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Published 19 Oct 2022, 16:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

2022_Arts - Events Management - British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Italy (IT)
Published estimate£320,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Nov 2022awarded 20 Dec 2022
Awarded to Valorizzazioni Culturali Srl Unipersonale

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The British Council is tendering for the supply of an events management service for its pre-opening week events in Venice. The service will cover the organization of the Opening Reception (500 guests) at a suitable private venue in Venice and to subcontract a catering service for the VIP Lunch, both events take place on the same day during La Biennale di Venezia’s pre-opening week. Acting as the main point of contact for the British Council for these services, the Service Provider will be responsible for planning, overseeing, and managing all events in line with specifications as well as securing a venue for the Opening Reception, security staff, all catering, decorations, furniture and AV. The Service Provider will ensure that relationships with the British Council are managed effectively, contracts with any subcontractors are in place and payments are processed efficiently.The contract covers the opening events for Architecture (2023) and Art (2024) and the option to extend the c

CPV: Event services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value€320,000
Delivery listed: Italy (IT)
Extensions: 16 December 2022 to 16 December 2024 with option to extend to 16 December 2026Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
19 Oct 2022, 16:11 BST
Last source update
12 Jan 2023, 10:44 GMT
Award evaluation window
21 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
BC/02649
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-000925
Classification (CPV)
Event services
Delivery area
Italy (IT)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037727 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
21 Nov 2022, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Nov 2022, 10:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Nov 2022 → 12 Jan 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Nov 2022, 10:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    21 Nov 2022, 10:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    12 Jan 2023, 10:44 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Jan 2023, 10:44 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Valorizzazioni Culturali Srl UnipersonaleSMEEvents Management, British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale€80,052 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilBody governed by public law10 Bridgewater House, Manchester, IT, M1 6BBContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • British Council - LondonReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria