Published date: 30 November 2017

This notice was replaced on 1 March 2018

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Awarded contract (published 1 March 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Advertising and marketing services - 79340000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£188,000

Procurement reference

DN310110

Published date

30 November 2017

Closing date

8 January 2018

Contract start date

28 February 2018

Contract end date

30 September 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Bournemouth Borough Council are looking to appoint an organisation to develop, deliver and oversee all aspects of Arts by the Sea festival marketing and publicity as detailed within this specification, driving sales and ensuring that all platforms are fully optimised.

The Supplier will be expected to liaise direct with artists, venues, partners and ticketing agents as well as working closely with the festival team.

Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival presents an inspirational, ambitious and diverse combined-arts festival and works with many partners to stage a broad programme of mainly free events in a variety of outdoor and indoor locations throughout the town. These include large-scale outdoor spectaculars, performances of music, dance, theatre, comedy, circus and many workshops and participatory events. The festival also currently includes an indoor ticketed programme and has strong values of accessibility and environmental sustainability underpinning programming and logistical decisions. The festival is an annual eight-day event held in early-October and will place emphasis on Bournemouth's unique location and spaces. In 2018 the festival enters its eighth year. More information can be found on the festival website www.artsbythesea.co.uk

The contract will be for one year with the option to extend the contract annually for a further three years. Therefore, if all extensions were taken, the full length of the contract would be for four years. It is anticipated that the contract will commence in February 2018.

More information

Links

Additional text

Suppliers interested in this contract opportunity can access the full procurement documentation by visiting Bournemouth Borough Council's electronic Tendering system www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

Suppliers should search for the contract opportunity through Supplying the South West. There are further details of the contract opportunity on the advert published on www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk and instructions on how suppliers can access the procurement documentation for completion.

Responses to the contract opportunity must be submitted electronically through www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk before the deadline shown on the system.

If you are unable to access the advert for the opportunity through www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk please contact the Council using the contact details provided.
A notice was sent to the European Journal regarding this opportunity on 28 November 2017.

About the buyer

Contact name

Strategic Procurement Team

Address

Town Hall
Bourne Avenue
Bournemouth
BH2 6DY
England

Telephone

01202 451417

Email

procurement@bournemouth.gov.uk

Website

https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk