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
UK House & Games Time Activity Scoping
Reference number
2021-WMGC-0065
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
WMGC is undertaking a large amount of work on profile raising, promotion and setting out investment propositions in advance of the Commonwealth Games. This is particularly focused, but not exclusively, on the events surrounding the Queens Baton
Relay through the Commonwealth nations. The work will continue in the run up to the Games with a significant amount of activity taking place during the period of the Games
- the promotional and business development work during the Games is taking part in'UK House'. There is now a need to start putting detailed plans in place for those activities and with all of the other work underway, there is a need to build greater short term capacity within the WMGC team.
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: £58,500
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD4 - Lancashire
Main site or place of performance
As the crow flies from B19 post code
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
2.1 The Business and Tourism Programme (BATP) is seeking to Direct Award to Mickledore Limited to deliver three phases of work, to facilitate the delivery of a comprehensive and integrated inward investment programme during the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
2.2Initial Scoping of activity and programme - to include: Identification of those
promotional / business development aspects that must take place to best showcase the West Midlands during the period of the games; Presentation and evaluation of a range of different approaches to games-time delivery, ranging from set piece presentations through to one-to-one bespoke visit itineraries; Identification of stakeholder organisations which could help
represent the West Midlands, through hosted events, in presentations and on panels.
2.3 Stakeholder Engagement - to include: mapping out of overarching programme of activity during the games, ensuring the correct balance of sector & market focused events, with time allocated for other appropriate hospitality; identification of venue requirements to deliver the programme; engagement with prospective partner organisations to secure their commitment to deliver activity as part of the overarching programme; engagement with in-market representatives and other intermediaries to assess and plan for the needs of prospective delegations.
2.4 Implementation - to include: Finalisation of overarching programme of activity; creation of a detailed work plan for each event/activation point; evaluation of programme resource requirements and presentation of a number of solutions to service the requirements of multiple concurrent investor delegations; promotional work with intermediaries and other programme content/hosting partners to secure maximum delegation attraction success.
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:
- protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation:
West Midlands Growth Company Ltd to directly award Mickledore Limited the contract due to reasons of technical and artistic reasons, which are connected with the protection of exclusive rights, the public contract may be awarded only to a particular economic operator when the services are to be purchased or hired under the contract are required by the contracting authority as a partial replacement for, or in addition to, existing services and when to obtain the services from a supplier other than the supplier which supplied the existing services would oblige the contracting authority to acquire services having different technical characteristics which would result in-incompatibility between the existing services purchased or hired under the contract; or may cause disproportionate technical difficulties in the delivery of the existing services.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
2021-WMGC-0065
Title
UK House & Games Time Activity Scoping
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11 February 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
Mickledore Limited
3 Towngate Court, Eccleston
Chorley
PR7 5RT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD4 - Lancashire
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: £58,500
Total value of the contract/lot: £58,500
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Commercial Working Group
16 Summer Lane
Birmingham
B19 3SD
Country
United Kingdom