Marine Lake Events Centre, Southport - Operator Procurement

Concepts

• bootle
• facilities management
• mlec
• marine lake events centre
• future marine lake events centre
• southport
• qualified operator
• business events venue
• long-term operating partner
• arts facility operation

Location

Sefton:

Description

The Council is seeking to procure an experienced and qualified operator to manage the future Marine Lake Events Centre, to be developed by the Council. The Council’s preferred deal structure is a long-term lease arrangement. This is an exciting opportunity for an organisation to partner with the Council. The vision for the project is as follows: “To transform the MLEC into a high quality, distinctive entertainment and business events venue capable of providing exceptional experiences to audiences and users. It will be an anchor for the Waterfront redevelopment, retaining and attracting visitors and driving economic impact for Southport”. The Council is seeking to: - Procure a long-term operating partner (25 years to a maximum of 40 years) - Engage an operator to contribute to the design process, venue fit-out and then the long-term operation of the facility - Secure an operator on a Fully Repairing and Insuring (FRI) lease basis if possible-this is the target though the Council will consider alternatives - Secure an operating partner for the MLEC and potentially wider facilities on site. Please Note: Any documentation associated with the tender which is made available at SQ stage is in draft form therefore is subject to change when it comes to final publication at Dialogue stage. Please also note that the estimated contract value is based on the venue turnover across the maximum contract term.

Total Quantity or Scope

Single Stage Competitive Dialogue with an interim submission. The Authority anticipates that there will no more than four bidders from the SQ stage who will proceed the next stage in the process. There are likely to be four dialogue sessions with each shortlisted bidder with an interim submission included which will not be evaluated but used to provide feedback on proposals ahead of final tender submissions. Following submission of final tenders, the Authority anticipates appointed one bidder for the purposes of this opportunity. Further detail is set out in the descriptive document

Renewal Options

The contract period specified, 25 years, is an indicative period only, and the Council would consider contracts up to 40 years. Actual contract period will be determined through the competitive dialogue process.

CPV Codes

• 79993100 - Facilities management services
• 79950000 - Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
• 92300000 - Entertainment services
• 92320000 - Arts-facility operation services

Indicators

• Variant bids may be considered.
• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

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