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Published 21 Jan 2022, 16:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Event Production Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Aberdeen City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£400,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Feb 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

As part of the Council’s on-going commitment to improving the city’s events offering, which strengthens Aberdeen’s image and reputation; we are now seeking to appoint a suitably competent and skilled operator to supply Public Address (PA), Staging, Lighting, Power, Power Distribution and Audio Visual (AV) services for Aberdeen City Councils events.

The council have a variety of events throughout the year that are designed to attract an audience from a wide cross section of the community both from within and outside the City. The audience at events requiring event production can vary from 300 to in excess of 15,000 for a number of events.

CPV: Event services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Renewal
Delivery: Scotland · Aberdeen City
Extensions: The Council shall have the sole option of extending the contract for a further period (or periods) of up to 36 months after the expiry of the termVariant 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 award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As detailed in the tender documents

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
Closed
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
21 Jan 2022, 16:25 GMT
Last source update
21 Jan 2022, 16:25 GMT
Award evaluation window
21 Feb 2022 – …
Authority reference
000-LCQB7935
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-001908
Classification (CPV)
Event services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM50)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030e0d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

The contractor’s performance will be measured against the following: Ability to deliver against the agreed implementation schedules for each event; Ability to respond to unexpected requirements, failures or damage;

Industry and/or professional standards and codes of practice followed; Adherence to Risk Assessments, Method Statements and CDM

Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=680518. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:680518)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
21 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
21 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Jan 2022 → 21 Feb 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    21 Jan 2022, 16:25 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    21 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    21 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Aberdeen City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB16 5GBContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Aberdeen Sheriff CourtReview body Aberdeen

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria