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Published 16 May 2024, 10:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ANDBC Tender for the Provision of Event Support Services

Official notice

Authority: Ards and North Down Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£456,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Jun 2024awarded 18 Oct 2024
Awarded to ACK PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tenders are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the Provision of the following Event Support Services - Staging; Equipment Hire; Sound Engineer(s); Lighting Technician(s); Audio Visual Technicians; Stage Crew.

CPV: Entertainment services · Event services · Lighting systems · Sound equipment · Sound technician · Stage construction works

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£456,000
Extensions: The initial contract period commenced on 18th October 2024, for a period of 2 years. There will be options to extend for a further 3 x 12month periods, to be reviewed annually subject to satisfactory performance and written agreement by both parties. · It is anticipated the contract will commence on 15 October 2024 for an initial period of 2 years, with the option to extended the contract for a further 3x 12 month periods.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Criterion: 40%
  • Quantitative Criterion: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Criterion: 40
  • Quantitative Criterion: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 May 2024, 10:37 BST
Last source update
22 Oct 2024, 09:12 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Jun 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-034049
Classification (CPV)
Entertainment servicesEvent servicesLighting systemsSound equipmentSound technicianStage construction works
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN09)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045a06 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Ards and North Down Borough Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day Standstill Period following electronic notification to unsuccessful applicants of the award decision.

Publisher note: The contract value is per year, and based on estimated annual cost.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
17 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Jun 2024, 12:30 BST

Timeline

17 Jun 2024 → 17 Dec 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 Jun 2024, 12:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Oct 2024, 09:12 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    17 Dec 2024, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Oct 2024, 09:12 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £114,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ACK PRODUCTIONS LIMITEDSMEContract£114,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ards and North Down Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services City Hall, The Castle, Bangor, UK, BT20 4BTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Procurement ManagerReview body Ards and North Down Borough Council

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ACK PRODUCTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier Unit D4, 19 Heron Road, Belfast, UK, BT3 9LEContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria