Award

Hire of Infrastructure at Events

ANTRIM AND NEWTOWNABBEY BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Award

14 Dec 2023 at 10:15

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council awarded a contract for the hire of site infrastructure at events to Balloo Hire Centres. This procurement process, initiated with the tender ID FI/PRO/TEN/179, falls under the goods category with a focus on the provision of site infrastructure at events, specifically chemical toilets. The contract status is active, and the total value is £170,000 GBP. The procurement method was limited, negotiated without publication of a contract notice, and the rationale states that the contract required expansion due to significant events following the change in the monarchy.

This contract with the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council can offer business growth opportunities for companies capable of providing event infrastructure services. As the current contract holder, Balloo Hire Centres has demonstrated expertise in this field and is the only company in Northern Ireland suitable for this scope of work. Businesses involved in event infrastructure provision would be well-suited to compete and should monitor upcoming procurement opportunities, as a new competitive process is set to begin in 2024 to establish a new contract beyond the current arrangement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Hire of Infrastructure at Events

Notice Description

Continued operation of the contract for the provision of site infrastructure at events.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Supply and delivery of site infrastructure at events

Procurement Information

Following a competitive process in early 2022, a contract was awarded to Balloo Hire Centres who were the only tenderer. They have been operating as the Council's contractor from award of the contract. Due to the unforeseeable death of the Queen and subsequent coronation of King Charles, the scope and scale of the contract required expansion to accommodate the necessary public events associated with the change and thereby necessitated additional infrastructure to hold such events. This has created an increase in the value of the contract that was unforeseeable at the time of tender. In addition, and as demonstrated in the competitive tender process, Balloo Hire Centres are the only company in Northern Ireland capable of providing the breadth of infrastructure necessary for events. A new procurement process will be initiated in early 2024. This contract will only be in place until a new contract can be established through a competitive procurement process.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04257e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036746-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

24 - Chemical products

CPV Codes

24955000 - Chemical toilets

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£170,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Dec 20232 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
ANTRIM AND NEWTOWNABBEY BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
ANTRIM
Postcode
BT41 2UB
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN0D Antrim and Newtownabbey
Delivery Location
TLN0D Antrim and Newtownabbey
Local Authority
Antrim and Newtownabbey
Electoral Ward
Springfarm
Westminster Constituency
South Antrim

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BALLOO HIRE CENTRES

Further Information

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