# Cinema Operation of the BFI IMAX

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by BFI.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [BFI](/buyers/bfi/contract-awards)
- Published: 24 November 2021
- Contract start: 19 July 2022
- Contract end: 18 July 2027
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e369e716-8150-4925-8ddd-97d5a67b98b1-488351
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2bae1910-cac2-41b8-a286-ef873cf0981e

## Description

The BFI IMAX building is located in the centre of the Waterloo roundabout in Central London in a prominent position opposite Waterloo Station\. It is an iconic site, at the centre of 4 main vehicular routes - including Waterloo Bridge\. The building opened as an IMAX cinema in May 1999 and is still in use as a cinema\. In 2012, the operation of the cinema was outsourced\. This contract is now up for renewal and the BFI is therefore re-tendering to the market\. An in-house bid from a BFI Bid Team will be run alongside the tender process and be evaluated against the same evaluation criteria\. This bid will be independently run and submitted\. Additional information: To take part in this tender, please visit our website, at https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/bfi/aspx/Tenders/Current , where you will need to register, if you haven't already, and express an interest in this opportunity to access the relevant documents\. Please note expressions of interest will only be accepted via the portal\. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e369e716-8150-4925-8ddd-97d5a67b98b1-488351)