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title: "Security Services for BFI London Film Festival and BFI Southbank Cinemas and Events - AWARD"
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# Security Services for BFI London Film Festival and BFI Southbank Cinemas and Events - AWARD

Buyer: BFI  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-aaa63ec0-6683-40e1-bb2d-957afd9b32bd

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## Summary

The British Film Institute (BFI) is inviting tenders for security services for their prestigious events, specifically the security arrangements for the BFI London Film Festival and other cultural events at BFI Southbank in London. This procurement process, classified under the CPV code for security services (79710000), is in the award stage, following an open procurement method. The contract period commenced on 1st August 2019 and will extend until 31st July 2020, with the awarded contract valued at £150,000. The tender period closed on 2nd July 2019, and the announcement of the awarded contract was published on 1st October 2019.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in security services, particularly those specialising in event security management, crowd control, and VIP protection. Companies with experience in delivering security for high-profile events, such as film festivals and corporate gatherings, would be well-suited to compete for future contracts like this. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) particularly have a chance to grow by working with a notable organisation like the BFI, enhancing their portfolios through collaboration on significant cultural and cinematic events.

## Notice

The British Film Institute delivers a range of high-level cultural and cinema events on an annual basis across London. The 63rd BFI London Film Festival http://www.bfi.org.uk/lff (LFF), is the UK's largest public film event, presenting Academy Award-winning premieres with A-list film talent in attendance, during 12 days in October every year. The dates for 2019 are the 2nd - 13th October, and dates for following years are likely to be within the same or similar two-week period. The BFI also delivers BFI Flare: London's LGBTQ+ Film Festival, one of the world's most significant and long-standing LGBTQ+ film events. BFI Flare takes place in March each year, and is a 12 day festival showcasing the best LGBTQ+ features and shorts plus a wide range of special events, guest appearances, and club nights Throughout the year, the BFI Cinemas & Events team delivers an extensive programme of cultural events programming and corporate hires at BFI Southbank https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp (BFI SB). These include red carpet premieres; high-level talent on-stage interviews and artistic performances; VIP receptions requiring full-building closure; and large-scale conferences and product launches. BFI SB hosts approximately 60 events throughout the year requiring special event security. On occasion the BFI also delivers high-level external talent events and fundraising galas requiring special events security at a range of London venues. In 2018, The 62nd BFI London Film Festival welcomed audiences of over 170,000 across 14 London cinema sites during 12 days, as well as an additional UK-wide audience of over 40,000. The Festival screened a total of c230 fiction and documentary features, including 22 World Premieres, 9 International Premieres, 27 European Premieres and 23 Archive films and screenings of 160 live action and animated shorts, all from in excess of 70 countries. It welcomed 900 filmmaker guests over half of which came from international territories. Industry screenings and events were attended by over 1428 industry delegates and 995 press delegates. The BFI is tendering to engage a provider of a full service solution for concurrent red carpet event security project management; film talent close protection security; outdoor and in-cinema crowd control; and VIP reception access security during the annual BFI London Film Festival, and on an as-required basis for cultural and corporate events at the BFI Southbank and London hospitality venues throughout the year.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a912086-111e-42a8-ab20-845e0884323e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Jan 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Jul 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jul 2019 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2019 - 31 Jul 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £150,000 |
| 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 | BFI |
| Locality | WATERLOO |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8XT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PACE PRESTIGE SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79710000 - Security services

## Release History

- 20 Jan 2020 at 13:20 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a912086-111e-42a8-ab20-845e0884323e
- 1 Oct 2019 at 11:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a912086-111e-42a8-ab20-845e0884323e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a912086-111e-42a8-ab20-845e0884323e
  20th January 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bfi.org.uk/lff
- https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp

## Provenance

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