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# The BFI London Film Festival Guest Transportation Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-bfi-london-film-festival-guest-transportation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02bdf2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The B F I: "The BFI London Film Festival Guest Transportation Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £80,000. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The B F I](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-b-f-i-GB-FTS-19973)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £80,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hire of passenger cars with driver, Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver, Taxi services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-bfi-london-film-festival-guest-transportation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02bdf2#documents))
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## 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/the-bfi-london-film-festival-guest-transportation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02bdf2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fbfi%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-bfi-london-film-festival-guest-transportation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02bdf2#participate

## Description
The BFI London Film Festival taking place 6 October 2021 - 17 October 2021. 
In 2019, The 63rd BFI London Film Festival welcomed audiences of over 161,059 across 17 London cinema sites during 12 days, as well as an additional UK-wide audience. The festival screened a total of 233 fiction and documentary features, including 28 world premieres, 12 international premieres and 32 European Premieres, from 78 countries. It welcomed 868 filmmaker guests over half of which came from international territories. 
An integral part of the festival operation is the transport of guests and important staff around the festival's main venues, guest accommodation and airport/train stations. A total of 1400 car journeys were made during the 2019 edition of the festival. For the 2021,edition of the festival, it is estimated that this will be divided between taxi services (standard and executive) and as-directed chauffer services. However, actual requirements will vary from year to year based on the size and scope of the festival

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Taxi Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 60120000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** Provision of 24/7 taxi services across the festival including airport meet and greet  services, for the festival's guests. Taxi services in London should have a maximum response time of 15minutes. The ideal supplier will be able to demonstrate a comm...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Chauffer Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 60171000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** Chauffeur services for BFI London Film Festival guests. A minimum of 10 vehicles will be required at peak times, covering a total of 1,900 hours during the festival. 
Hours of service: 9am - 2am (in some circumstances drivers may be required to servi...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013951-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-06-18T16:38:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:02:34.467Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02bdf2