Official UK procurement notice
GBC - 036922 - Procurement of G-Live operator
Authority: Guildford Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionG Live is owned by Guildford Borough Council (the Authority) who are one of eleven Surrey district councils which includes the famous county town, Guildford. G Live is Guildford's premier live entertainment venue, offering a year-round programme of live entertainment and performance in its 1000+ capacity main auditorium. G Live is a flexible multi-use space - ideal for large-scale conferences, award shows, exhibitions and gala dinners, the main space has retractable seating allowing for flat-floor hire. Supported by seven additional spaces and large, bright and modern foyers, bar area and restaurant this is an ideal location for full venue hire, as well as smaller room hire for business meetings, presentations and parties.The Authority is seeking tenderers with suitable experience to manage and operate G Live owned by the Council in Guildford town centre. The Successful Tenderer will be required to operate all functions within the G Live venue for a period of either 15 or 25 years
CPV: Arts-facility operation services · Entertainment services · Hotel meeting and conference services · Theatrical producer entertainment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Successful Tenderer will be required to operate all functions within the G Live…Published value£100,000,000
The Successful Tenderer will be required to operate all functions within the G Live venue for a period of either 15 or 25 years. The Authority are seeking the following outcomes from the process:- The Successful Tenderer shall provide a high quality and imaginative programme, marketing and audience development proposals, planned maintenance proposals, and a planned investment programme, as well as options for the development of educational programmes, outreach work, and other community activities.- Significant capital investment by the service provider to help manage the asset and develop the commercial model to be depreciated within the commercial model over the operating period.- Maximise transfer of risk to the Successful Tenderer, with a FRI Lease - Achieve the optimal transfer of risk and responsibility to the Successful Tenderer whilst recognising and taking into account the fact that certain risks are best retained by the Authority or shared between the Authority and the Successful Tenderer. - A reduction in the amount of contract conditions and management oversight – The Authority recognise and welcome that eliminating subsidy may require significant reduction in the sovereignty and supervision elements that are required in the existing contract format.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 10 Oct 2023, 11:24 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Oct 2023, 11:24 BST
- Authority reference
GBC - 036922- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-029793- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040a9cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
10 Oct 2023 → 27 Nov 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published10 Oct 2023, 11:24 BST
- Submission deadline13 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected27 Nov 2023
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria