Dartford's Big Day Out 2025

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-055748
Creator: Dartford Borough Council
Published: 2025-11-25T15:33:12.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Authority: Dartford Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)

Awarded value£41,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Celebtime Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Dartford Borough Council's Big Day Out is a popular 2-day free family event which takes place over one weekend, Saturday & Sunday, in July each year. The event location is Central Park, Dartford.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Lot 1AwardedSME

Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: South East

79952000 Event services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 25 Nov 2025, 15:33 GMT
Last source update: 25 Nov 2025, 15:33 GMT
Authority reference: DN780752
Latest notice: Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055748

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £41,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Celebtime LimitedSME +1 morejoint award4 Jul 2025 — 31 Jul 2025	£41,000	—	Awarded

Contracts

Dartford's Big Day Out 2025 · Celebtime LimitedSME +1 more
Signed
10 Jul 2025
Value
£41,000
Period
11 Jul 2025 — 31 Jul 2025
Status
terminated
Final value
£41,000
Termination
contractCompleted

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jul 2025

Contract termination notice published
25 Nov 2025, 15:33 GMTUK11
Status changed
25 Nov 2025, 15:33 GMT
Procurement method changed
25 Nov 2025, 15:33 GMT
Buyer details updated
25 Nov 2025, 15:33 GMT
Contract details notice published
10 Jul 2025, 15:11 BSTUK7
Contract signature expected
3 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Transparency notice published
2 Jul 2025, 10:19 BSTUK5

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dartford Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZJD-3364-WHJT Civic Centre, Home Gardens, Dartford, South East, DA1 1DR [email protected] 01322 343434

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Celebtime LimitedAwarded supplier 35 The Street, Shorne, Gravesend, South East, DA12 3EA [email protected]
Celebtime LtdAwarded supplier 35 The Street, Shorne, South East, DA12 3EA [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract termination notice contractContract termination noticeUK11Contract termination notice on Find a Tender25 Nov 2025, 15:33 GMT
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender10 Jul 2025, 15:11 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender2 Jul 2025, 10:19 BST