Published date: 27 September 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 27 October 2021, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Entertainment services - 92300000

Location of contract

RG1 2LU

Value of contract

£3,000,000

Procurement reference

RBC 00001083

Published date

27 September 2021

Closing date

27 October 2021

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

22 November 2021

Contract end date

21 November 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Reading Borough Council are completing a Concessions ITT exercise for the provision of Pantomime Production Services.

Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to 'Express Interest' upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the 'My Tenders' area of this website by selecting the 'View Details' button for the project.

Expressions of interest will only be accepted until 27th October 2021 @ 23:59 GMT.

Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.

More information

Links

Additional text

The concessionaire will have access to The Hexagon (Queens Walk, Berkshire, Reading, Reading RG1 7UA) for approximately 4 weekends per annum over the full period of the concession. The period from Saturday 3 December 2022 to Sunday 1 January 2023 remains reserved for Pantomime. A similar date window will be available for 2022/23 and 2023/24 pending discussion and agreement following the production in 2024/25 and 2025/26. This means that through the concession, the concessionaire will receive approximately 40 days of access to the Hexagon. When submitting your bid for this concession, you should ensure that your offer is sufficient to account for the market value of this access.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Emily Chomicz

Address

Bridge Street
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 2LU
United Kingdom

Telephone

01189373232

Email

Emily.chomicz@reading.gov.uk