--- title: "Principal Contractor: Events" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-57ee4a3f-487b-466a-ac40-e8b5cbd64177" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-57ee4a3f-487b-466a-ac40-e8b5cbd64177" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-57ee4a3f-487b-466a-ac40-e8b5cbd64177.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-57ee4a3f-487b-466a-ac40-e8b5cbd64177.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT" published: "2024-04-15" --- # Principal Contractor: Events Buyer: HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-57ee4a3f-487b-466a-ac40-e8b5cbd64177 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-57ee4a3f-487b-466a-ac40-e8b5cbd64177) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-57ee4a3f-487b-466a-ac40-e8b5cbd64177.json) ## Summary The Houses of Parliament has awarded a contract for Event services under the title "Principal Contractor: Events". The procurement stage is complete, with a total value of £822,000 GBP. The contract period is from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2029, providing a 3-year term with 1+1 option years. The buying organization is the Houses of Parliament, located in London, England. This procurement falls under the Event services category and followed an Open procedure method. This contract presents an opportunity for businesses in the event services industry to engage with the Houses of Parliament for delivering critical contingency options. Companies well-suited to compete should be capable of designing, building, and managing event setups with a focus on flexibility and high-level business activities. The procurement method involved an Open procedure, making it accessible to a wide range of business sizes, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). ## Notice Parliament maintains a variety of contingency options which can be deployed in the event of a disruption to part or all of the Parliamentary Estate. These contingency options ensure the continuity of parliamentary business with a primary focus on maintaining critical, high-level business activities. Various options exist which provide flexibility to respond to a range of scenarios. The plans identify venues where Parliament could be re- located to ensure that the business of Parliament can be carried out without interruption and with minimum disturbance to Members, Peers, their staff, staff of both Houses and visitors to the estate. As part of any future contract the successful bidder will be required to carry out the build in any venue as required across the UK. The Client will be responsible for the hire of the venue prior to an activation or planned rehearsal of the build. The successful bidder should be aware and acknowledge that the plans may not be activated for real during the life of this contact. The Authority will require the successful bidder to undertake a number of activities within the delivery of the contract, but not limited to the following activities: 1) Validation of existing designs and associated build schedules 2) Storage and Logistics 3) Potential rehearsals of build with existing Parliamentary supply chains 4) Ongoing contract management 5) Set up and ongoing management of arrangements to allow real life activation of options at little or short notice. The contract term is 3 years, plus 1+1 option years ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a98ae67e-dfe2-4ba0-8f08-42ff147c3b6d | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | 28 Nov 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 27 Mar 2024 | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £800,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £822,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1A 0AA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | PHD MODULAR ACCESS SERVICES | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79952000 - Event services ## Release History - 15 Apr 2024 at 09:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a98ae67e-dfe2-4ba0-8f08-42ff147c3b6d - 19 Oct 2023 at 13:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c72d60b4-9d2b-40c3-b8ae-ce458d360431 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a98ae67e-dfe2-4ba0-8f08-42ff147c3b6d 15th April 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c72d60b4-9d2b-40c3-b8ae-ce458d360431 19th October 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a7be1b00-f491-4473-baf3-4024b12282ec Redacted Contract ## Notice URLs - http://in-tendhost.co.uk/parliamentuk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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