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Published 23 Sept 2025, 11:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Mouth of the Tyne Festival - Stage and Cover Hire 2026

Official notice

Authority: North Tyneside Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC2)
Published estimate£47,000≈ £47k / year · £56,400 inc. VAT0.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 7 Oct 2025awarded 3 Nov 2025
Awarded to Acorn Construction (Yorkshire) Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Dec 2026 · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Tyneside Council require stage and cover 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 stage and cover 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 published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrSMEPublished value£47,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 (1 yr)Value: £47,000 exc. VAT · £56,400 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible
79950000 Exhibition, fair and congress organisation 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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
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.
What this means for your bid
  • 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
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
23 Sept 2025, 11:34 BST
Last source update
4 Nov 2025, 14:41 GMT
Authority reference
OPEN20251650
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058826
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
Delivery area
North East (UKC2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059ff8 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
7 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
3 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.open-uk.org ↗

Timeline

23 Sept 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published395 days ago
    23 Sept 2025, 11:34 BST
  2. Clarification questions by385 days ago
    3 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline381 days ago
    7 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published353 days ago
    4 Nov 2025, 14:41 GMT
  5. Contract starts295 days ago
    1 Jan 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Sept 2025, 11:34 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    4 Nov 2025, 14:41 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    4 Nov 2025, 14:41 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £47,0501 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Acorn Construction (Yorkshire) Ltd£47,050 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Tyneside Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYBQ-4733-WWLW Quadrant, North Tyneside, North East, NE27 0BYContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsAll tender information and documentation are held on the above e-tendering portal. Search for the OPEN Reference: #OPEN20251650
  • Technical specifications tenderTechnical specificationsAll tender information and documentation are held on the above e-tendering portal. Search for the OPEN Reference: #OPEN20251650

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender