Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Cardiff University
Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0DE
UK
Telephone: +44 2920879648
E-mail: franklinsp@cf.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/business/why-work-with-us/for-suppliers
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0258
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Production Services for Cardiff University Graduation
Reference number: CU.1433.SF
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79952000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Graduation Ceremonies are due to take place in the Utilita Arena, Cardiff in 2024 and 2025. The aim of this procurement process is to appoint a production service team to deliver the Graduation ceremonies. The production service team is required to support the events for the two years. Services to include lighting, audio, production, stage management, and other production services are required for the Events.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79952000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
Main site or place of performance:
Cardiff
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Graduation Ceremonies are due to take place in the Utilita Arena, Cardiff in 2024 and 2025. The aim of this procurement process is to appoint a production service team to deliver the Graduation ceremonies. The production service team is required to support the event for 2024 and 2025. Services to include lighting, audio, production, stage management, and other production services are required for the Events.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.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:
Option to extend the contract to cover the 2025 Graduation Events.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
A Site visit at the venue will take place on Wednesday 6th December from 9am until 12pm.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
04/01/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
04/01/2024
Local time: 12:00
Place:
Cardiff
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
There will be an opportunity to attend a site visit of the Area on the 6th of December 2023 from 9am until 12pm.
Please provide details of the attendees of the site visit from your company in a correspondence on in-tend no later than 4pm on 1st December 2023. We will respond with any further detail.
Access to the tender documentation will close on Friday 22nd December 2023 at Noon. The closing date will be Noon 4th January 2024.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=136670.
(WA Ref:136670)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/11/2023