Worthing Borough Council is inviting suitably qualified and experienced organisations to tender for the contract to manage Worthing Theatres and Worthing Museum; jointly referred to as Worthing’s Cultural Services. Worthing Theatres are made up of 4 well managed, supported and maintained performance/cinema venues including Connaught Theatre and Studio, Assembly Hall and Pavillion Theatre. The contract will be formed of leasehold and management contracts, thereby transferring the business of the Council’s cultural services and all its activities to an external party.

The open tender process will be undertaken in accordance with the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), Public Contract Regulation 2015 and Worthing Borough Councils’ procurement framework. The procurement documents will be available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/adurworthing/aspx/Home

The value of the contract has been calculated based on a budgeted subsidy paid by the Council which is expected to diminish during the contract term and any future fee payable to the Council. Necessary or desired capital works are not included in this subsidy. Throughout the tender process the Council will look to maximise the economic, social and environmental benefit to the community and will be evaluated using a price/quality ratio as detailed within the tender documentation.