Pre-market engagement for the provision of specialist sponsorship services
Details
- Buyer
- Belfast City Council
- Topic
- Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- Published
- 10 September 2024
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
This Prior Information Notice is to inform the marketplace of Belfast City Council's intention to carry out research (via a pre-market engagement questionnaire) to help shape and inform the development of a tender for the provision of specialist sponsorship services. The Council wishes to procure a 'sponsorship specialist' to: - Review selected assets and sites that it owns and operates, along with selected events and festivals; - Advise on the potential suitability of each for external advertising and/or sponsorship opportunities; and then potentially; - Identify, approach, negotiate with and secure appropriate sponsor(s) and advertiser(s). It is anticipated that there will be two phases to the above: - Phase 1: The 'sponsorship specialist' will review the selected assets and sites the Council owns and operates, along with the selected events and festivals. They will then advise on the potential suitability of each asset or site or festival/event for external advertising and/or sponsorship opportunities. - Phase 2: Depending on the outcome of Phase 1, the 'sponsorship specialist' may be required to identify, approach, negotiate with and secure appropriate sponsor(s) and advertiser(s). Lot 1: As above. The Council will send a pre-market engagement (PME) questionnaire to Contractors who register their interest. Additional information: If you are interested in receiving and completing a PME questionnaire, please email cps@belfastcity.gov.uk (FAO Rachel Crothers) by 5pm Friday 27th September 2024 - please provide your company's name and an email address. Interested Contractors will then receive a PME questionnaire w/c 30th September, and will have two weeks to complete and return to the Council.
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published10 September 2024Current notice
About the buyer
Belfast City Council is the local authority for Belfast, and buys as a local government organisation with its own commercial and procurement service. Suppliers register on eSourcing NI, the Council's e-tendering platform, to view and bid for opportunities. Contracts above the relevant threshold are advertised on Find a Tender under the Procurement Act 2023. Lower-value work is published directly on eSourcing NI, searchable by ITT code, title or buyer organisation. Dynamic purchasing systems cover recurring needs such as food supply, employability and skills, and enterprise and business growth. The Central Transactions Unit handles supplier queries and invoicing across council contracts.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Belfast City Council's contract awards have been in business services, architectural and engineering services and recreation, culture and sport.
Relevant CPV codes
- 79000000 · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79341100 · Advertising consultancy services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@belfast-city-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@belfast-city-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@belfast-city-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@belfast-city-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@belfast-city-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@belfast-city-council.gov |
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