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# DCC Festivals & Events Evaluation

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dcc-festivals-events-evaluation-ocds-h6vhtk-04b274). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "DCC Festivals & Events Evaluation". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.nepo.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 December 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Market and economic research; polling and statistics, Public relations services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £245,345 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dcc-festivals-events-evaluation-ocds-h6vhtk-04b274#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04b274`

## 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/dcc-festivals-events-evaluation-ocds-h6vhtk-04b274#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [nepo.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nepo.org%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dcc-festivals-events-evaluation-ocds-h6vhtk-04b274#participate

## Description
This contract is for Durham County Council (DCC) Festivals & Events Evaluation.
DCC Culture, Sport & Tourism deliver a number of cultural festivals and events as part of their annual programme and need to continue to measure the impact of these. The range of events and festivals varies in terms of size, content and objectives. Some are commissioned out to external partners whilst some are delivered in house by our Festivals, Events & Cultural Engagement Team.
The expected start date for the proposed contract is 13 January 2025.
The expected end date for the proposed contract is 12 January 2027.
The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further 24 months from the actual end date.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79300000, 79416000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** This contract is for Durham County Council (DCC) Festivals & Events Evaluation.
DCC Culture, Sport & Tourism deliver a number of cultural festivals and events as part of their annual programme and need to continue to measure the impact of these. The ...
- **Contract Period:** 13/01/2025 to 12/01/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** DCC Festivals & Events Evaluation (active)
  - Award id: `002238-2025-DN749171-1`
  - Supplier(s): **MEL RESEARCH LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-147061`
  - Value: £245,345 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** DCC Festivals & Events Evaluation (active)
  - Signed Value: £245,345
  - Signed Date: 13/01/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002238-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-22T15:15:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T17:31:37.463Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04b274