Official UK procurement notice
Swansea Pantomime · UK public procurement notice
Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSwansea Grand Theatre is a large theatre in South West Wales that was opened in 1897. The theatre is owned and maintain by the Local Authority. The theatre facilitates a number of large scale productions through to smaller amateur shows. We are a large venue with a main auditorium that has the capacity of seating 1,020.
The Pantomime is held each year and we are now looking to procure a provider from Christmas 2027, 2028 and 2029.
CPV: Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services · Dance and performance entertainment services · Entertainment services · Theatrical producer entertainment services · Theatrical producers', singer groups', bands' and orchestras' entertainment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 20 Feb 2025, 13:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Aug 2025, 10:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CCS/24/402- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051147- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e4f5Find a Tender
Publisher note: (WA Ref:154985)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bids opened
- 31 Mar 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
28 Mar 2025 → 26 Aug 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened31 Mar 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published26 Aug 2025, 10:12 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete26 Aug 2025, 10:12 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMAGINE THEATRE LIMITEDSME | £4,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 051147-2025-CCS/24/402-1 · IMAGINE THEATRE LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 29 Jul 2025
- Value
- £4,500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IMAGINE THEATRE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria