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Castle of Light Event Production Partner

HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND

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27 Feb 2023 at 10:21

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Summary of the contracting process

Historic Environment Scotland has awarded a contract for the Castle of Light Event Production Partner to War Productions Ltd. The total contract value is GBP 1,400,000 covering April 2019 to January 2024, with an extension period covering March 2023 to January 2024 valued at GBP 350,000. The procurement process was initiated as a tender, using a limited procurement method with an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The Castle of Light Event is classified under event services, and the event location is at Edinburgh Castle.

This tender offers business growth opportunities for companies specialising in event services and cultural event organization. Businesses interested should focus on providing high-quality event production services to meet the requirements of the Historic Environment Scotland's Castle of Light Event. The contract extension aims to maintain continuity and commercial evaluation, allowing for the development of a long-term partnership between the selected supplier and the buying organisation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Castle of Light Event Production Partner

Notice Description

Notice is to advise that Historic Environment Scotland intend to extend our current Castle of Light Event Production Partner HES/C/4013 for 1 further year.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Historic Environment Scotland is seeking to extend our current Castle of Light Event Production Partner HES/C/4013 for 1 additional year (2023 event).

Procurement Information

Modification of a contract under Regulation 72(1)(e) (not substantial) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Justification for selected award procedure: The original contract was for a production partner to run a 21-night event and was to subsist from May 2019 until 31 January 2020. The contract allowed for two extensions to cover the events in the coming two years, and for a maximum period of 3 years, which extensions were exercised to cover the events in 2021 and 2022. The performance of the contract has been severely impacted by the Covid pandemic, such that:- i) 2019 event took place prior to any pandemic restrictions; ii) 2020 event was cancelled; iii) 2021 event was disrupted due to the restrictions in place at the time; iv) 2022 event took place without restrictions. Historic Environment Scotland has therefore concluded that the extension of the contract to cover the 2023 event is not substantial in terms of Regulation 72(1)(e) for the following reasons:- - The extension does not render the contract materially different in character from the one initially procured. There will be no change to the scope of the services, only a short term extension to cover the 2023 event. - It does not introduce conditions which would have allowed for the admission of candidates other than those initially selected, allowed for acceptance of a tender other than that originally accepted or attracted additional participants in the procurement procedure. - Given the disruption faced by the contractor during the period of the contract (outlined above), it does not change the economic balance of the contract in favour of the contractor. The extension will allow for a commercial evaluation of three undisrupted events, as had originally been planned under the original contract; - it does not extend the scope of the contract considerably given that the extension covers one additional year in a three year contract, during which period a fresh procurement will take place for future events

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ac0e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005652-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79952000 - Event services

79952100 - Cultural event organisation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,400,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Feb 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Feb 20233 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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH9 1SH
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Southside/Newington
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WAR PRODUCTIONS

Further Information

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