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Newcastle Christmas Markets - Power and Lighting

services
Below threshold - open competition
Electrical services
Event services
North East (UKC22)
Official notice
Published value
£105,000
Submission deadline 14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Newcastle City Council: "Newcastle Christmas Markets - Power and Lighting". Published status: active. Published value: £105,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNewcastle City CouncilScope & CategoriesSERVICES (1 lot)Submission Window
7d 5h left
14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & Regime2023/54 · Below threshold - open competitionEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£105,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Newcastle City Council
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Newcastle City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
-4.6%Historical Average
Based on 10 comparable awards
Competition Density
4.2Bids / Report
14.3% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Northern TUCTop vendor: 49.4% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 171 active published awards; 28 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Northern TUC1 win£9,532,240
Anglian Building Products1 win£2,700,000
YUNEX LIMITED1 win£1,806,880
MGM LTD2 wins£1,466,149
KOMPAN SCOTLAND LTD1 win£729,829
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNewcastle City Council
Procedure methodBelow threshold - open competition
Procurement categoryservices
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNo
Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadline8 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Electronic submissionallowed
Submission languagesNot published
Published2 Sept 2026, 14:23 BST
Last source update2 Sept 2026, 14:23 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationElectrical services, Event services
Delivery area
North East (UKC22)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06ea91
How to participate
Submission methodNot published
Electronic submissionallowed
Clarification deadline8 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission languagesNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
E-Sourcing PortalNot published
Submission instructions
Please refer to www.open-uk.org for submission.
What is being bought
Newcastle City Council seeks to identify a suitable partner to undertake the supply, installation and management of power distribution and lighting requirements for Newcastle's Christmas Markets. The term of the contract covers 2 separate Christmas markets during Christmas period of 2026 and 2027 with an Option to Extend the contract for 3 months to facilitate the Christmas market of 2028. The opportunity will be published via the OPEN e-tendering platform www.open-uk.org Project # OPEN20261318
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £105,000
    2 Sept 2026, 14:23 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    2 Sept 2026, 14:23 BST
  3. Published value updated to £126,000
    1 Sept 2026, 12:20 BST
  4. Official notice release published
    1 Sept 2026, 12:20 BST
  5. Published value updated to £168,000
    24 Aug 2026, 13:46 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    24 Aug 2026, 13:46 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    24 Aug 2026, 13:46 BST
  8. Submission deadline changed to 14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    24 Aug 2026, 13:46 BST
  9. Buyer information updated
    24 Aug 2026, 13:46 BST
  10. Published tender amendment
    Not published
    01/09/2028 - The budget information was incorrect and has now been updated.
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£105,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST — 30 Sept 2028, 23:59 BST
    Eligibility
    SME eligible
    VCSE eligible
    Options / renewalThere is one Option To Extend the contract for 3 months to allow for facilitation of the 2028 Christmas Market.
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    2 Sept 2026, 14:23 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Newcastle City Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PBHM-6848-TWYG
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Documents (3)
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