Official UK procurement notice
Event Management Delivery · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Spennymoor Town Council (Local council)
Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£300,000≈ £100k / year · £360,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Feb 2026awarded 14 Apr 2026
Awarded to AH Events Group Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contracting of an Event Management company to deliver on the management, health, safety, security, infrastructure, logistics and co-programming of an annual community outdoor events programme in Spennymoor, Co Durham, UK.
CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Recreational, cultural and sporting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000
92000000 Recreational, cultural and sporting services98000000 Other community, social and personal services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participation
SME's only
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality of response and suitability of services and qualifications: 25%
- Quality of network of suppliers and sub contractors (eg. security, medical, technical, programme) plus willingness and ability to work collaboratively with Council officers on planning and programming: 35%
- Relevant experience and track record (including case studies): 15%
- Cost: 25%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality of response and suitability of services and qualifications
- Quality of network of suppliers and sub contractors (eg. security, medical, technical, programme) plus willingness and ability to work collaboratively with Council officers on planning and programming
- Relevant experience and track record (including case studies)
- Cost
Conditions of participation1
- Condition of participation
SME's only
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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- 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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Jan 2026, 13:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2026, 13:54 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008058- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061216Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
submissions by email to: [email protected]
organisation website www.spennymoor-tc.gov.uk ↗
Timeline
29 Jan 2026 → 4 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published268 days ago29 Jan 2026, 13:46 GMT
- Clarification questions by252 days ago14 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline238 days ago28 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Contract starts206 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published50 days ago4 Sept 2026, 13:54 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jan 2026- Tender notice published29 Jan 2026, 13:46 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published4 Sept 2026, 13:43 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Sept 2026, 13:43 BST
- Contract details notice published4 Sept 2026, 13:54 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected4 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £300,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AH Events Group LimitedSME4 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 May 2031Extensions: on satisfactory execution of first three years | £300,000 | 14 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · AH Events Group LimitedSME
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2026
- Value
- £360,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 4 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 May 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- on satisfactory execution of first three years
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AH EVENTS GROUP LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender