Official UK procurement notice
Concession Contract for a New Major Music Festival
Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
CPV: Cultural event organisation services · Event services · Festival organisation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£2,500,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: Quality & Social Value
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Sept 2026, 18:32 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2026, 18:32 BST
- Authority reference
CBMDC-PTR-288-2026-27- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086658- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f8abFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
11 Sept 2026 → 16 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published45 days ago11 Sept 2026, 18:32 BST
- Clarification questions by11 days ago16 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline11 days ago16 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 19 days16 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published11 Sept 2026, 18:32 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender