Official UK procurement notice
Delivery of Spectra 2026 and 2027
Authority: Aberdeen City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for the curation and production of the programme for Spectra, Scotland's Festival of Light, in 2026 and 2027
CPV: Cultural event organisation services · Recreational, cultural and sporting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Aberdeen City Council are seeking to appoint an experienced festival or event…AwardedPublished value£1,000,000
Aberdeen City Council are seeking to appoint an experienced festival or event production company to curate and produce the programme for Spectra, Scotland's Festival of Light in 2026 and 2027.
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).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Programme: 40%
- Contract Management and Management Information: 10%
- Production Management: 30%
- price: 5%
- Sustainability and Community Benefits: 10%
- Environmental Wellbeing: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
- Programme: 40
- Contract Management and Management Information: 10
- Production Management: 30
- Sustainability and Community Benefits: 10
- Environmental Wellbeing: 5
- Price: 5
- Suitability
Relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD module
- Economic & financial standing
Relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD module
- Technical & professional ability
Relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD module
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 5 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 0.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 May 2025, 11:55 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2025, 12:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jun 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CRN00040110- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057273- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0515a4Find a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:810461)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
17 Jun 2025 → 17 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published17 Sept 2025, 12:01 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete17 Sept 2025, 12:01 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Event Management LTDSME | £600,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 057273-2025-CRN00040110-1 · Live Event Management LTDSME
- Signed
- 10 Jul 2025
- Value
- £600,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeen Sheriff Court and Justice of the PeaceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Live Event Management LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.