Official UK procurement notice
Mouth of the Tyne Festival - Audio Hire 2026
Authority: North Tyneside Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Tyneside Council require audio services for the Mouth of Tyne Festival 2026.
The Mouth of the Tyne Festival, an annual live music event, is taking place on Thursday 9th July, Friday 10th July, Saturday 11th July and Sunday 12th July 2026 in Tynemouth, near Newcastle upon Tyne.
The successful Contractor will be required to deliver audio services for this event in accordance with the specification attached at Tynemouth Priory and Castle.
CPV: Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£22,000
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Quality Award criteria as per tender documentation - 60% quality inclusive of 10% Social Value
- Price: Pricing criteria as per tender documentation/Pricing schedule.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Closed
- 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
- 2 Oct 2025, 15:26 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2025, 15:26 BST
- Authority reference
OPEN20251715- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061836- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a71cFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
All tender information and documentation are held on the above e-tendering portal.
Search for the OPEN Reference: #OPEN20251715
Timeline
2 Oct 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published392 days ago2 Oct 2025, 15:26 BST
- Clarification questions by379 days ago15 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline377 days ago17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts301 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published2 Oct 2025, 15:26 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications All tender information and documentation are held on the above e-tendering portal. Search for the OPEN Reference: #OPEN20251715
- Technical specifications All tender information and documentation are held on the above e-tendering portal. Search for the OPEN Reference: #OPEN20251715
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender