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Published 13 Feb 2023, 12:31 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Events Management Solution · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Central Lancashire (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,200,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Mar 2023awarded 11 Aug 2023
Awarded to Grace and Tailor

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University is procuring the supply, delivery and installation of Event Solutions. The University have a number of re-occurring events, such as Graduation, as well as ad-hoc events that take place throughout the year which require varying Event Solutions

Such events require the following:

  • Stage
  • Lighting
  • Sound – Speakers / PA System
  • Video – Live broadcasting of events, recording and post production
  • Staffing
  • Recurrence: February 2028

CPV: Event services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,200,000
Delivery: North West
Extensions: The contract is for an initial two years with an option to extend for 3 x 12 months · It is estimated that the the contract will be re-advertised at the end of the contract duration of 5 yearsVariant 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: 40
  • Quality: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Yes · February 2028
First published
13 Feb 2023, 12:31 GMT
Last source update
24 Aug 2023, 14:16 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Mar 2023 – …
Authority reference
PST22-160
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024962
Classification (CPV)
Event services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a524 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
15 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
15 Mar 2023, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Mar 2023 → 24 Aug 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    15 Mar 2023, 13:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    24 Aug 2023, 14:16 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Aug 2023, 14:16 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,200,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Grace and TailorEvents Management Solutions£1,200,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Events Management Solutions · Grace and Tailor

    Signed
    11 Aug 2023
    Value
    £1,200,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The University of Central Lancashire

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Preston, North WestContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • University of Central LancashireReview body PRESTON

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.