Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
16 Summer Lane
BIRMINGHAM
B19 3SD
Contact
Ronny Tigere
Telephone
+44 1212025057
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG3 - West Midlands
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
Global Challenges Forum
Reference number
2021-WMGC-0031
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79950000 - Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Forum for Global Challenges is an international biennial conference. The next conference is to be held over 3 days at The ICC in Birmingham on 3-5 May 2022. A preceding international
programme of online and physical events, which began on 19 January 2021, are being delivered by the University's Institute for Global Innovation
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: £208,333.33
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79952000 - Event services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG3 - West Midlands
Main site or place of performance
AS the crow flies from B19
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Forum for Global Challenges is an international biennial conference. The next conference is to be held over 3 days at The ICC in Birmingham on 3-5 May 2022. A preceding international
programme of online and physical events, which began on 19 January 2021, are being delivered by the University's Institute for Global Innovation.
The objectives and outputs of the conference and the events are to:
1. Attract a significant international audience to a combination of physical and digital events (prior and including).
2. Showcase the West Midlands' industry and academic strengths to enhance the area's reputation.
3. Encourage a pipeline of organisations with a qualified interest in investing or growing within the West Midlands region
4. Contribute to international profile-raising of Birmingham 2022 and enhance perceptions of the region
5. Generate inward investment, leading to socio-economic benefits and job creation
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 this contract to the University of Birmingham due to nature of the service required falling into a concession threshold.
▪ The concession route allows for Workstream Leads to engage with the market giving ability to talk about the procurement before the actual process in procuring the service has taken place and, in that regard, the Workstream Leads on the Project Natalie King and Roger Mendonca engaged with the market through soft market testing which was also a call for requesting fully developed and costed proposals against a criterion which is SMART.
▪ The Concession route was considered because it gives the ability to be creative with the award criteria by linking the measurables to the subject matter of the contract by empowering the Workstream lead to consider the needs required to be achieved and developing a criterion of measurement to ensure that those needs are met
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
2021-WMGC-0031
Title
Global Challenges Forum
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 December 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG3 - West Midlands
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £208,333.33
Total value of the contract/lot: £208,333.33
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Commercial Working Group
West Midlands Growth Company
Birmingham
B19 3SD
Country
United Kingdom