Official UK procurement notice
Tower Bridge Events Management Services
Authority: City of London Corporation (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe City of London Corporation (the City) invited Tenders for the provision of the Tower Bridge Events Management Services contract.
CPV: Catering services · Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Tower Bridge required a single Events Management Contractor to be responsible for all…AwardedPublished value£6,600,000
Tower Bridge required a single Events Management Contractor to be responsible for all areas of the
events business (sales, marketing, bookings, event operations, security (overseen by the Bridge’s
operational 24hr security provision), catering, and client aftercare.
The awarded supplier will be expected to provide a high quality and well-regarded events experience for all
clients. Longer term, Tower Bridge should be known as one of the most sustainable and socially
impactful events venues in London, while still being profitable and receiving excellent client
feedback.
The duration of the contract is 3 years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to
exercise its right to extend by a further 3 years, therefore the total contract term is 6 years.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Price
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 May 2023, 11:53 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Feb 2024, 11:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Jun 2023 – …
- Authority reference
itt_COL_16898- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005929- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c840Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘capitalEsourcing’ (www.capitalesourcing.com). Suppliers will need to register their interest on the system in order to participate, registration is free. The estimated value given at II.1.5) is for the full duration of the contract including the maximum possible extensions. The estimated annual revenue value for this concessions contract is therefore £1,100,000
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 150 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 12 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
12 Jun 2023 → 23 Feb 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline12 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened12 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published23 Feb 2024, 11:04 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete23 Feb 2024, 11:04 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Pantry LimitedSME | £6,600,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005929-2024-1 · Social Pantry LimitedSME
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Value
- £6,600,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cabinet OfficeReview body
- See VI.4.1) Review body field of this contract award noticeMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Social Pantry LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria