Contract

Security, Stewarding and Crowd Management for the Bournemouth Air Festival

  • Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-008268

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03023e

Published 28 March 2022, 12:25pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

Town Hall, Bourne Avenue

Bournemouth

BH2 6DY

Contact

Strategic Procurement

Email

procurement@bcpcouncil.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1202128989

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK24 - Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Security, Stewarding and Crowd Management for the Bournemouth Air Festival

Reference number

DN586720

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79710000 - Security services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

BCP Council has awarded a contract to a supplier to provide Security, Stewarding and Crowd Management Services for the Bournemouth Air Festival.

The supplier will be responsible for providing qualified SIA certified security and competent

stewards for a range of roles across the event site to ensure the safe running of the event.

They will be responsible for the management of this team whilst onsite and for ensuring the

staffing requirements are met.

The contract is for one year with the option to extend annually for a further four years

(1+1+1+1+1). Therefore, if all extensions were taken the full length of the contract would be

for five years. The start date of the contract is 1 March 2022.

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: £600,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 75241000 - Public security services
  • 79710000 - Security services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK24 - Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Bournemouth Air Festival involves a wide multi agency partnership working and the council are appointing a security company with extensive Crowd Management experience to continue to deliver a world class safe event. The event attracts an average of 700,000 people across the 4 days with the core event times being 10:00 – 22:00 hours Thursday to Saturday and 10:00 – 18:00 hours on Sunday. The site runs across 1.5 miles on two levels and including an afternoon and evening flying display, ancillary entertainment, military villages, trading, catering and funfair provision.

The supplier is responsible for supplying all security and stewarding personnel for the festival. The supplier will be responsible for providing qualified SIA certified security and competent stewards for a range of roles across the event site to ensure the safe running of the event. They will be responsible for the management of this team whilst onsite and for ensuring the staffing requirements are met

The supplier will be responsible for sourcing radios and ear-pieces for all staff working under them at the event directly from the appointed radio supplier and for the costs incurred for this. No accommodation is provided for security so the supplier is responsible for any accommodation along will all welfare arrangements such as food.

Security requirements will begin from the weekend prior to the event each year, building up to the main requirement over the event. There will be a requirement for a small number of Security to remain until the end of the Tuesday after the event each year.

In addition to the SIA numbers for the event, the council will also require roles to be provided that can deliver as a Security Manager, Radio Controller, Supervisor, Crowd Dynamic Advisor and Search and Security Measures Manager.

The contract value has been set at up to £600,000 over the full contract term. The Council does not guarantee this value of spend and the spend is dependent on the requirements for the security provision in each year of the contract.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50

Price - Weighting: 50

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-031431


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

DN586720

Lot No

1

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 March 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 8

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

SPA Security & Events Ltd

15 Quartz Avenue

Mansfield

NG18 4XB

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKF15 - North Nottinghamshire
National registration number

06541695

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £600,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Courts of Justice

The Royal Court of Justice

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

In accordance with Regulation 86 (notices of decisions to award a contract), Regulation 87

(standstill period) and Regulations 91 (enforcement of duties through the Court) of the

Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).