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title: "Security, Stewarding and Crowd Management for the Bournemouth Air Festival"
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# Security, Stewarding and Crowd Management for the Bournemouth Air Festival

Buyer: BOURNEMOUTH CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03023e

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## Summary

The Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council is overseeing the procurement titled "Security, Stewarding and Crowd Management for the Bournemouth Air Festival," classified under the security services industry. This open procedure contract was awarded to SPA Security & Events Ltd, with a total value of up to £600,000 over an initial one-year period, renewable for up to four additional years. The contract commenced on 1 March 2022 and is intended to provide comprehensive security and crowd management for the festival, which attracts approximately 700,000 visitors over four days. The core operating hours are from 10:00 to 22:00 from Thursday to Saturday, and 10:00 to 18:00 on Sunday, within Bournemouth's jurisdiction.

This procurement process presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in crowd management and security services. Companies that have experience with large-scale events and possess knowledgeable personnel, especially SIA-certified security staff, will be well-positioned to compete. Given the substantial visitor numbers and the scope of services required, businesses equipped to provide qualified security teams and effective logistics for festival management will find this contract an appealing opportunity for growth within the competitive public sector landscape.

## Notice

BCP Council has awarded a contract to a supplier to provide Security, Stewarding and Crowd Management Services for the Bournemouth Air Festival. The supplier will be responsible for providing qualified SIA certified security and competent stewards for a range of roles across the event site to ensure the safe running of the event. They will be responsible for the management of this team whilst onsite and for ensuring the staffing requirements are met. The contract is for one year with the option to extend annually for a further four years (1+1+1+1+1). Therefore, if all extensions were taken the full length of the contract would be for five years. The start date of the contract is 1 March 2022.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Bournemouth Air Festival involves a wide multi agency partnership working and the council are appointing a security company with extensive Crowd Management experience to continue to deliver a world class safe event. The event attracts an average of 700,000 people across the 4 days with the core event times being 10:00 - 22:00 hours Thursday to Saturday and 10:00 - 18:00 hours on Sunday. The site runs across 1.5 miles on two levels and including an afternoon and evening flying display, ancillary entertainment, military villages, trading, catering and funfair provision. The supplier is responsible for supplying all security and stewarding personnel for the festival. The supplier will be responsible for providing qualified SIA certified security and competent stewards for a range of roles across the event site to ensure the safe running of the event. They will be responsible for the management of this team whilst onsite and for ensuring the staffing requirements are met The supplier will be responsible for sourcing radios and ear-pieces for all staff working under them at the event directly from the appointed radio supplier and for the costs incurred for this. No accommodation is provided for security so the supplier is responsible for any accommodation along will all welfare arrangements such as food. Security requirements will begin from the weekend prior to the event each year, building up to the main requirement over the event. There will be a requirement for a small number of Security to remain until the end of the Tuesday after the event each year. In addition to the SIA numbers for the event, the council will also require roles to be provided that can deliver as a Security Manager, Radio Controller, Supervisor, Crowd Dynamic Advisor and Search and Security Measures Manager. The contract value has been set at up to PS600,000 over the full contract term. The Council does not guarantee this value of spend and the spend is dependent on the requirements for the security provision in each year of the contract.

Renewal: The contract will be for one year with the option to extend annually for a further four years (1+1+1+1+1). Therefore, if all extensions were taken the full length of the contract would be for five years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008268-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Estimated timing for further notices to be published: The length of the contract will be for up to five years. Once the contract has ended, it is likely that a new contract will be procured. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £390,000 |
| Lots value | £390,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £600,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BOURNEMOUTH CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL |
| Locality | BOURNEMOUTH |
| Post town | Bournemouth |
| Postcode | BH2 6DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Electoral ward | Bournemouth Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bournemouth West |
| Delivery location | TLK2 Dorset and Somerset, TLK24 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SPA SECURITY & EVENTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 75241000 - Public security services
- 79710000 - Security services

## Release History

- 28 Mar 2022 at 11:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008268-2022
- 16 Dec 2021 at 15:12 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031447-2021
- 16 Dec 2021 at 14:39 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031431-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk
- https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk
- https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

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