Buyer: Cambridge City Council →
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Cambridge Folk Festival seeks experienced suppliers to submit a quotation for the provision of bar services for the 2026 Festival, dates of which are Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 August 2026. The services are divided into multiple lots, as detailed in the RFQ. Suppliers may submit a quotation for all lots (the full scope of services) or for one or more individual lots. The successful supplier(s) will be required to supply, operate, and manage bar services for the 2026 Festival in accordance with the requirements outlined in the RFQ and any resulting contract. Full details of the services required, including the breakdown of lots, specific requirements, and any additional obligations, are set out in the specification documents. Please note that the Contract Value is the unknown, as this depends on many factors i.e. amount of sales etc.
UKH12, GB · UKH12, GB · UKH12, GB · UKH12, GB · UKH12, GB
Main Bar Lot Within 20m x 10m marquee. Marquee is used exclusively as a bar. Marquee is provided by the Festival and recharged back to the successful Concessionaire. Note: Value of sales is unknown.
Cider and/or Hot Spicy Cider Stall Lot Outside the main bar, approx. size 3m x 4m Note: Value of sales is unknown.
Summer Drinks Bar Lot A bar to fit a space of 5m x 5m, a marquee can be provided and recharged to the successful Concessionaire if required. Note: Value of sales is unknown.
Gin Bar Lot A bar to fit with a max space of 3m x 6m, a marquee can be provided and recharged to the successful Concessionaire if required. Note: Value of sales is unknown.
Off Sales Lot The festival would encourage provision of off-sales, whether this is at the main bar and/or at another location within the campsite confirmed with successful Concessionaire for this lot. Note: Value of sales is unknown.
| Item | Category | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Food, beverages, tobacco and related products, Alcohol, Beverage-serving services | Not published |
| 2 | Food, beverages, tobacco and related products, Alcohol, Beverage-serving services | Not published |
| 3 | Food, beverages, tobacco and related products, Alcohol, Beverage-serving services | Not published |
| 4 | Food, beverages, tobacco and related products, Alcohol, Beverage-serving services | Not published |
| 5 | Food, beverages, tobacco and related products, Alcohol, Beverage-serving services | Not published |
Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 15. The category anchor is Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.
| Comparison set | Procedures | Reported bids per procedure | Named award suppliers | Price evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market: CPV division 15 | 359 | 4 median · 10.7 average (119 of 359 with a bid count) | 3 average (123 of 359 with named award suppliers) | Not published |
| Same buyer | 0 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Delivery region: UKH12 | 0 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Similar published value (0.5×–2×) | 5 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.
Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.
No planning milestones published.
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-065a85 |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 016255-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Mon Feb 23 2026 17:17:34 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016255-2026 |
| Tender status | active |
| Procurement method | open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Main procurement category | services |
| Above threshold | No |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | 2026-03-20T12:00:00Z |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=96ad3a3b-d610-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | £30,000 |
| Tender lots in source | 5 |
| Tender items in source | 5 |
| Tender documents in source | 2 |
| Awards in latest release | 0 |
| Contracts in latest release | 0 |
| Parties in latest release | 1 |
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 2026 | tenderUpdate | 016255-2026 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | tender | 016251-2026 |
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