Recreational, cultural and sporting services

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Cardiff the Capital City of Wales, is home to St David’s Hall, which is the National Concert Hall and Conference Centre of Wales; and the New Theatre, a major component of the theatrical provision for not only Wales but for the UK as a whole. The City of Cardiff Council is renowned for its commitment to the presentation of quality productions at its venues and, with St David’s Hall, its significance to the overall serious music provision in Wales. The Council recognises that its venues play a fundamental part in ensuring that Cardiff residents are able to enjoy a range of differing artistic genres, styles and presentations of commercial and locally generated productions; and both play an integral part of providing a significant proportion of the overall live performance programme for Cardiff. Short description of the contract or purchase(s) Cardiff the Capital City of Wales, is home to St David’s Hall, which is the National Concert Hall and Conference Centre of Wales; and the New Theatre, a major component of the theatrical provision for not only Wales but for the UK as a whole. The City of Cardiff Council is renowned for its commitment to the presentation of quality productions at its venues and, with St David’s Hall, its significance to the overall serious music provision in Wales. The Council recognises that its venues play a fundamental part in ensuring that Cardiff residents are able to enjoy a range of differing artistic genres, styles and presentations of commercial and locally generated productions; and both play an integral part of providing a significant proportion of the overall live performance programme for Cardiff. However, the Council is experiencing severe financial pressure on its non-statutory services. As a result it recognises the need to maximise the income potential from its portfolio and to minimise the need for any continuing subsidy whilst ideally keeping the whole of its portfolio open and available for public use. The City of Cardiff Council is therefore seeking proposals for the operation, management and maintenance of both of its venues with the aim of achieving significant reduction in subsidy within the first year of the contract and further reductions in years 2 and 3, and maintaining reductions thereafter. The Council is seeking bids for each of the venues. Whilst bidders may only be interested in bidding for one or either venue the Council is keen to encourage bidders to bid for both as it recognises efficiencies of scale may be an important factor in achieving the objectives of the procurement. Cardiff the Capital City of Wales, is home to St David’s Hall, which is the National Concert Hall and Conference Centre of Wales; and the New Theatre, a major component of the theatrical provision for not only Wales but for the UK as a whole. The City of Cardiff Council is renowned for its commitment to the presentation of quality productions at its venues and, with St David’s Hall, its significance to the overall serious music provision in Wales. The Council recognises that its venues play a fundamental part in ensuring that Cardiff residents are able to enjoy a range of differing artistic genres, styles and presentations of commercial and locally generated productions; and both play an integral part of providing a significant proportion of the overall live performance programme for Cardiff.