Awarded contract

Venue Hire for FCDO Hosted Event

  • Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-013345

Published 24 April 2024, 4:11pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

King Charles Street

London

SW1A 2AH

Email

commercial.corporate@fcdo.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.gov.uk/fcdo

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Venue Hire for FCDO Hosted Event

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79952000 - Event services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Venue Hire for FCDO Hosted Event

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: £750,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Hire of space for a major event

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Regulation 15 and 32 apply.

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

ecm_6267

Title

FCDO Venue Hire Agreement

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

19 March 2024

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

Blenheim Palace Heritage Foundation

Woodstock, Oxford

OX20 1PP

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £750,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

King Charles Street, Westminister

London

SW1A 2AH

Country

United Kingdom