Official UK procurement notice
Boston Illuminate Parade Delivery
Authority: East Lindsey District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERSHIP SERVICES LTD
Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£30,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 28 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDelivery of the Illuminate 2026 community arts programme, including consultation, workshops and an illuminated parade in Boston.
The project engages local residents and young people in cultural and heritage activities as part of the town's Christmas events programme.
Due to the specialist nature of the event requirements, a competitive procurement process was not considered appropriate.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Jul 2026, 12:30 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jul 2026, 12:30 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071177- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d527Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published28 Jul 2026, 12:30 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £30,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN | £30,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2026
- Value
- £30,000
- Period
- 28 Jul 2026 – 30 Nov 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERSHIP SERVICES LTDProcess contact pointProcuring entityFacilitating the procurement process.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- University of LincolnAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender