Award

Principal Contractor: Events

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

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Award

15 Apr 2024 at 09:54

Award Notice
Tender

19 Oct 2023 at 13:21

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Houses of Parliament has awarded a contract for Event services under the title "Principal Contractor: Events". The procurement stage is complete, with a total value of £822,000 GBP. The contract period is from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2029, providing a 3-year term with 1+1 option years. The buying organization is the Houses of Parliament, located in London, England. This procurement falls under the Event services category and followed an Open procedure method.

This contract presents an opportunity for businesses in the event services industry to engage with the Houses of Parliament for delivering critical contingency options. Companies well-suited to compete should be capable of designing, building, and managing event setups with a focus on flexibility and high-level business activities. The procurement method involved an Open procedure, making it accessible to a wide range of business sizes, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Principal Contractor: Events

Notice Description

Parliament maintains a variety of contingency options which can be deployed in the event of a disruption to part or all of the Parliamentary Estate. These contingency options ensure the continuity of parliamentary business with a primary focus on maintaining critical, high-level business activities. Various options exist which provide flexibility to respond to a range of scenarios. The plans identify venues where Parliament could be re- located to ensure that the business of Parliament can be carried out without interruption and with minimum disturbance to Members, Peers, their staff, staff of both Houses and visitors to the estate. As part of any future contract the successful bidder will be required to carry out the build in any venue as required across the UK. The Client will be responsible for the hire of the venue prior to an activation or planned rehearsal of the build. The successful bidder should be aware and acknowledge that the plans may not be activated for real during the life of this contact. The Authority will require the successful bidder to undertake a number of activities within the delivery of the contract, but not limited to the following activities: 1) Validation of existing designs and associated build schedules 2) Storage and Logistics 3) Potential rehearsals of build with existing Parliamentary supply chains 4) Ongoing contract management 5) Set up and ongoing management of arrangements to allow real life activation of options at little or short notice. The contract term is 3 years, plus 1+1 option years

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-57ee4a3f-487b-466a-ac40-e8b5cbd64177
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a98ae67e-dfe2-4ba0-8f08-42ff147c3b6d
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79952000 - Event services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£822,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Apr 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Nov 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Mar 20241 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2029 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
Contact Name
David Martin
Contact Email
pcd@parliament.uk
Contact Phone
+44202191600

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 0AA
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PHD MODULAR ACCESS SERVICES

Further Information

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