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title: "Event Management of Foraging Fortnight - coordinated programme of events in 5 Scottish LEADER areas"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000579391"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "FORTH VALLEY AND LOMOND LEADER LOCAL ACTION GROUP"
published: "2019-04-03"
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# Event Management of Foraging Fortnight - coordinated programme of events in 5 Scottish LEADER areas

Buyer: FORTH VALLEY AND LOMOND LEADER LOCAL ACTION GROUP  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000579391

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## Summary

The Forth Valley and Lomond LEADER Local Action Group is seeking tenders for the management of the "Foraging Fortnight", a new festival aimed at celebrating Scotland's natural environment and wild food. This initiative falls under the services category and is being coordinated across five LEADER areas in Scotland, with an estimated contract value of £40,000. The procurement method is open, and the tender period is set to close on 23 April 2019 at 12:00 PM. The project’s duration will run from May 2019 until the end of October 2020, with the successful candidate expected to engage local businesses and organisations while ensuring a professional delivery of the festival activities.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for event management firms, particularly those with experience in coordinating festivals, engaging community stakeholders, and managing budgets, to contribute to a unique project that promotes local culture and tourism. Businesses that specialise in event planning, marketing, and hospitality services will find this a fitting competition, and those equipped to handle varying scales of activities—from free community events to commercially viable ventures—will be well-suited to respond to this call for tenders.

## Notice

Foraging Fortnight is a new festival, to run throughout 5 LEADER areas of Scotland, celebrating Scotland's natural environment and wild food through a programme offering a wide range of responsible foraging and wild food activities. The role of the event manager is to engage and coordinate local organisations and businesses delivering a range of activities throughout the five regions. In some cases these activities will be funded by local areas and free to attend, in other cases they will be commercial ventures to be booked and paid for.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

We are looking to appoint an event manager to professionally and seamlessly deliver Foraging Fortnight in 2019 and 2020. The contract will run from May 2019 until the end of October 2020, to incorporate all festivals and final report. Requirements for the contract include: - Development and delivery of a festival that drives visitor numbers both from Scotland and further afield - Engagement and recruitment of businesses/organisations from the specified sectors to take part in the festival, including the production of 'tool kits' - Development of interesting ideas that create excitement and engagement in the lead up to the festival - Providing a report with evaluation and impact against objectives - Identification of interested candidates for delivering Foraging Fortnight beyond 2020 with the aim of securing the legacy of this festival - Keeping the PR manager up to date with event activities and information for publicity - Recruitment and management of project team as required to fulfil brief - Budget management - Regular reporting to Steering Group as required (see details under Reporting) - Responsibility for suitable insurance as event organiser and ensuring all promoted activity providers carry the necessary insurance and comply with appropriate environmental health guidelines - Flexibility to work around the availability of busy local contacts to help guide the programme of events in each area. Full information outlined in contract brief document

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR350372 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Apr 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Apr 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 6 May 2019 - 30 Oct 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £40,000 |
| Lots value | £40,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FORTH VALLEY AND LOMOND LEADER LOCAL ACTION GROUP |
| Locality | STIRLING |
| Post town | Falkirk and Stirling |
| Postcode | FK8 2ET |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling |
| Local authority | Stirling |
| Electoral ward | Stirling West |
| Westminster constituency | Stirling and Strathallan |
| Delivery location | TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79952000 - Event services

## Release History

- 3 Apr 2019 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR350372

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=APR350372&idx=1
  3rd April 2019 - Event Management Foraging Fortnight Tender document
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR350372
  Event Management of Foraging Fortnight - coordinated programme of events in 5 Scottish LEADER areas - Foraging Fortnight is a new festival, to run throughout 5 LEADER areas of Scotland, celebrating Scotland's natural environment and wild food through a programme offering a wide range of responsible foraging and wild food activities. The role of the event manager is to engage and coordinate local organisations and businesses delivering a range of activities throughout the five regions. In some cases these activities will be funded by local areas and free to attend, in other cases they will be commercial ventures to be booked and paid for.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.fvl.org.uk
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- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=579391
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