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Firework Displays

Buyer: London Borough of Merton →

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BuyerLondon Borough of Merton
StatusClosed
Deadline16 Jun 2026
Value£260,000
Published15 May 2026

What is being bought

The London Borough of Merton ("the Authority") is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified pyrotechnic contractor to design, supply, deliver and safely fire large-scale public fireworks displays at separate sites within the borough. Each display will be choreographed to music, incorporate flame and fire effects, and cater for audiences of up to 15,000 per night. The Authority is seeking a supplier with proven experience of delivering displays of comparable scale and complexity, alongside a clear commitment to safety, sustainability and the use of biodegradable pyrotechnic materials where practicable.

Delivery location

UKI63, GB

Categories

Fireworks 24613200Pyrotechnic services 92360000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£260,000
Contract periodFrom 12 Aug 2026 to 11 Aug 2030

Award criteria
Price (60%)
Quality (35%)
Social Value (5%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Fireworks, Pyrotechnic servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 24. The category anchor is Fireworks (24613200); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 247224 median · 47.7 average (278 of 722 with a bid count)5.3 average (311 of 722 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKI6314 median · 4 average (1 of 1 with a bid count)1 average (1 of 1 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)46Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-069a85
Latest release ID045129-2026
Latest release timestampFri May 15 2026 16:39:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045129-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadline2026-06-16T11:00:00Z
Enquiry deadline2026-06-02T11:00:00Z
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-07-27T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method detailsLondon Tenders Portal - https://procontract.due-north.com/
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£260,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
15 May 2026tender045129-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
15 May 2026 · 045129-2026 · tender
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