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title: "Wider Commonwealth Stakeholder Engagement Events"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-031007"
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buyer: "WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED"
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# Wider Commonwealth Stakeholder Engagement Events

Buyer: WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031007

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## Summary

The West Midlands Growth Company Limited is conducting a completed procurement process titled "Wider Commonwealth Stakeholder Engagement Events", which falls under the event services category within the services industry. The contract is centred in the West Midlands, UK, and aims to promote trade and investment through stakeholder engagement across the Commonwealth nations. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure, facilitating a direct award to the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council due to the specialised nature of the services required, thus bypassing the need for prior publication. The contract was signed on 17 January 2022, and the award amount totals £29,883.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses that specialise in event services, particularly those with expertise in international trade and investment facilitation within Commonwealth nations. Companies that have strong connections within the Commonwealth network or experience in conducting large-scale events may find this an advantageous space to compete. The focus on promoting the West Midlands as a trade hub highlights the potential for growth within sectors that engage in international relations and cross-border commerce.

## Notice

CWEIC is the commercial, not-for-profit membership organisation with an official mandate from the Commonwealth Heads of Government to facilitate trade and investment throughout the 54 Commonwealth member nations. The role of the CWEIC is to use the convening power and trusted network of Commonwealth, led by her majesty the Queen to drive trade and investment into the UK and West Midlands. CWEIC network includes around 100 business and government Strategic Partners and is instrumental in hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) every 2 years. CWEIC will deliver the Commonwealth Business Forum in advance of the Commonwealth Games, as it has delivered similar Business Forums at the Games in Glasgow and the Gold Coast. CWEIC believes that the Commonwealth is the perfect lens through which to promote the West Midlands. The Commonwealth's shared history, diaspora populations, common language and global respect for Her Majesty as Head of the Commonwealth creates considerable trading advantage. It is widely acknowledged that it is 21% cheaper to do business between Commonwealth countries - this "Commonwealth Advantage" as it is known, is an under-utilised resource.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The West Midlands Growth Company seeks to engage with business leaders and Government decision makers across the Commonwealth by utilising the CWEIC vast network, attend events, industry focused webinars and meet with international delegations. This will provide the West Midlands Growth Company with an opportunity to present its offer of why the West Midlands to senior decision makers across multiple Commonwealth regions.

### Procurement Information

It is the intention of WMGC Ltd to directly award Commonwealth Enterprise & Investment Council the contract due to the nature of the service required and in line with principles set in PPN01/20 where direct award is permissible due absence of competition and protection of exclusive rights under Regulation 32 (2) of the PCR which allows for sole supplier sourcing through use of a negotiated procedure without prior publication to be used and this request also falls within Regulation 32 (5) delivery of services by an existing supplier to where competition is absent due to technical reasons. Furthermore, there is protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights where there is no reasonable alternative or substitutes that exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. In the case of this procurement competition is absent and only one supplier can provide the expertise required to produce the product or has capacity to complete on the scale required.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002414-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Jan 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Jan 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £29,883 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B19 3SD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Newtown |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COMMONWEALTH ENTERPRISE AND INVESTMENT COUNCIL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79952000 - Event services

## Release History

- 27 Jan 2022 at 12:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002414-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wmgrowth.com

## Provenance

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