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Published 8 Sept 2021, 16:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Event Services Provider for The Royal Parks Half Marathon

Official notice

Authority: The Royal Parks Ltd (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£8,000,000≈ £1.4m / year39.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 8 Oct 2021awarded 30 Mar 2022
Awarded to London Marathon Events Ltd
Contract term 5 yrs 10 moends 31 Dec 2027 · starts 4 Mar 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Royal Parks (“TRP”) invited suitably experienced Event Service Providers (“ESPs”) to submit tenders for provision of event services to deliver its flagship mass participation event the Royal Parks Half Marathon (”RPHM”).

The ESP shall deliver five RPHM Events during the Term, with the first RPHM Event occurring in October of 2023 and the four remaining RPHM Events occurring annually each October thereafter. Each RPHM Event shall take place on the second Sunday in October annually. The ESP shall build on RPHM Event achievements, drive forward the sustainability vision for the event, and create demand for Places for the RPHM Event through ensuring that the runner experience is always at the forefront of improvements and innovations.

CPV: Event services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1TRP used a two-stage ‘restricted’ tendering procedureAwarded 5 yrs 10 mo

TRP used a two-stage ‘restricted’ tendering procedure. The first stage required bidders to complete the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) and upload this to the Delta eSourcing website www.delta-esourcing.com ↗ no later than the SQ submission deadline. Following the evaluation of SQs received, a minimum of the 5 top-highest scoring suppliers were invited to tender.

Contract period: 4 Mar 2022 – 31 Dec 2027 (5 yrs 10 mo)
Delivery: London · LONDON
Variant 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: 30%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (18)
  • Overarching requirements and vision: 6%
  • Festival Site Design: 4%
  • Race Route: 4%
  • South Carriage Drive Start Line and Finish Line concept: 4%
  • Mobilisation: 4%
  • Robustness of Business Plan Template: 5%
  • Runner Registration Support: 4%
  • Fulfilment: 4%
  • Event Planning: 4%
  • Event Delivery: 4%
  • Site Management: 4%
  • Crowd Management: 4%
  • Health and Safety Standards: 3%
  • Health and Safety Planning and Operation: 3%
  • Stakeholder Management: 3%
  • Base RPHM Fee Price Proposal: 25%
  • Base Saturday Event Fee Price Proposal: 5%
  • Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (18)
  • Overarching requirements and vision: 6%
  • Festival Site Design: 4%
  • Race Route: 4%
  • South Carriage Drive Start Line and Finish Line concept: 4%
  • Mobilisation: 4%
  • Robustness of Business Plan Template: 5%
  • Runner Registration Support: 4%
  • Fulfilment: 4%
  • Sustainability: 10%
  • Event Planning: 4%
  • Event Delivery: 4%
  • Site Management: 4%
  • Crowd Management: 4%
  • Health and Safety Standards: 3%
  • Health and Safety Planning and Operation: 3%
  • Stakeholder Management: 3%
  • Base RPHM Fee Price Proposal: 25%
  • Base Saturday Event Fee Price Proposal: 5%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Restricted 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Sept 2021, 16:15 BST
Last source update
9 May 2022, 14:05 BST
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-011985
Classification (CPV)
Event services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02de9a Find a Tender

Publisher note: Note that the period of work start date is the 30/3/22 and not 10/5/22 as listed below. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=688870992 GO Reference: GO-202259-PRO-20103941

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
8 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline

Timeline

8 Oct 2021 → 9 May 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    26 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    4 Mar 2022
  4. Notice published
    9 May 2022, 14:05 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 May 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 May 2022, 14:05 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    9 May 2022, 14:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,859,3401 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Mar 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
London Marathon Events LtdSME£4,859,340 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

The Royal Parks

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawRecreation, culture and religion The Old Police House, Hyde Park, London, London, W2 2UHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • The Royal Parks LtdContracting authorityReview bodyBody governed by public lawRecreation, culture and religion London, LondonContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.