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# Event Technical Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/event-technical-services-ocds-h6vhtk-043908). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Portsmouth City Council: "Event Technical Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £375,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Portsmouth City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/portsmouth-city-council-ons-e06000044)
- **Published Value:** £375,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 March 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Event services, Technical services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £375,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/event-technical-services-ocds-h6vhtk-043908#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-043908`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/event-technical-services-ocds-h6vhtk-043908#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fportsmouthcc%2Faspx%2Fhome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/event-technical-services-ocds-h6vhtk-043908#participate

## Description
The Events Team, Culture and Leisure directorate on behalf of Portsmouth City Council ('the Council') has awarded a contract to a suitably qualified supplier to provide the supply of equipment and services at the below events:
• Armed Forces Day
• International Kite Festival
• Fireworks Display
• Remembrance Sunday Service and Parade
This contract is applicable to the above events under the management of the Portsmouth City Council's Events and Lord Mayor's Team. These are regular events held in Portsmouth with attendee numbers ranging from 30 up to 50,000.
The estimated annual value of the contract is £50,000 based upon current specification, event frequencies and sites. The value of the contract may increase or decrease in the event of changes to specification, changes to frequencies, and removal or addition of events from the contract. The council cannot provide any guarantees of increases or decreases of the contract; however, any increases will be capped at 50% of the per annum contract value. The upper value of the contract is £75,000 per annum.
The initial contract term will be for 3 years with possibility of extending the term by a further 2 years in increments to be agreed, subject to the agreement and performance of both parties. The form of contract used will be the Council's standard terms for the supply of services.
This Contract is for the Council's Events and Lord Mayor's Team to use the services of the supplier. The Council cannot guarantee the value or volume it may place with the supplier under this contract.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71356000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £375,000
- **Description:** The Council is inviting tenders from suitably qualified suppliers to provide the supply of equipment and services at the below events:
Armed Forces Day
Date: Either Saturday 8th June or Saturday 15th June 2024 (TBC)
Location: Southsea Common, Portsmo...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 013717-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Lizard Events Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:8859600`
  - Value: £375,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 013717-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £375,000
  - Signed Date: 08/04/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013717-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-04-29T10:37:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T20:18:34.814Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-043908