Procurement Summary
Country: United Kingdom
Summary: Harlequin Theatre and Unit 5 (Redhill, Surrey) - Operator
Deadline: 01 Sep 2025
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 124294770
Document Ref. No.: HQU511082025
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Reigate and Banstead Borough Council is keen to invite expressions of interest from experienced and innovative operators to run two key cultural venues in Redhill, Surrey: The Harlequin Theatre - a long-established and well-loved 494-seat performing arts venue. Unit 5 at The Rise - a newly developed, highly visible and versatile performance space with approximately 200 seats, located in Redhill's premier leisure development. These venues are available as standalone opportunities or as a dual offer, giving potential operators flexibility to align with their expertise and ambitions. The outcome of this pre-market engagement is also to help inform the Council's proposed operator model for the Harlequin Theatre and potentially Unit 5, and to determine the appropriate route to market (inc. procurement strategy). The Council has published a marketing pack alongside this Notice which provides an overview of the opportunity and is now seeking responses to a number of questions including confirmed expressions of interest. We welcome expressions of interest from potential operators, from: • Theatre management and other similar arts and entertainment organisations. • Charitable or art trusts • Commercial venue operators • Consortiums or partnerships including Community Interest Companies (CIC). The Council's expectation is that this opportunity will suit sector specialists with the capability of self-operating all required elements of the service (e.g. venue programming, ticketing, even...
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Tender Notice