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title: "Concession Contract for a New Major Music Festival"
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# Concession Contract for a New Major Music Festival

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/concession-contract-for-a-new-major-music-festival-ocds-h6vhtk-06f8ab). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline 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.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bradford-metropolitan-district-council-ons-e08000032)
- **Published Value:** £2,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 October 2026 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Cultural event organisation services, Event services, Festival organisation services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE41
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/concession-contract-for-a-new-major-music-festival-ocds-h6vhtk-06f8ab#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f8ab`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/concession-contract-for-a-new-major-music-festival-ocds-h6vhtk-06f8ab#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D109041%26TID100114095%26B%3D)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/concession-contract-for-a-new-major-music-festival-ocds-h6vhtk-06f8ab#participate

## 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 (1)
### Lot LOT-0000: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0000`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79952000, 79952100, 79953000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,500,000

- **Contract Period:** 16/11/2026 to 15/11/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F086658-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-11T17:32:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T18:17:18.903Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06f8ab