Glasgow Life and British Cycling – 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships

Concepts

• glasgow
• glasgow life
• event services
• british cycling
• cycling world championships
• uci cycling world championships
• glasgow life's intention
• glasgow city council
• world championships
• championships

Location

City of Glasgow

Description

This Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice relates to Glasgow Life's intention to enter into a co-operation contract with British Cycling in connection with the hosting responsibilities for the delivery of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow. Glasgow City Council and Glasgow Life are strategic public sector partners in the bid for and the hosting of the Championships and will co-operate with British Cycling in the delivery of certain aspects of the sport competition management of the sporting competition to be held in Glasgow.

Total Quantity or Scope

Glasgow Life have operational responsibility to deliver a number of world championships in Glasgow as part of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships. This has been agreed with 2023 Cycling Worlds Ltd, the company set up to manage the overall delivery of Scotland’s hosting of the inaugural UCI Cycling World Championships in 2023 (the Championships).Glasgow Life intends to enter into a co-operation contract with British Cycling in connection with the sport competition delivery for 5 world championships. The contract will set out the terms on which Glasgow Life will co-operate with British Cycling in connection with the organisation and staging of the world championship disciplines.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 79952000 - Event services
• 79952100 - Cultural event organisation services
• 92621000 - Sports-event promotion services
• 92622000 - Sports-event organisation services

Legal Justification

It has been determined that the appropriate route to market for this requirement is the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication in accordance with The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Regulation 33 – Use of the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication; - (1) A contracting authority may award a public contract following negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice or prior information notice in any of the following cases - b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons - (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons. British Cycling are the only UK Federation for Cycling.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Glasgow Life will observe a minimum period of 10 days from the date of publication of this notice before entering into the co-operation contract with British Cycling. The estimated value of the co-operation contract as stated in this notice is indicative only and is subject to change, including having regard to the final agreed scope of the activities that will be performed by British Cycling in connection with the delivery of activities within the Championships 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=681484. (SC Ref:681484)