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Official UK procurement notice

Design, Organisation and Delivery of Urban and Rural Christmas Events 2026

Official notice

Authority: Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£121,200envelope for 2 lots · £121,200 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Jul 2026awarded 13 Aug 2026
Awarded to BNL Productions LTD, BEAM Creative Network2 awards
Contract term 5 moends 15 Jan 2027 · starts 14 Aug 2026

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Council seeks to appoint suitably experienced and specialist events management

providers to deliver Christmas Lights Switch-On Events across four urban locations

(Portadown, Lurgan, Dromore and Banbridge), Georgian Festival Sunday in Armagh and

Craigavon Event in Brownlow (Lot 1) and seven rural locations (Lot 2). This project may

be delivered in its entirety (Lot 1 and Lot 2) or by submitting individual tenders for Lot 1 or

Lot 2. Tenderers are welcome to submit bids for Lot 1, Lot 2, or both, and should clearly

indicate which lot(s) they are pricing for within their submission.

CPV: Event services · Festival organisation services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£121,200 together)
Lot #1Urban EventsAwarded 5 moSMEPublished value£73,200

Design, organisation and delivery of Christmas Light Switch-on event requirements across urban locations

Contract period: 14 Aug 2026 – 15 Jan 2027 (5 mo)Value: £73,200 exc. VAT · £73,200 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
79952000 Event services79953000 Festival organisation services
Lot #2Rural Events 5 moSMEPublished value£48,000

Design, organisation and delivery of Christmas Light Switch-on event requirements across rural locations

Contract period: 14 Aug 2026 – 15 Jan 2027 (5 mo)Value: £48,000 exc. VAT · £48,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
79952000 Event services79953000 Festival organisation services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Jul 2026, 15:06 BST
Last source update
28 Aug 2026, 15:23 BST
Authority reference
6590089
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-061848
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Event servicesFestival organisation services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c187 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

1 Jul 2026 → 28 Aug 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published106 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 15:06 BST
  2. Submission deadline83 days ago
    24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts62 days ago
    14 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published48 days ago
    28 Aug 2026, 15:23 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Jul 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Jul 2026, 15:06 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    28 Aug 2026, 15:23 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    28 Aug 2026, 15:23 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £120,4502 contracts inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 2latest 13 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Urban Events2 awards
BNL Productions LTDSME——Awarded
BEAM Creative NetworkVCSE——Awarded

Contracts

  • Design, Organisation and Delivery of Urban and Rural Christmas Events 2026 - Lot 1 Urban Events · BNL Productions LTDSME

    Signed
    13 Aug 2026
    Value
    £72,542 inc. VAT
    Period
    17 Aug 2026 – 15 Jan 2027
    Status
    active

  • Design, Organisation and Delivery of Urban and Rural Christmas Events 2026 - Lot 2 Rural Events · BEAM Creative NetworkVCSE

    Signed
    13 Aug 2026
    Value
    £47,909 inc. VAT
    Period
    17 Aug 2026 – 15 Jan 2027
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PYMV-3527-LYNZ Craigavon Civic & Conference Centre, 66 Lakeview Road, Craigavon, Northern Ireland, BT64 1ALContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • BEAM Creative NetworkAwarded supplier The Torrent Complex, 9 Hillview Avenue, Donaghmore, Northern Ireland, BT70 3DLContact email
  • BNL Productions LTDAwarded supplier 21 High Street, Lurgan, Northern Ireland, BT66 8AHContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender