Eurovision 2023 - Arena Hire

Official notice

Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD72)

Awarded value£3,950,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Mar 2023no call for competition

Awarded to The ACC Liverpool Group Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hire of the ACC Liverpool for the hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

CPV: Event services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Hire of the ACC Liverpool for the hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 from…Awarded

Hire of the ACC Liverpool for the hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 from 27/03/2023 to 20/05/2023

Delivery: North West

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: 6 Apr 2023, 14:53 BST
Last source update: 6 Apr 2023, 14:53 BST
Authority reference: DN662490
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-010198
Classification (CPV): Event services
Delivery area: North West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03bd62 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The use of Regulation 32 of the PCRs is justifiable in this instance, given the absence of competition due to technical reasons.
Liverpool City Council (LCC) successfully bid to host Eurovision 2023 at the Arena and Convention Centre Liverpool (ACCL). There is no comparable indoor arena venues of adequate capacity and technical capability to host Eurovision in Liverpool.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £3,950,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Mar 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
The ACC Liverpool Group LimitedSME	£3,950,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Eurovision 2023 - Arena Hire · The ACC Liverpool Group LimitedSME
Signed
24 Mar 2023
Value
£3,950,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Liverpool City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 4th Floor, Cunard Building, Liverpool, North West, L3 1DSContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

The ACC Liverpool Group LimitedAwarded supplier Liverpool, North West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.