France - Exhibition, trade fair and congress organisation services

Description

The main tasks carried out by the delegate will be:- propose the dates of the exhibition, its duration and opening hours,- design the organisation and layout of the exhibition in compliance with the objectives set by the delegating authority,- take charge of the structure and furniture of the Métropole AMP space under the direction of the delegating authority,- manage the installations and equipment necessary to receive exhibitors,- provide, by its own means, marketing the exhibition's onshore and afloat spaces, particularly during the Paris Boat Show,- coordinating the involvement of associations, clubs, professionals, sportsmen and women and scientists in the organisation of the exhibition's activities,- promoting or proposing to the delegate a "Les Nauticales label" for existing or future nautical, lagoon, coastal and/or port events on the territory of Metropolitan France,- ensuring the exhibition's communication (media plan, visual identity) and press service. Specifically, the delegatee will have to include in its proposal a communication plan integrating the presentation of the intermediate "labelled" event(s) intended for the promotion of the boat show, as well as the delegatee's action within the boat show,- ensure the marketing of the spaces on land and afloat,- develop the quality of the content and the attractiveness of the show, both to the general public and the media,- to welcome the boats,- to install the equipment, accessories, reception services and amenities necessary to welcome the exhibitors,- to ensure the logistics of clearing the site,- to ensure relations with the logistics partners,- to consolidate and seek financial partnerships,- to cover all the necessary expenses, and in particular, as an indication: the costs of commercial promotion and promotional missions, insurance costs,- collecting commercial income (for the occupation of the open spaces and water area and ticketing),- deploying adequate human resources to ensure local coordination of the show throughout the year.The Delegate assumes the operating risks and is remunerated by the resources it receives from the operation of the exhibition, in particular:- from visitors to the exhibition, in return for the collection of fees,- from exhibitors and various advertisers at the exhibition. In addition, the delegatee undertakes to seek any financial partnership. On the occasion of each of these editions, the Metropolis will make available to the delegatee the necessary space in the Capuchin Basin in La Ciotat, i.e. 28,000 m2 of exhibition area and 17,300 m2 of water area.

Opportunity closing date

24 April 2020

Value of contract

£5m-50m