COI's Live Events team received in excess of 1,300 individual applications - the successful agencies being selected on the basis of their proven expertise and experience in certain specialisms, such as experiential, event multi-media production services and audi-visual services.
The roster has been divided to meet the requirements of the Public Contract Regulations 2006, which requires that all suppliers "capable of performing the proposed contract" are invited to compete for each piece of business.
Briefs can be issued depending on requirements, allowing agencies to compete for government and public sector work without the lengthy procurement processes.
"We had a fantastic
response for this review and I really appreciate all the hard work that
everyone involved had to put in," said director of Live Events Simon
Hughes.
"We have extended the range of suppliers on the framework in order to both focus our procurement processes and give our clients greater choice and flexibility."
The Live Events framework, worth more than £12m per annum, was last reviewed in 2005.
Pyramid MD Nic Black said;
'The COI's detailed approvals process tests
every element of the business-from your creative and technical strategies to
your environmental policies -within a framework that enables a variety of event
disciplines to showcase their particular field of expertise, as well as
demonstrating the strength of your quality systems and processes.
It is a significant achievement to have been
selected in all three categories we applied for, and are delighted to be one of
the few organisations in the
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