Contract award · 13 Dec 2024

Worcester Performing Arts Centre

Worcester City Council awarded “Worcester Performing Arts Centre” to Speller Metcalfe Limited for £9.68m on 13 Dec 2024.

Construction workWest Midlands

Value £9.68m

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Worcester City Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£9,678,000
Procedure
Negotiated procedure
Sector
Construction work · Entertainment building construction work (CPV 45212170)
Timeline
  1. Contract date13 Dec 2024
  2. Published11 Feb 2025Published 60 days after the contract date

Description

Worcester City Council (the "Authority") is bringing to the market an excellent opportunity for the redevelopment of the site of the former Scala Theatre and Corn Exchange in the heart of Worcester City Centre to form a Performing Arts Centre (the "Project"). The redevelopment of the Scala and Corn Exchange forms the primary aspect of the Worcester Future High Street Fund (FHSF) redevelopment programme being led by the Authority. Worcester's FHSF programme will transform the northern part of the City Centre into a diverse leisure, cultural, entertainment and residential quarter that will attract younger people and families. Since the 19th century, the Northern Gateway of Worcester City Centre has served as a commercial hub within the City. However, the area has recently been in decline as the number of vacant retail units has increased and footfall has decreased. The objective of the FHSF programme is to create a vibrant leisure and entertainment quarter adjacent to the high-quality p…

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