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Published 27 Jun 2025, 14:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Leeds West Indian Carnival and Black Music Festival

Official notice

Authority: Leeds City Council (Local council)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£380,0003 awards · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Showsec international ltd +2 more3 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of the production and security for Leeds West Indian Carnival and Black Music Festival

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligible
75241000 Public security services79415000 Production management consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Jun 2025, 14:33 BST
Last source update
19 Aug 2025, 14:35 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049864
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055546 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The justification is based on section 41 and paragraph 6

of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, which outlines that a direct award of a public contract

is permissible:

(a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can provide the required goods, services, or works, and

(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services, or works.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

10 Jul 2025 → 19 Aug 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    10 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published
    19 Aug 2025, 14:35 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jun 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    27 Jun 2025, 14:33 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    1 Jul 2025, 16:08 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    10 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract signature expected
    11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    19 Aug 2025, 14:35 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £380,0003 awards exc. VAT
Contracts signed 2latest 23 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Showsec international ltdLeeds West Indian Carnival and Black Music Festival Security11 Jul 2025 – 30 Nov 2025£25,0001 Jul 2025Awarded
TITAN RISK MANAGEMENT LTDSMELeeds West Indian Carnival and Black Music Festival Security11 Jul 2025 – 30 Nov 2025£55,0001 Jul 2025Awarded
Grace and TailorLeeds West Indian Carnival and Black Music Festival Production11 Jul 2025 – 30 Nov 2025£300,0001 Jul 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Leeds West Indian Carnival and Black Music Festival Security · TITAN RISK MANAGEMENT LTDSME

    Signed
    23 Jul 2025
    Value
    £55,000
    Period
    23 Jul 2025 – 30 Nov 2025
    Status
    active

  • Leeds West Indian Carnival and Black Music Festival Production · Grace and Tailor

    Signed
    23 Jul 2025
    Value
    £300,000
    Period
    23 Jul 2025 – 30 Nov 2025
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Responsibilities are outlined in the specification of the contract

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leeds City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJYG-6658-PPMY Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 1URContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

5 commercial parties on the notice
  • GRACE & TAILOR LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07392307GB-PPON: PHBJ-8941-GJMR Unit 5 The Courtyards, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS14 2LBContact email
  • SHOWSEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02187286GB-PPON: PYZQ-7756-JBBJ Regent House, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 7NAContact email
  • TITAN RISK MANAGEMENT LTDAwarded supplier Unit H, The Dyeworks, Albert Road, Huddersfield, Yorkshire & Humber, HD1 3REContact email
  • Titan Risk Management LtdAwarded supplier Unit H, The Dyeworks, Albert Road, Huddersfield, Yorkshire & Humber, HD1 3REContact email
  • Titan Risk Management LtdAwarded supplier Unit 15 (1) C Springfield Mill, Farsley Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS28 5LYContact email

Official documents & specifications (8)

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
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender