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# Contract for Special Events Marquee Hire, Lot 1 – PVC Framed Marquee Hire & Lot 2 – Additional Equipment Hire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-special-events-marquee-hire-lot-1-pvc-framed-marquee-hire-lot-2-additional-eq-ocds-h6vhtk-065a42). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** City & County of Swansea: "Contract for Special Events Marquee Hire, Lot 1 – PVC Framed Marquee Hire & Lot 2 – Additional Equipment Hire". Published status: complete. Published Value: £100,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.xn--uk-81t.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [City & County of Swansea](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/city-county-of-swansea-GB-PPON-PYYD-8699-BJGD)
- **Published Value:** £100,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 March 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Leisure equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UKL18
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £100,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-special-events-marquee-hire-lot-1-pvc-framed-marquee-hire-lot-2-additional-eq-ocds-h6vhtk-065a42#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065a42`

## 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/contract-for-special-events-marquee-hire-lot-1-pvc-framed-marquee-hire-lot-2-additional-eq-ocds-h6vhtk-065a42#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.bravosolution.co.xn--uk-81t](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fetenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk%E2%80%94)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-special-events-marquee-hire-lot-1-pvc-framed-marquee-hire-lot-2-additional-eq-ocds-h6vhtk-065a42#participate

## Description
Swansea Councils Special Events Team organise large scale events, the programme of events covers many venues in outdoor parks and spaces throughout Swansea.  The scale of each event varies from 200 to 250,000 people. To facilitate these events we need to hire a variety of temporary marquees and sometimes additional equipment such as flooring, furniture etc.   We are looking for a contractor that is reliable, able to supply a variety of marquee sizes, sometimes in large quantities, has excellent customer service, excellent quality equipment and a company that has an excellent attitude for sustainability and health and safety.  The contract for marquee hire will cover a 3-year period of events from April 2026 to April 2026 with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years. The requirements will change each year.
The request for quote is split into 2 lots:-
Lot 1 – PVC Clear span framed marquees
Lot 2 – Additional equipment
Dates for years 2 and 3, during the life of the contract are expected to be broadly similar to the above, where possible actual dates are expected to be confirmed by 31st March of each year.    All staff should be fully and appropriately trained. Provide an overview of the training your staff will have received.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 – PVC Framed Marquee Hire
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 37416000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £50,000
- **Description:** Swansea Councils Special Events Team organise large scale events, the programme of events covers many venues in outdoor parks and spaces throughout Swansea.  The scale of each event varies from 200 to 250,000 people. To facilitate these events we nee...
- **Contract Period:** 12/04/2026 to 12/04/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 – Additional Equipment Hire 
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 37416000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £50,000
- **Description:** Equipment to be used along with the Marquee's such as lights, folding chairs, table, heaters, air conditioning, sofa's, etc
- **Contract Period:** 12/04/2026 to 12/04/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Commercial Marquee Hire LTtd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PXQX-1791-CXGV`
  - Value: £80,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Commercial Marquee Hire LTtd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PXQX-1791-CXGV`
  - Value: £20,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Contract for Special Events Marquee Hire, Lot 1 – PVC Framed Marquee Hire & Lot 2 – Additional Equipment Hire (active)
  - Signed Value: £80,000
  - Signed Date: 20/04/2026

- **Contract:** Contract for Special Events Marquee Hire, Lot 1 – PVC Framed Marquee Hire & Lot 2 – Additional Equipment Hire (active)
  - Signed Value: £20,000
  - Signed Date: 20/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016134-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-13T14:19:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T16:48:04.360Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-065a42