--- title: "Event Management Company to manage West Midlands Tourism Awards Delivery" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-31874998-0c0e-4e13-9761-b96fc31148df" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-31874998-0c0e-4e13-9761-b96fc31148df" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-31874998-0c0e-4e13-9761-b96fc31148df.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-31874998-0c0e-4e13-9761-b96fc31148df.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LTD E-TENDERING" published: "2021-10-15" --- # Event Management Company to manage West Midlands Tourism Awards Delivery Buyer: WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LTD E-TENDERING Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-31874998-0c0e-4e13-9761-b96fc31148df [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-31874998-0c0e-4e13-9761-b96fc31148df) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-31874998-0c0e-4e13-9761-b96fc31148df.json) ## Summary The West Midlands Growth Company Ltd is currently conducting an open procurement process for an Event Management Company tasked with managing the West Midlands Tourism Awards Delivery. This tender, identified as 2021-WMGC-0063, falls under the event services category with a budget range of £80,000 to £100,000. The procurement stage is currently active, and interested suppliers have until 1st November 2021 to submit their bids. The contract is expected to commence on 15th November 2021 and will run until 31st March 2023, with events scheduled for two consecutive years at a venue in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. This tender presents lucrative opportunities for businesses specialising in event management, especially those with experience in organising large-scale awards ceremonies. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to apply, as the buyer aims to foster inclusive growth within the local economy. Successful applicants should be adept at delivering high-quality events, managing logistics for approximately 300 guests, and be flexible to adapt to virtual or hybrid formats in response to any potential COVID-19 restrictions. ## Notice As part of the BAT programme, we want to celebrate the tourism businesses who boost the West Midlands' reputation as a world-class destination for national and international visitors. The West Midlands Tourism Awards will align with the annual awards cycle set out by Visit England through the national framework, the "Awards for Excellence", which begins with a series of local /regional competitions and feeds up to the national Visit England Awards for Excellence. England's tourism awards champion the very best of the country's tourism industry, celebrating quality, innovation and best practice, and this event will provide the region with: PR hooks for regional, national and international press activity. An independent audit of the region's best tourism and hospitality businesses. A celebration of industry best practice, sustainability and innovation. An opportunity to push the gold and silver award winners through to the National Awards for Excellence competition. This tender is for an event management company who will need to plan, manage and deliver a memorable, high-quality awards event in the best of the region's venues to cater for around 300 guests and award winners As above We intend to award an Event Management company (EMC) with a contract for 17 months of event management - to deliver the West Midlands Awards for Excellence events in 2022 and 2023 (West Midlands Tourism Awards). The winning EMC will be responsible for the successful delivery of a live Awards for Excellence event in a West Midlands venue for circa. 300 people, in 2022 and 2023. It is critical that the EMC has the ability to pivot to a virtual or hybrid event offer should C-19 restrictions prevent an in-person event from taking place Additional information: WMGC Ltd encourages all organizational sizes to apply for contracts on the BATP including Micro, SMEs and large and more so for inclusive growth to the local economy we actively encourage all business types from the west Midlands region to apply Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/15783f07-b87d-4d63-9f7e-3ed5bdbd90c8 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Oct 2021 | | Submission deadline | 1 Nov 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 15 Nov 2021 - 31 Mar 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LTD E-TENDERING | | Locality | WEST MIDLANDS | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B1 2ND | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Ladywood | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 63515000 - Travel services - 63516000 - Travel management services - 75125000 - Administrative services related to tourism affairs - 79952000 - Event services - 79952100 - Cultural event organisation services ## Release History - 15 Oct 2021 at 10:49 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/15783f07-b87d-4d63-9f7e-3ed5bdbd90c8 - 15 Oct 2021 at 10:41 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/15783f07-b87d-4d63-9f7e-3ed5bdbd90c8 - 3 Sep 2021 at 15:46 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/15783f07-b87d-4d63-9f7e-3ed5bdbd90c8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/15783f07-b87d-4d63-9f7e-3ed5bdbd90c8 15th October 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wmgrowth/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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