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Published 12 Oct 2022, 09:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Event Management Framework · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Highlands and Islands Enterprise·Consortium: 5 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 15 Nov 2022awarded 20 Dec 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HIE has awarded a multi-supplier Framework for Events Management to provide support for planning, managing and successfully running a wide range of digital, physical and hybrid events, or supporting internal event managers. This may include implementation of conferences, exhibitions, dinners and launch events. Most events will be in Scotland, but on occasion may be elsewhere in the UK or abroad.

  • Recurrence: HIE reserves the right to re-tender for these services upon termination of the framework or at the end of the contract period, including any extension period.

CPV: Event services · Marketing management consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 3 suppliers · 5 bids received (1.7 per place) · 5 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The contract will be awarded under a Framework Agreement to approximately 3 suppliers…Awarded

The contract will be awarded under a Framework Agreement to approximately 3 suppliers and under this agreement, no minimum workload is guaranteed. Services will be agreed on an “as required” basis only.

It will also be available for call-off by any other Contracting Authority wholly or partly under the control of, or funded by HIE, at any point during the term of this Framework (subject to case-by-case approval by HIE). Other organisations entitled to benefit from the framework will enter into a direct framework agreement with the successful suppliers on the same terms and conditions as those applying between HIE and the suppliers.

The 4-year budget currently available to deliver this service is between GBP 450,000 and GBP 500,000 (excluding VAT). Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: HIE may require the supplier to provide additional services. Any such modification shall be in terms of Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. See the Scope of Requirements for full details. Such modifications may include: - Changes to service requirements due to due to Covid-19 or any other pandemic or public health emergency. This may include events changing from delivery “in person” to online or hybrid - Addition or removal of the number of potential events which increases or decreases the anticipated number of hours required - Changes to HIE’s available budget to deliver these services - Pricing will be based upon the rates submitted as part of the Framework bidVariant 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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Account Manager: 10%
  • Delivery Team: 15%
  • Quality Management: 10%
  • Delivery of a mock event: 10%
  • Risk Analysis: 5%
  • Community Benefits: 5%
  • Fair Work First: 5%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (8)
  • Account Manager: 10%
  • Delivery Team: 15%
  • Quality Management: 10%
  • Delivery of a mock event: 10%
  • Risk Analysis: 5%
  • Community Benefits: 5%
  • Fair Work First: 5%
  • Price: 40%
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the contract, the following levels of insurance: Professional risk indemnity – minimum GBP 1 million in aggregate. Employers (compulsory) liability — minimum GBP 5 million for each and ever…
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Event Management Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · HIE reserves the right to re-tender for these services upon termination of the framework or at the end of the contract period, including any

extension period.

First published
12 Oct 2022, 09:14 BST
Last source update
23 Jan 2023, 13:34 GMT
Award evaluation window
15 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
FTS020
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-002008
Classification (CPV)
Event servicesMarketing management consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0374e9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: The tender process for the Award of this Framework is now complete. (SC Ref:715893)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Appointment period ends
15 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
15 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Nov 2022 → 23 Jan 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    15 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    15 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    23 Jan 2023, 13:34 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Jan 2023, 13:34 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 5admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Dec 2022

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 002008-2023-FTS020-1

    Signed
    20 Dec 2022
    Value
    £500,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

5 public bodies on the notice

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Contracting authorityRegional or local agency/officeEconomic affairs 313 An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus, Inverness, Scotland, IV2 5NAContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) LtdContracting authority Aviemore, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • Inverness Campus Owners AssociationContracting authority Inverness Campus, Inverness, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • Orkney Research and Innovation Campus LLPContracting authority Stromness, UKContact email, phone
  • Wave Energy Scotland LimitedContracting authority Inverness, ScotlandContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body InvernessContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

5 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.