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Published 26 May 2021, 16:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall Theatre Annual Pantomime Production

Official notice

Authority: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 Jul 2021awarded 14 Oct 2021
Awarded to Little Wolf Entertainment Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council ("the Council") is looking for an experienced production company to aid the production of our annual pantomime. The successful bidder will be required to work alongside our Culture Team to create a family friendly production that runs throughout December into the beginning of January. This contract will commence in October 2021, the first production will need to be delivered in December 2022. The Council intends to appoint the successful tenderer for an initial 12 month term, with the option of up to 2 annual extensions subject to commercial terms being met as outlined below in the tender specification.

Key Dates & Timeline for Procurement

Tender release: Wednesday 26th May 2021

Expression of Interest Deadline: 12:00pm Friday 9th July 2021

Deadline for submission of completed tenders: 12:00pm Friday 23rd July 2021

Evaluation: w/c Monday 26th July 2021

Interviews: Monday 9th August 2021 and Tuesday 10th August 2021

Appointment of contractor: w/c Monday 4th October 2021

CPV: Recreational, cultural and sporting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: South East
Extensions: Two possible 12 month extensions available at the end of the initial 12 month termVariant 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: 100%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 90%
  • Interview: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 90
  • Interview: 10
  • Cost: 0

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
26 May 2021, 16:18 BST
Last source update
14 Oct 2021, 15:07 BST
Award evaluation window
23 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN546645
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-025730
Classification (CPV)
Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ46)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b559 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
9 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Jul 2021 → 14 Oct 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    23 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Oct 2021, 15:07 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Oct 2021, 15:07 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Oct 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Little Wolf Entertainment LtdSME£1,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, Tunbridge Wells, South East, TN1 1RSContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Mid Kent Legal ServicesReview body Tunbridge WellsContact 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.