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Taste Food Festival

THE ROYAL PARKS

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05 Jul 2022 at 11:53

Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Parks is currently in the award stage of the procurement process for the "Taste Food Festival," which falls under the industry category of event services. This project is located in The Regent's Park, London, and involves a 12-month contract extension to support the rescheduling of a previously cancelled food festival due to COVID-19. The contract's value is approximately £2,999,774, and the intended extension begins on 11 August 2022, with a new expiry date set for 30 September 2023. The procurement method employed is a limited procedure, meaning there was no prior publication of a call for competition.

This procurement presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the event services industry, particularly those specialising in food festivals, catering, and event management. Companies with the capacity to deliver large-scale public events and a strong understanding of the unique challenges posed by the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 will be well-suited to compete in the upcoming procurement for the five-year contract expected to be tendered in late 2022. This is an ideal chance for growth, especially for suppliers looking to engage with public sector contracts within the dynamic environment of London’s cultural and recreational events.

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Notice Title

Taste Food Festival

Notice Description

A 12-month extension to TRP's existing contract to allow the rescheduled delivery of the food festival held in The Regent's Park known as "Taste" due to the impact of Force Majeure, while TRP runs a procurement for a five (5) year contract for the delivery of the events from 2024 onwards.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This notice is published on a voluntary basis notwithstanding that neither the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 nor the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) are applicable. The Royal Parks ("TRP") publishes this notice to record its intention to modify its contract for the delivery of the food festival held in The Regent's Park known as "Taste", by extending its expiry date for 12 months to 30 September 2023. This is required in order to support the rescheduling of the event which was to be held in 2020 but which was cancelled due to the impact of COVID-19. COVID-19 is considered a Force Majeure Event under the contract and the associated provisions require the parties to use their reasonable endeavours to reschedule any event cancelled due to the occurrence of Force Majeure. Due to the unforeseeable impact of COVID-19 (both up to the present time and beyond) and the associated effects on events, TRP would also not have sufficient time to begin a procurement exercise to allow its completion by a date which would provide an adequate mobilisation period for an event to be held in 2023. TRP intends to run a procurement exercise for a five (5) year contract to deliver the events from and including 2024 onwards, with the associated invitation to tender to be issued in late 2022. TRP believes that this modification would, in any event, be permissible under Regulation 43(1)(c) of the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (were those Regulations to be applicable) as: (i) the need for this modification has been brought about by circumstances which it could not have foreseen; (ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract; and (iii) the associated increase in value does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract.

Procurement Information

On the basis of legal advice taken by TRP, it is clear that neither the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 nor the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 apply to its procurement exercise given the nature of the contract awarded. This notice is, however, published for the purposes of transparency only, in order to align to the general principles applicable to cases where those Regulations would be applicable.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-034e0e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018278-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,999,774 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Jul 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Jul 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE ROYAL PARKS
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@royalparks.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3000612000

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W2 2UH
Post Town
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
TLI London

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Hyde Park
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TASTE FESTIVALS

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