Published date: 26 April 2017

Last edited date: 26 April 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 2 May 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Event services - 79952000

  • Cultural event organisation services - 79952100

  • Festival organisation services - 79953000

Location of contract

SE1 8XT

Value of contract

£0 to £425,000

Procurement reference

2017/157

Published date

26 April 2017

Closing date

2 May 2017

Contract start date

30 June 2017

Contract end date

29 June 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

BFI London Film Festival is Britain's leading film event and one of the world's best film festivals. It introduces the finest new British and international films to an expanding London and UK-wide audience and attracts significant international film industry participation. LFF is a compelling combination of red carpet glamour, friendly audiences and vibrant exchange. LFF provides an essential profiling opportunity for films seeking global success; promotes the careers of British and international filmmakers through its industry and awards programmes and positions London as the world's leading creative city.

In 2016, The 60th BFI London Film Festival welcomed audiences of over 195,000 across 16 London cinema sites during 12 days, including satellite screenings to UK-wide cinemas of its Opening Night film 'A United Kingdom' and Werner Herzog's 'Lo & Behold'.

The Festival presented 248 fiction and documentary features, including 15 World Premieres, 9 International Premieres, 42 European Premieres and 18 Archive films and screenings of 147 live action and animated shorts, all from 74 countries. It welcomed 847 filmmaker guests over half of which came from international territories. Industry screenings and events were attended by over 1250 industry delegates and 900 press delegates.

The scope of requirements, for BFI London Film Festival Gala Production Management, includes:

o Red Carpet and cinema event production
o Sponsored Headline Gala Receptions
o Invitation and Guest list management
o Press conference event management

Further details are included within the Invitation to Tender.

More information

Links

Additional text

To take part in this tender, please visit our website, at the address shown above, where you will need to register, if you haven't already, and express an interest in this opportunity to access the relevant documents.
Please note expressions of interest will only be accepted via the portal.

The contract value is up to £85,000 (exclusive of VAT) per contract year.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Stephen Adams

Address

Belvedere Road
Southbank
Waterloo
SE1 8XT
United Kingdom

Telephone

0207 9574849

Email

stephen.adams@bfi.org.uk