Awarded contract

Swansea Pantomime

Details

Buyer: City and County of Swansea
Supplier(s): Imagine Theatre Company
Value: £4,500,000
Topic: Entertainment services
Published: 26 August 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Swansea 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. Lot 1: Swansea 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.

Timeline

Completed: Award date29 July 2025
Completed: Award published26 August 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

City and County of Swansea is a Welsh local authority, and buys through Sell2Wales, the Welsh public sector's central tendering portal. Suppliers submit electronic tenders online through eTenderWales. Larger contracts are also advertised on Find a Tender Service under the Procurement Act 2023. Suppliers must register on the Central Digital Platform to bid for contracts above a set threshold value. Major framework agreements are procured through the South West Wales regional collaborative arrangement. Carmarthenshire County Council leads that arrangement for the wider region, alongside Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion councils.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of City and County of Swansea's contract awards have been in construction work, transport equipment and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

92300000 · Entertainment services
92310000 · Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services
92312100 · Theatrical producers', singer groups', bands' and orchestras' entertainment services
92312110 · Theatrical producer entertainment services
92340000 · Dance and performance entertainment services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-and-county-of-swansea.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-and-county-of-swansea.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-and-county-of-swansea.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-and-county-of-swansea.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-and-county-of-swansea.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-and-county-of-swansea.gov