Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
16 Summer Lane
BIRMINGHAM
B19 3SD
Contact
Charlene Joseph
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG31 - Birmingham
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Tier 2 Market Engagement
Reference number
2021-WMGC-0147
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79952000 - Event services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The procurement is about contracting for an event management organisation to carry out event services which includes networking and engagement. The purpose of the engagement is to host business leaders forums and Commonwealth Heads of State (CHOGM).
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £29,883
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI3 - Inner London – West
Main site or place of performance
As the crow flies from B19 post code.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
West Midlands Growth Company has appointed the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) to deliver 3 tailored international engagement events (as 2 international 'showcase webinars' and 1 roundtable with delegates representing a wide array of Commonwealth Markets, who are based in London). The provider will manage the whole lifecycle of these events, and take ownership for curating an audience, communications with invitees, speaker management, event logistics and AV management, audience follow-up etc.
These events will be framed to showcase the wider West Midlands offer, including Inward Investment, Capital Investment, Consumer and Business Tourism and the region's higher education offering. The objective of these events will be to drive attendance in Birmingham during the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
It is the intention of WMGC Ltd to directly award Commonwealth Enterprise & Investment Council the contract due to the nature of the service required and in line with principles set in PPN01/20 where direct award is permissible due absence of competition and protection of exclusive rights under Regulation 32 (2) of the PCR which allows for sole supplier sourcing through use of a negotiated procedure without prior publication to be used and this request also falls within Regulation 32 (5) delivery of services by an existing supplier to where competition is absent due to technical reasons. Furthermore, there is protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights where there is no reasonable alternative or substitutes that exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing
down of the parameters of the procurement. In the case of this procurement competition is absent and only one supplier can provide the expertise required to produce the product or has capacity to complete on the scale required.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
2021-WMGC-0147
Title
Tier 2 Market Engagement
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24 January 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Commonwealth Enterprise And Investment Council
First Floor, 41-44 Great Queen Street,
London
WC2B 5AD
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £29,883
Total value of the contract/lot: £29,883
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Commercial Work Group
16 Summer Lane
BIRMINGHAM
B19 3SD
Country
United Kingdom