Official UK procurement notice
SOL - Major Events Fund (Superdome)
Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo build upon the Commonwealth Games' legacy, SMBC is working with the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to support with the organisation of the Superdome e-sports event.
CPV: Sports-event organisation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 2 Apr 2024, 14:44 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2024, 12:28 BST
- Authority reference
SOL - 18589- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-034295- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044ef0Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
SMBC undertook a negotiated procedure without prior publication to award the contract to Supernova Events & Esports Limited, Trading as Player1 Events. This procurement has been conducted pursuant to Regulation 32 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 - Negotiated procedure without prior publication (2b):
- where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:-
(iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
This is a named event that is to be funded through the West Midlands Combined Authority. Player 1 has exclusive rights in the UK for the name, logo, mark and all other such intellectual property rights associated with the 'Superdome' brand to be used for the Event.
Notice history
3 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
Due to the original supplier, Player 1 Events, entering liquidation, Solihull MBC has elected to modify the contract by awarding to Blast Esports Ltd by utilising Regulation 72 of the PCR - Modification of contracts during their term. Option (d)where a new contractor replaces the one to which the contracting authority had initially awarded the contract as a consequence of- (i)an unequivocal revie…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supernova Events & Esports Limited | £250,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Supernova Events & Esports Limited | £250,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
SOL - Major Events Fund (Superdome) · Supernova Events & Esports Limited
- Signed
- 15 Apr 2024
- Value
- £250,000
- Status
- active
SOL - Major Events Fund (Superdome) · Supernova Events & Esports Limited
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2024
- Value
- £250,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Supernova Events & Esports LimitedAwarded supplier
- Supernova Events & Esports LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.