Official UK procurement notice
DCC Festivals & Events Evaluation
Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is for Durham County Council (DCC) Festivals & Events Evaluation.
DCC Culture, Sport & Tourism deliver a number of cultural festivals and events as part of their annual programme and need to continue to measure the impact of these. The range of events and festivals varies in terms of size, content and objectives. Some are commissioned out to external partners whilst some are delivered in house by our Festivals, Events & Cultural Engagement Team.
The expected start date for the proposed contract is 13 January 2025.
The expected end date for the proposed contract is 12 January 2027.
The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further 24 months from the actual end date.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Market and economic research; polling and statistics · Public relations services
The lotProcurement structure
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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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Previous Relevant Experience: 20%
- Proposed Contract Manager and Delivery Team: 15%
- Contract delivery plan, overview of personnel responsibilities and cost plan: 25%
- price: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Previous Relevant Experience: 20
- Proposed Contract Manager and Delivery Team: 15
- Contract delivery plan, overview of personnel responsibilities and cost plan: 25
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 30
- Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- 30 Oct 2024, 10:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Jan 2025, 15:15 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN749171- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002238- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b274Find a Tender
Publisher note: Please download Invitation to Tender Documents from www.nepo.org
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 2 Dec 2024, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
2 Dec 2024 → 22 Jan 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened2 Dec 2024, 13:00 GMT
- Contract starts13 Jan 2025
- Notice published22 Jan 2025, 15:15 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete22 Jan 2025, 15:15 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEL Research Ltd | £245,345 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
DCC Festivals & Events Evaluation · MEL Research Ltd
- Signed
- 13 Jan 2025
- Value
- £245,345
- Period
- … – 12 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MEL Research LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria