Developer". Published status: complete. Published Value: £150,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Cardiff Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-council-ons-w06000015)
- **Published Value:** £150,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Architectural and building-surveying services, Architectural design services, Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, Architectural, engineering and planning services, Band entertainment services (+35 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKL22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0023
- **Awarded Value:** £183,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-049c42`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cardiff-arena-operator-and-developer-ocds-h6vhtk-049c42#tl-md)

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 45100000, 45112700, 45210000, 45212000, 45212100, 45212170
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** 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...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 030012-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **live nation**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-124675`
  - Value: £183,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 030012-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £183,000,000
  - Signed Date: 11/08/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030012-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-09-19T12:55:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T02:53:32.633Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-049c42