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Published 8 Jun 2023, 18:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Acquisition of a unique artistic performances (Creative Explores)

Official notice

Authority: Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)

Awarded value£704,0502 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 11 Jul 2023no call for competition

Awarded to ARTICHOKE TRUST, Godiva Awakes Trust4 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Arts Council England support and funding received to undertake a range or unique artistic performances in connection with the Museum and Arts Gallery (Nuneaton).

CPV: Entertainment services · Recreational, cultural and sporting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Arts Council England support and funding received to undertake a range or unique…Awarded

Arts Council England support and funding received to undertake a range or unique artistic performances in connection with the Museum and Arts Gallery (Nuneaton), including events, arts and performances such as Imagine Bamboo, TeachMake, Art in the Streets and Combustion. Additional information: Negotiated without a prior call for competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:

procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance

Explanation:

32.-(1) In the specific cases and circumstances laid down in this regulation, contracting authorities may award public contracts by a negotiated procedure without prior publication.

General grounds

(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:-

(b)where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:-

(i)the aim of the procurement is the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance,

Please note, the Borough Council undertook due diligence on both suppliers by issuing each a Standard Selection Questionnaire for completion to ensure the suppliers met the Exclusion grounds as per Regulation 57 of the PCR's 2015.

Delivery: West Midlands · Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough with potential to expand within Warwickshire and/or Coventry.

92300000 Entertainment services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Jun 2023, 18:24 BST
Last source update: 17 Jul 2023, 17:01 BST
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-020537
Classification (CPV): Entertainment servicesRecreational, cultural and sporting services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d4e2 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance
Published justification: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance
Explanation:
32.-(1) In the specific cases and circumstances laid down in this regulation, contracting authorities may award public contracts by a negotiated procedure without prior publication.
General grounds
(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:-
(b)where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:-
(i)the aim of the procurement is the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance,
Please note, the Borough Council undertook due diligence on both suppliers by issuing each a Standard Selection Questionnaire for completion to ensure the suppliers met the Exclusion grounds as per Regulation 57 of the PCR's 2015.

Publisher note: Negotiated without a prior call for competition The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance Explanation: 32.-(1) In the specific cases and circumstances laid down in this regulation, contracting authorities may award public contracts by a negotiated procedure without prior publication. General grounds (2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:- (b)where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:- (i)the aim of the procurement is the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance, Please note, the Borough Council undertook due diligence on both suppliers by issuing each a Standard Selection Questionnaire for completion to ensure the suppliers met the Exclusion grounds as per Regulation 57 of the PCR's 2015.

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Buyer details updated
17 Jul 2023, 17:01 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 4

Awarded value £704,0502 contracts exc. VAT · 2 repeated publications of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 4latest 11 Jul 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ARTICHOKE TRUSTVCSE	£279,475 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Godiva Awakes Trust	£424,575 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
ARTICHOKE TRUSTNUNCON - Acquisition of a unique artistic performances (Creative Explores) 1	£279,475 †	—	Awarded
Godiva Awakes TrustNUNCON - Acquisition of a unique artistic performances (Creative Explorers) 2	£424,575 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

NUNCON - Acquisition of a unique artistic performances (Creative Explores) 1 · ARTICHOKE TRUST
Signed
11 Jul 2023
Value
£279,475
Status
active
NUNCON - Acquisition of a unique artistic performances (Creative Explorers) 2 · Godiva Awakes Trust
Signed
11 Jul 2023
Value
£424,575
Status
active
Contract 016352-2023-1 · ARTICHOKE TRUSTVCSE
Signed
2 Jun 2023
Value
£279,475
Status
active
Contract 016352-2023-2 · Godiva Awakes Trust
Signed
2 Jun 2023
Value
£424,575
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, Coton Road, Nuneaton, West Midlands, CV11 5AAContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Cabinet OfficeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice

Artichoke TrustAwarded supplierGB-CHC: 1112716 Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street,, London, London, E1 6AB
Artichoke TrustAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05429030 Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street, London, London, E1 6AB
Godiva Awakes TrustAwarded supplierGB-CHC: 1140913 Unit 4, Sandy Lane Business Park, Sandy Lane,, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 4DQ
Godiva Awakes TrustAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07409629 Unit 4, Sandy Lane Business Park, Sandy Lane, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 4DQ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.