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Published 15 Apr 2025, 11:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Design, production & delivery of themed projection light shows (with accompanying pyrotechnics) in Armagh City as part of Armagh’s Georgian Festival in 2025, 2026 & 2027 Armagh City,

Official notice

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

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0)

Final published estimate£115,200initial estimate £960,000 · exc. VAT · 1 value update3.8% below published estimate

Submissions closed 6 May 2025awarded 12 Jun 2025

Awarded to Creative Technology (Audio Visual) Ireland Limited

Contract term 6 moends 5 Dec 2025 · up to 6 Dec 2027 with extensions · starts 2 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Georgian Day is a key event in Armagh City’s event calendar, attracting approximately 30,000 visitors into the city. The event also marks the start of Christmas in Armagh and is the day on which the Christmas Lights are switched on. Since 2011, the finale of Georgian Day has been a large-scale light projection show. This extremely high-quality event in Market Square has proven extremely popular with crowds and the council wishes to continue to provide this exciting event to visitors and residents of the district. Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is seeking proposals from leading creative agencies for the development and delivery of a high quality, spectacular, family orientated, projection show to include the live arrival of Santa.

CPV: Entertainment services · Pyrotechnic services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£115,200

Contract period: 2 Jun 2025 – 5 Dec 2025 (6 mo) · up to 6 Dec 2027 with extensionsValue: £115,200 exc. VAT · £115,200 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: Upon satisfactory performance 1 year + 1 year + 1 year x extensions upon satisfactory review – 3 years in total.

92300000 Entertainment services 92360000 Pyrotechnic services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: 70/30 75% Quality 25% Price

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: 15 Apr 2025, 11:20 BST
Last source update: 7 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
Authority reference: CIN1000207
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-015181
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Entertainment servicesPyrotechnic services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05030d 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: 6 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline: 29 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

15 Apr 2025 → 7 Jul 2025 · 5 dates

Tender notice published
15 Apr 2025, 11:20 BST
Clarification questions by
29 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
6 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts
2 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published
7 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2025

Tender notice published
15 Apr 2025, 11:20 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
30 Apr 2025, 13:19 BST
UK4
Published value updated
30 Apr 2025, 13:19 BST
Contract award notice published
3 Jul 2025, 09:46 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
3 Jul 2025, 09:46 BST
Contract signature expected
3 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
7 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
UK7

Published amendments (1)

Typo in original notice. New value is £96,000 + vat = £115,200

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-04: 1 release · 15 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £92,3781 award exc. VAT

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Creative Technology (Audio Visual) Ireland LimitedThe design, production & delivery of themed projection light shows (with accompanying pyrotechnics) in Armagh City as part of Armagh’s Georgian Festival in 2025, 2026 & 20274 Jul 2025 – 15 Jun 2026 · up to 15 Jun 2028Extensions: One plus One	£92,378	12 Jun 2025	Awarded

Contracts

The design, production & delivery of themed projection light shows (with accompanying pyrotechnics) in Armagh City as part of Armagh’s Georgian Festival in 2025, 2026 & 2027 · Creative Technology (Audio Visual) Ireland Limited
Signed
3 Jul 2025
Value
£92,378
Period
4 Jul 2025 – 15 Jun 2026 · up to 15 Jun 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
1 plus 1

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	2	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Creative Technology (Audio Visual) Ireland LimitedAwarded supplier Unit A5a North City Business Park, North Road, Dublin, IE, D11 XFH2, IEContact email
Creative Technology (Audio Visual) Ireland LimitedAwarded supplier Unit A5a North City Business Park, Dublin, IE, D11 XFH2, IEContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender7 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender3 Jul 2025, 09:46 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender30 Apr 2025, 13:19 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender15 Apr 2025, 11:20 BST