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Published 11 Sept 2026, 18:32 BST
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Concession Contract for a New Major Music Festival

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Local Council
services
SME eligible
VCSE eligible
Below threshold
Below threshold - open competition
Cultural event organisation services
Event services
Festival organisation services
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE41)
Published value
£2,500,000
≈ £832,573 / year
Submission deadline
16 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
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Clarification Cut-Off
16 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
Tender enquiry deadline · 1 lot
Contract duration
3 yrs (with extension options)
Starts 16 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
EU-Supply (CTM) ↗
Public page
Submit via EU-Supply (CTM)
Official notice
Registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Instructions: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=109041&TID100114095&B=

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council: "Concession Contract for a New Major Music Festival". Published status: active. Published value: £2,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

Official Requirement Description:

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is inviting Expressions of Interest and proposals from suitably qualified and experienced festival promoters and event organisers to develop and deliver future editions of a new major music festival at Myrtle Park, Bradford under concession contract arrangements. The Council is seeking an ambitious, commercially capable and collaborative promoter with the vision, creativity and experience to shape the future of one of Yorkshire’s most established outdoor music festivals. This is more than an opportunity to deliver an event, it is an opportunity to work collaboratively with the Council to create a nationally recognised festival that delivers lasting cultural, economic and community benefit for the Bradford District.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #LOT-0000
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£2,500,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    16 Nov 2026 — 15 Nov 2029 (3 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    VCSE eligible
    Options / extension:
    1 + 1 Years

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Award criteria weighting not published in structured data — consult the tender pack documents.
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)Print Image Network LtdHolds 21.8% of historical attributable spend
Low Concentration
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£1,665,146 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 3 yrs (with extension options)
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Needs a published budget AND award for the same procedure
    Competition Density
    17Bids / Report (median)
    Single-bidder rate: 25% · Mean: 13.3 bids
    Supplier Concentration
    Low Concentration
    Print Image Network LtdTop vendor: 21.8% of attributable value
    Published spend
    £3,212,983Historical spend
    Cumulative GBP spend across 31 retained awards
    Typical award value
    £80,629Robust (n=28)
    Middle 50% of awards: £42,938 – £129,000 · 58% of the sector median for CPV 79
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (31 active published awards)
    Coverage: 31 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot); 28 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
    Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 79):
    Supplier Name
    Historic Awards
    Attributable Value
    Avg. Price Discount
    Print Image Network Ltd1 win£700,000No published budget
    KINGS GUARDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED2 wins£384,000No published budget
    LEON GUARDING & FM LIMITED2 wins£331,968No published budget
    BOLD COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED2 wins£261,000No published budget
    University of Sheffield1 win£204,000No published budget

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 79 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 11 Sept 2026, 19:35 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0%
    CPV sector evidence · 575 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    4reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 6,687 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~53 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 656 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 79)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
    Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure LtdCRN: 4273754
    		11 contracts£2,130,800,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    AEG Presents LtdCRN: 05452230
    		4 contracts£1,821,410,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    G4S Secure Solutions (UK) LimitedCRN: PJBT-8824-DVPN
    		20 contracts£1,771,034,988At ceiling / not disclosed
    CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTDCRN: PNHC-7682-GPTQ
    		43 contracts£1,663,420,230At ceiling / not disclosed
    Mitie FM LimitedCRN: 03253304
    		21 contracts£1,615,574,417At ceiling / not disclosed
    Serco LimitedCRN: PMNV-5613-PQMY
    		70 contracts£1,459,372,669At ceiling / not disclosed
    MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: 09072343
    		14 contracts£1,440,209,445At ceiling / not disclosed
    See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list
    		20 contracts£1,425,267,134At ceiling / not disclosed
    Reed in PartnershipCRN: 833053062
    		13 contracts£1,360,521,860At ceiling / not disclosed
    Sports and Leisure Management Ltd (SLM)CRN: 48549690
    		10 contracts£1,259,644,132-12% below budget
    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    Gloucestershire County Electoral Print ContractCotswold District Council · 9 Sept 2026, 14:57 BST
    		£1,242,765
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    West Yorkshire Supply Chain ProgrammeWest Yorkshire Combined Authority · 8 Sept 2026, 18:02 BST
    		£2,000,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    003550 - Flagship Festival 2027Durham County Council · 9 Sept 2026, 14:48 BST
    		£1,500,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Construction Consultancy Framework; 2027 - 2031Gentoo Group · 9 Sept 2026, 14:26 BST
    		£5,000,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Provision of Legal ServicesCodi Group Ltd · 3 Sept 2026, 15:09 BST
    		£2,000,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodBelow threshold - open competitionLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categoryservices
    Notice statusactiveProcurement thresholdSub-thresholdRegulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published11 Sept 2026, 18:32 BSTLast source update11 Sept 2026, 18:32 BST
    Classification (CPV)Cultural event organisation services, Event services, Festival organisation services
    Delivery area
    Yorkshire & Humber (UKE41)
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f8ab

    How to participate & submission route

    Submit via EU-Supply (CTM)
    Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
    Public portal access
    Online submission allowed
    Open official portal workspace ↗
    Access & Registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
    Expression of interest (EOI)—Tender submission deadline
    16 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
    		Clarification deadline
    16 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesEnglish (en)
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From official release
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      11 Sept 2026, 18:32 BST
    2. Clarification deadline
      16 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
    3. Submission deadline
      16 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      11 Sept 2026, 18:32 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

    Contracting authority
    Local Council
    GB-PPON-PBWW-4714-TBHN
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    Official Documents & Specifications (1)

    Official links; attachments are not copied