Prior Information Notice (PIN) and engagement questionnaire for the provision of a City Hall, Salisbury

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Wiltshire Council is the council for the unitary authority of Wiltshire in South-west England, created in 2009. It provides local government services to 435,000 Wiltshire residents and is also the biggest employer in Wiltshire, being responsible for schools, social services, rubbish collection and disposal, county roads, planning, and leisure services including City Hall, Salisbury. Following Government direction on 20 March 2020, City Hall was closed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In October 2020 Cabinet confirmed that the venue would remain mothballed until it was both financially viable and safe to reopen. In December 2020, City Hall was licenced to the NHS to be used as a Vaccination Centre. The Venue remained a vaccination centre until February 2023. Wiltshire Council is now investigating the potential to remobilise City Hall Salisbury (Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, SP2 7TU) as an arts, entertainment, community, and cultural venue and are seeking a third-party organisation to manage and operate the building on behalf of the authority. Wiltshire Council will now embark upon a PIN exercise that will enable the council to better understand the current market conditions and to obtain further information that will support the delivery of a final solution, that enables the reopening of City Hall. Organisations wishing to engage in the process should complete the PIN questionnaire via the Supplying the Southwest Procurement Portal www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk In conjunction with the PIN, the council will host a Market Engagement Event at City Hall on 16 November 2023. This will be an opportunity for interested organisations to visit and tour the venue, and to hear from Wiltshire Council officers on the future operation of City Hall To register for the Market Engagement event, please email Tamzin via : arts@wiltshire.gov.uk Please note that there is a maximum of three attendees per organisation. Those organisations wishing to register for the event, should provide the following information for each of your attendees: Name: Job Title: Organisation: E-mail address: On receipt of your email, you will receive a confirmation indicating your organisation’s time slot. Keywords: Arts and Entertainment , leisure, Hall