Award

Hire of the Royal Albert Hall for the Mountbatten Festival of Music

  • Ministry of Defence

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-017595

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02cc29

Published 25 July 2021, 10:44pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence

Potsmouth

Email

lee.culshaw100@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.contracts.mod.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Defence


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Hire of the Royal Albert Hall for the Mountbatten Festival of Music

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 92312100 - Theatrical producers', singer groups', bands' and orchestras' entertainment services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Hire of the Royal Albert Hall for the Mountbatten Festival of Music

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: £144,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London
Main site or place of performance

London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Hire of the Royal Albert Hall for the Mountbatten Festival of Music

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

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:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

The Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a 2 year contract to The Corporation of the Hall of Arts and Sciences (“The Royal Albert Hall”) for the hire of the Royal Albert Hall to host the Mountbatten Music Festival in 2022 and 2023. It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to regulation 32(2)(b)(i) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Article 32(2)(b)(i) of Directive 2014/24/EU) for the aim of the procurement is the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance. This is because the Mountbatten Music Festival is traditionally held in the Royal Albert Hall.

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/concession

Contract No

701576385

Title

Hire of the Royal Albert Hall for the Mountbatten Festival of Music

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25 July 2021

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

The Corporation of the Hall of Arts and Sciences

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
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: £144,000

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Ministry of Defence

Portsmouth

Country

United Kingdom