Award

Production Support Crew & Equipment Hire

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

10 Jun 2024 at 15:31

Tender

15 Dec 2023 at 15:08

Summary of the contracting process

The City of Edinburgh Council has completed the tender process for "Production Support Crew & Equipment Hire" in the services industry, focused on event services. The Council sought to appoint up to 10 multi-disciplinary suppliers to meet production needs for live events at its Cultural Venues in Edinburgh. The procurement followed an open procedure with a framework agreement and involved an evaluation based on Quality (70%) and Price (30%), leading to the selection of the best value tenders.

This tender opportunity can benefit businesses in event services, entertainment, and cultural event organisation sectors by providing a chance to become part of a Framework Agreement with the City of Edinburgh Council. Suitable businesses should be capable of delivering high-quality services for live events and have expertise in technical production support. The procurement method emphasises value for money and quality, offering a potential contract worth £1.2 million that can lead to long-term business growth and collaboration.

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Notice Title

Production Support Crew & Equipment Hire

Notice Description

The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking to appoint a Framework Agreement of a maximum of 10 multi-disciplinary Suppliers to meet the production needs of live events (mainly concert & conferences etc) at its Cultural Venues.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council is seeking to appoint a Framework of a maximum of 10 multi-disciplinary Suppliers. An open procurement process will be followed where by the Single Procurement Document (SPD) will be utilised to identify suitable Tenderers in terms of compliance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and/or the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016/PR(S)A14 and the minimum standards and any other requirements set out in the Tender documents & Contract Notice. Thereafter an Award Criteria and Pricing evaluation will be undertaken to select the tenders which represent the best overall value for money.

Renewal: It is the intention of the Council that any Contract resulting from this ITT will be for a period of two years with the option to extend for up to a further two 12 month periods, undertaken at the sole discretion of the Council.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-042621
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017913-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services


CPV Codes

79952000 - Event services

79952100 - Cultural event organisation services

92300000 - Entertainment services

92312110 - Theatrical producer entertainment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,200,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Jun 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
8 Feb 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 May 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
It is envisaged that the contract opportunity will be advertised in the final quarter of 2025 if the extension options are not undertaken, otherwise, in the final quarter of 2026 or the final quarter of 2027.

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Claudine Persaud
Contact Email
claudine.persaud@edinburgh.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1314693727

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH8 8BG
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
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
6
Supplier Names

DM AUDIO

EDINBURGH SHOWTEC & EDINBURGH SHOWLITE (OPERATING UNDER EDINBURGH SHOWTEC

METRO PRODUCTION GROUP

SOUND ACOUSTIC PRODUCTIONS

THE WAREHOUSE SOUND SERVICES

WAR PRODUCTIONS

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