Award

NUN - Creative Explorers (4 x projects)

  • Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-016352

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03d4e2

Published 8 June 2023, 6:24pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council

Town Hall, Coton Road

Nuneaton

CV11 5AA

Contact

Matthew Wallbank

Email

matthew.wallbank@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2476376258

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG13 - Warwickshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk/site/

Buyer's address

http://www.csw-jets.co.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

NUN - Creative Explorers (4 x projects)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Creative Explorers is a 21-month journey led by the Borough Council working with partners for the provision of artists and artistic performances focused on our project strands: Combustion, Imagine Bamboo, Art in the Streets, and Teach Make.

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: £704,050

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 92310000 - Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services
  • 92320000 - Arts-facility operation services
  • 92340000 - Dance and performance entertainment services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG13 - Warwickshire
Main site or place of performance

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Creative Explorers is a 21-month journey led by the Borough Council working with partners for the provision of artists and artistic performances focused on our project strands: Combustion, Imagine Bamboo, Art in the Streets, and Teach Make.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance

Explanation:

32.-(1) In the specific cases and circumstances laid down in this regulation, contracting authorities may award public contracts by a negotiated procedure without prior publication.

General grounds

(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:-

(b)where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:-

(i)the aim of the procurement is the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance,

Please note, the Borough Council undertook due diligence on both suppliers by issuing each a Standard Selection Questionnaire for completion to ensure the suppliers met the Exclusion grounds as per Regulation 57 of the PCR's 2015.

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/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

2 June 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Artichoke Trust

Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street

London

E1 6AB

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
Companies House

05429030

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £279,475


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

2 June 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Godiva Awakes Trust

Unit 4, Sandy Lane Business Park, Sandy Lane

Coventry

CV1 4DQ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG33 - Coventry
Companies House

07409629

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £424,575


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

32.-(1) In the specific cases and circumstances laid down in this regulation, contracting authorities may award public contracts by a negotiated procedure without prior publication.

General grounds

(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:-

(b)where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:-

(i)the aim of the procurement is the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Cabinet Office

70 Whitehall

London

SW1A 2AS

Country

United Kingdom