Tender

Security and Crowd Management for the Bournemouth Air Festival

  • Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-031431

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

Published 16 December 2021, 2:39pm



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

UKK2 - Dorset and Somerset

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

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 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 requires 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 will be 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 anticipated start date of the contract is February / March 2022.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £390,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

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
  • UKK2 - Dorset and Somerset

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Bournemouth Air Festival involves a wide multi agency partnership working and we are looking for a dynamic and proactive 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.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £390,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

12

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

The contract will be 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.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues

Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

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

two.2.14) Additional information

Please do not contact any officer/team named on this notice or the documentation. All

documentation for this opportunity is available on www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk . Any

expressions of interest must be made through this portal unless otherwise instructed. You

will need to register on the site to submit a bid. Registering is free.


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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

26 January 2022

Local time

2:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

26 January 2022

Local time

2:00pm

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure

All bids are electronically sealed and opened by the Council's Democratic Services team

after the Bid deadline


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Estimated timing for further notices to be published: The length of the contract will be for up to

five years. Once the contract has ended, it is likely that a new contract will be procured.

six.3) Additional information

Bidders should seek independent legal and commercial advice in relation to the potential value of the opportunity and the scheme as a whole.

The Council is carrying out this procurement under the Open Procedure pursuant to the

Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).

In accordance with Regulation 50 (Contract award notices); Regulation 86 (Notices of

decisions to award a contract or conclude a framework agreement); Regulation 87

(Standstill period) and Regulations 91 to 102 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as

amended). Following any decision to award the contract the Council will be providing

debriefing information to unsuccessful bidders (in accordance with Regulation 86) and

observe a minimum 10 day standstill period (in accordance with Regulation 87) before the

contract is entered into.

The Council reserves the right not to award the opportunity or to award only part (or a

different arrangement) of the opportunity described in this contract notice.

The services will predominantly be performed within the boundaries of BCP Council for the

Council.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

Bournemouth

BH2 6DY

Email

procurement@bcpcouncil.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1202128989

Country

United Kingdom