Notice Information
Notice Title
BFI London Film Festival and BFI Flare Taxi Services
Notice Description
The BFI London Film Festival takes place Wednesday 8th Oct 2025 - Sunday 19th Oct 2025. The annual event presents c.170 feature films and 100 short films from more than 70 countries, and in 2024 attracted attendances in excess of 230,000 across London and in cinemas throughout the UK. BFI Flare takes place in March 2026 (dates TBC) and is the UK's leading LGBTQIA+ film even. The annual event presents c. 60 feature films and in 2025 attracted audiences of over 29,000 at screenings events An integral part of both festivals' operation, the transport of guests and important staff around the festival's main venues, guest accommodation and airport/train stations. A total of 900 car journeys were made during the 2024 edition of BFI London Film festival and 170 were made during the 2025 edition of BFI Flare.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052a76
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061366-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60120000 - Taxi services
60171000 - Hire of passenger cars with driver
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 2 Oct 2025 - 31 Oct 2027 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- graham.bellas@bfi.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- W1T 1LN
- Post Town
- West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI36 Camden
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Camden
- Electoral Ward
- Bloomsbury
- Westminster Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061366-2025
1st October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036637-2025
2nd July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029071-2025
2nd June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/bfi/aspx/Home
Please register on this website for the tender documents.
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