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CfT: Design, Organisation and Delivery of Urban and Rural Christmas Events 2025
- Buyer Organisation:
- Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
- Title:
- Design, Organisation and Delivery of Urban and Rural Christmas Events 2025
- CfT CA Unique ID:
- ABC-901
- Evaluation Mechanism:
- MAT
- Description:
- The Council wishes to appoint a specialist agency to deliver Christmas Lights Switch-On Events, with the arrival of Santa Claus in each of the following five urban areas - Banbridge, Craigavon (Brownlow), Dromore, Portadown and Lurgan with the arrival of Santa via a Mobile Christmas Grotto (MCG) e.g. vintage bus etc, along with a comprehensive community-focused programme of activities. Furthermore, Council wishes to support seven rural areas by enhancing their existing Christmas offerings. These areas will include Donaghcloney, Keady, Markethill, Rathfriland, Richhill, Tandragee and Waringstown. This may be through the provision of the MCG (which is also part of this tender process) along with a programme of town centre / village family friendly animation e.g. face painting, walk-about characters etc., which will be the responsibility of the appointed events management team. The successful contractor will be required to deliver the project in its entirety, and we invite detailed innovative proposals for an inclusive and effective programme.
- Services, Works, Goods:
- Services
- CPC Category:
- Other services
- Directive:
- UK
- Procedure:
- Open/Competitive Flexible
- CfT Involves:
- A Public Contract
- First Cycle:
- Public
- Tender Structure Envelope Type:
- Qualification/Technical/Financial
- Special Regime Contract:
- No
- CPV Codes:
- 79952000-Event services
79953000-Festival organisation services - Contact Point:
- procurement@armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk
- Award per Item:
- No
- NUTS codes:
- UKN07
- Above or Below Threshold:
- Below
- Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
- 19/08/2025 12:00
- End of clarification period:
- 12/08/2025 12:00
- Upload of documents within the clarifications:
- Yes
- Tenders Opening Date:
- 19/08/2025 12:30
- Allow suppliers to make an online Expression Of Interest:
- Yes
- Contract awarded in Lots:
- No
- EU funding:
- No
- Multiple tenders will be accepted:
- No
- Contract duration in months or years, excluding extensions:
- 5 months
- Validity of Tender in days or months:
- 90 days
- Date of Publication/Invitation:
- 29/07/2025 17:40
- Publication Date of Contract Award Notice:
- 12/09/2025 12:00