CGF Partnerships Limited: Licensing and Merchandising Rights for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Sport and Home Nations Brand Assets

UK-London: Retail trade services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             CGF Partnerships Ltd
             Commonwealth House, 55-58 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5JH, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 7711003664, Email: licensing@cgfpartnerships.com
             Contact: Alex Balzaretti / Peter Raper
             Main Address: https://www.delta-esourcing.com
             NUTS Code: UKG3
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Retail-trade-services./2352B6C754
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Other type:: Limited Company
      I.5) Main activity
            Other activity:

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Licensing and Merchandising Rights for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Sport and Home Nations Brand Assets       
      Reference Number: CGFP
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      55900000 - Retail trade services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games (“Birmingham 2022”) will be the largest event ever staged in the West Midlands and the most significant event to be staged in the UK in 2022. CGF Partnerships Ltd (“CGFP”), a company registered in England and Wales with company number 10380178, whose registered office is at Commonwealth House, 55-58 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5JH is advertising for parties to register their interest in acquiring certain licensing and merchandising rights for Birmingham 2022, Commonwealth Sport and Home Nations brand assets (together, the “Brand Assets”) through the opportunities described below in Lots1,2,and 3.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: Not Provided       
      Currency: Not Provided
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: Yes       
      Tenders may be submitted for: All lots
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not provided

II.2) Description
II.2) Description Lot No. 1
      
      II.2.1) Title: Master Licensee       
      Lot No: 1       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      79340000 - Advertising and marketing services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKG3 West Midlands
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Master Licensee to design, source, deliver and retail an extensive range of official licensed products incorporating the Brand Assets (“Official Licensed Products”) at Birmingham 2022 official outlets (venues, megastore and pop-ups) operated by the Master Licensee, and through other approved retailers, both online and off-line, supported by sub-licensees in approved categories, which the Master Licensee would appoint and manage, and other licensees appointed directly by CGFP.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: Not provided       
      Currency: Not provided       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Start: 03/08/2020 / End: 31/12/2022       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: To be discussed during dialogue.
Please note contract start and end dates are indicative only and subject to change during the tender process.
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
       Not provided
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Not provided
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: Yes
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       Yes             
      Description of options: To be discussed during dialogue
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: The publication of this notice is voluntary and is solely to alert economic entities who may be interested in being invited to provide proposals for the licensing and merchandising opportunities noted above. Interested parties should note that this process is not governed by the provisions of Directive 2014/25/EU or the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.       
II.2) Description Lot No. 2
      
      II.2.1) Title: Ecommerce Licensee       
      Lot No: 2       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      79340000 - Advertising and marketing services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKG3 West Midlands
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Ecommerce Licensee to design, build, manage and fulfil an ecommerce platform through which an extensive range of Official Licensed Products would be offered for sale. The ecommerce Licensee may be granted the opportunity to create, manufacture and sell a complementary range of products for sale via the official online store.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: Not provided       
      Currency: Not provided       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Start: 03/08/2020 / End: 31/12/2022       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: To be discussed during dialogue.
Please note contract start and end dates are indicative only and subject to confirmation/change during the tender process.
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
       Not provided
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Not provided
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: Yes
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       Yes             
      Description of options: To be discussed during dialogue.
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: The publication of this notice is voluntary and is solely to alert economic entities who may be interested in being invited to provide proposals for the licensing and merchandising opportunities noted above. Interested parties should note that this process is not governed by the provisions of Directive 2014/25/EU or the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.       
II.2) Description Lot No. 3
      
      II.2.1) Title: Plush Toy Licensee       
      Lot No: 3       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      79340000 - Advertising and marketing services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKG3 West Midlands
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Plush Toy Licensee to design, manufacture and bring to market a range of official licensed plush products incorporating the Brand Assets (“Official Licensed Products”), servicing their existing network of retailers in the UK and demand from Birmingham 2022 official retail channels, both online and offline, including the Birmingham 2022 official outlets operated by the Master Licensee.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: Not provided       
      Currency: Not provided       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Start: 03/08/2020 / End: 31/12/2022       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: To be discussed during dialogue.
Please note contract start and end dates are indicative only and subject to confirmation/change during the tender process.
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
             Envisaged minimum number: 3
             
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Not provided
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: Yes
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: The publication of this notice is voluntary and is solely to alert economic entities who may be interested in being invited to provide proposals for the licensing and merchandising opportunities noted above. Interested parties should note that this process is not governed by the provisions of Directive 2014/25/EU or the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description COMPETITIVE_DIALOGUE
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure:Competitive dialogue    
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue: No.
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 01/07/2020 Time: 10:00
      IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 03/07/2020       
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: Not Provided      
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used No       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted No       
   Electronic payment will be used No       
   VI.3) Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that a
re small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
Voluntary Public Notice Only.
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games (“Birmingham 2022”) will be the largest event ever staged in the West Midlands and the most significant event to be staged in the UK in 2022. CGF Partnerships Ltd (“CGFP”), a company registered in England and Wales with company number 10380178, whose registered office is at Commonwealth House, 55-58 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5JH is advertising for parties to register their interest in acquiring certain licensing and merchandising rights for Birmingham 2022, Commonwealth Sport and Home Nations brand assets (together, the “Brand Assets”) through the following opportunities:
•Master Licensee to design, source, deliver and retail an extensive range of official licensed products as described in Lot 1
•Ecommerce Licensee to design, build, manage and fulfil an ecommerce platform as described in Lot 2
•Plush Toy Licensee to design, manufacture and bring to market a range of official licensed plush products as described in Lot 3

Interested parties who can demonstrate their capability in one, some or all the above areas, are asked to register their interest through the Delta e-portal (https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/2352B6C754) and to participate in the Pre-Qualification Stage (https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/2352B6C754) which will take the form of a Selection Questionnaire (SQ) available to registered parties. We intend to make the SQ available around the 3rd June 2020 so early registration of your interest is encouraged to maximise the time available to complete the SQ.
Respondents to the SQ will be evaluated based on their demonstrated capabilities against EACH of the opportunities individually.
Following evaluation, a selected number of organisations will be invited to participate in a “Proposal’’ stage, where we will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP). Following this there will be the opportunity to participate in a “Dialogue” process before parties will need to submit their final proposals. It is anticipated that the RFP stage will be based on each of the opportunities noted above and will also provide the opportunity for proposals covering multiple opportunities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, CGFP reserves the right at any time and without reason to withdraw, modify, postpone or terminate this process, or to enter into negotiations with one or more parties on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis.
The publication of this notice is voluntary and is solely to alert economic entities who may be interested in being invited to provide proposals for the licensing and merchandising opportunities noted above. Interested parties should note that this process is not governed by the provisions of Directive 2014/25/EU or the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and CGFP is not obliged to follow the procedures or the Public Contracts Regulations. CGFP does not consider itself to be a contracting entity within the meaning of the procurement legislation but is placing this Notice purely on a voluntary basis.
This notice relates only to the licensing and merchandising opportunities noted.
We will be issuing further notices over the coming months to seek interested parties for other specialist and local licensing and merchandising opportunities.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Retail-trade-services./2352B6C754

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/2352B6C754
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             N/A
       Birmingham, United Kingdom
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 01/06/2020

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