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Published 13 Jan 2023, 10:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Pantomime for the Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre

Official notice

Authority: Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£270,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Feb 2023awarded 8 Mar 2023
Awarded to GBL PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This specification has been developed by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council in order to procure a suitably qualified and competent company to deliver pantomime productions for The Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre, Armagh, for 2023 / 2024 /2025 (subject to successful annual review). The Market Place is Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council’s flagship arts centre and annually presents a 3-week run of a pantomime to both school and public audiences in the month of December. The pantomime is a key part of the theatre’s programme and plays to over 13,000 people each year. The venue is looking for an experienced, highly professional partner company to produce and present its 2023, 2024 and 2025 pantomimes (2024 and 2025 subject to satisfactory annual review).

CPV: Theatrical producer entertainment services · Theatrical producers', singer groups', bands' and orchestras' entertainment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

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 (6)
  • Title and Synopsis: 20%
  • Production Team: 15%
  • Production Values: 15%
  • Music: 10%
  • Budget for 2023 Production: 20%
  • Total Contract Price for 2023 Production: 20%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Title and Synopsis: 20
  • Production Team: 15
  • Production Values: 15
  • Music: 10
  • Budget for 2023 Production: 20
  • Total Contract Price for 2023 Production: 20
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.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Jan 2023, 10:32 GMT
Last source update
8 Mar 2023, 16:23 GMT
Award evaluation window
13 Feb 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-006806
Classification (CPV)
Theatrical producer entertainment servicesTheatrical producers', singer groups', bands' and orchestras' entertainment services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN07)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039728 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
13 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Feb 2023, 12:30 GMT

Timeline

13 Feb 2023 → 14 May 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    13 Feb 2023, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    8 Mar 2023, 16:23 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    14 May 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Mar 2023, 16:23 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £91,2291 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GBL PRODUCTIONS LIMITEDSMEContract£91,229 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Craigavon Civic and Conference Centre PO Box 66 Lakeview Road, Craigavon, UK, BT64 1ALContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court Justice of Northern IrelandReview body Belfast
  • High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • GBL PRODUCTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier Unit 2 Northern Whig Building 2-10 Bridge Street, BELFAST, UK, BT1 1LUContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.