Production Support Crew & Equipment Hire

Concepts

• edinburgh
• event services
• production support crew & equipment hire
• hire
• equipment
• crew
• cultural event organisation
• theatrical producer entertainment
• entertainment services
• cultural venues

Location

Edinburgh

Description

The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking to appoint a Framework Agreement of a maximum of 10 multi-disciplinary Suppliers to meet the production needs of live events (mainly concert & conferences etc) at its Cultural Venues.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Council is seeking to appoint a Framework of a maximum of 10 multi-disciplinary Suppliers. An open procurement process will be followed where by the Single Procurement Document (SPD) will be utilised to identify suitable Tenderers in terms of compliance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and/or the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016/PR(S)A14 and the minimum standards and any other requirements set out in the Tender documents & Contract Notice. Thereafter an Award Criteria and Pricing evaluation will be undertaken to select the tenders which represent the best overall value for money.

Renewal Options

It is the intention of the Council that any Contract resulting from this ITT will be for a period of two years with the option to extend for up to a further two 12 month periods, undertaken at the sole discretion of the Council.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79952000 - Event services
• 79952100 - Cultural event organisation services
• 92312110 - Theatrical producer entertainment services
• 92300000 - Entertainment services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=753436. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Suppliers appointed to the Framework will be required to deliver the following Community Benefit: - each Framework Supplier will rebate 1% of contract spend annually to be utilised to deliver a Community Benefit agreed between the Supplier and the Council (e.g. donation to Back to School Bank - A charity which aims is to provide a School Uniform for children who need help getting a new school uniform as a result of poverty in Edinburgh). (SC Ref:753436) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=753436