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title: "Production Support Crew & Equipment Hire"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042621"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL"
published: "2024-06-10"
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# Production Support Crew & Equipment Hire

Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042621

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council has completed the tender process for "Production Support Crew & Equipment Hire" in the services industry, focused on event services. The Council sought to appoint up to 10 multi-disciplinary suppliers to meet production needs for live events at its Cultural Venues in Edinburgh. The procurement followed an open procedure with a framework agreement and involved an evaluation based on Quality (70%) and Price (30%), leading to the selection of the best value tenders.

This tender opportunity can benefit businesses in event services, entertainment, and cultural event organisation sectors by providing a chance to become part of a Framework Agreement with the City of Edinburgh Council. Suitable businesses should be capable of delivering high-quality services for live events and have expertise in technical production support. The procurement method emphasises value for money and quality, offering a potential contract worth £1.2 million that can lead to long-term business growth and collaboration.

## Notice

The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking to appoint a Framework Agreement of a maximum of 10 multi-disciplinary Suppliers to meet the production needs of live events (mainly concert & conferences etc) at its Cultural Venues.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council is seeking to appoint a Framework of a maximum of 10 multi-disciplinary Suppliers. An open procurement process will be followed where by the Single Procurement Document (SPD) will be utilised to identify suitable Tenderers in terms of compliance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and/or the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016/PR(S)A14 and the minimum standards and any other requirements set out in the Tender documents & Contract Notice. Thereafter an Award Criteria and Pricing evaluation will be undertaken to select the tenders which represent the best overall value for money.

Renewal: It is the intention of the Council that any Contract resulting from this ITT will be for a period of two years with the option to extend for up to a further two 12 month periods, undertaken at the sole discretion of the Council.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017913-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| 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 | 10 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Feb 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 May 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | It is envisaged that the contract opportunity will be advertised in the final quarter of 2025 if the extension options are not undertaken, otherwise, in the final quarter of 2026 or the final quarter of 2027. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,200,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | DM AUDIO; EDINBURGH SHOWTEC & EDINBURGH SHOWLITE (OPERATING UNDER EDINBURGH SHOWTEC; METRO PRODUCTION GROUP; SOUND ACOUSTIC PRODUCTIONS; THE WAREHOUSE SOUND SERVICES; WAR PRODUCTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 79952000 - Event services
- 79952100 - Cultural event organisation services
- 92300000 - Entertainment services
- 92312110 - Theatrical producer entertainment services

## Release History

- 10 Jun 2024 at 15:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017913-2024
- 15 Dec 2023 at 15:08 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036990-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000753436
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290

## Provenance

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