Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Belfast City Council
9 - 21 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8DJ
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN06 - Belfast
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
Pre-market engagement for the provision of specialist sponsorship services
Reference number
T2557
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This Prior Information Notice is to inform the marketplace of Belfast City Council's intention to carry out research (via a pre-market engagement questionnaire) to help shape and inform the development of a tender for the provision of specialist sponsorship services.
The Council wishes to procure a 'sponsorship specialist' to:
- Review selected assets and sites that it owns and operates, along with selected events and festivals;
- Advise on the potential suitability of each for external advertising and/or sponsorship opportunities; and then potentially;
- Identify, approach, negotiate with and secure appropriate sponsor(s) and advertiser(s).
It is anticipated that there will be two phases to the above:
- Phase 1: The 'sponsorship specialist' will review the selected assets and sites the Council owns and operates, along with the selected events and festivals. They will then advise on the potential suitability of each asset or site or festival/event for external advertising and/or sponsorship opportunities.
- Phase 2: Depending on the outcome of Phase 1, the 'sponsorship specialist' may be required to identify, approach, negotiate with and secure appropriate sponsor(s) and advertiser(s).
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN06 - Belfast
Main site or place of performance
Belfast, Northern Ireland.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As above.
The Council will send a pre-market engagement (PME) questionnaire to Contractors who register their interest.
two.2.14) Additional information
If you are interested in receiving and completing a PME questionnaire, please email cps@belfastcity.gov.uk (FAO Rachel Crothers) by 5pm Friday 27th September 2024 - please provide your company's name and an email address. Interested Contractors will then receive a PME questionnaire w/c 30th September, and will have two weeks to complete and return to the Council.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
2 December 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
To register interest in receiving a PME questionnaire, please email cps@belfastcity.gov.uk (FAO Rachel Crothers) with your Company's name and email address by 5pm Friday 27th September 2024.