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# NOVUM Festival Event Safety, Production Management and Production Supply

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/novum-festival-event-safety-production-management-and-production-supply-ocds-h6vhtk-0649ac). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Newcastle City Council: "NOVUM Festival Event Safety, Production Management and Production Supply". Published status: complete. Published Value: £600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT. Published submission portal: www.open-uk.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Newcastle City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/newcastle-city-council-ons-e08000021)
- **Published Value:** £600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 March 2026 at 23:59 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Cultural event organisation services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC2
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £761,375 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/novum-festival-event-safety-production-management-and-production-supply-ocds-h6vhtk-0649ac#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0649ac`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/novum-festival-event-safety-production-management-and-production-supply-ocds-h6vhtk-0649ac#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [open-uk.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.open-uk.org)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/novum-festival-event-safety-production-management-and-production-supply-ocds-h6vhtk-0649ac#participate

## Description
To procure the provision of event safety management, production management, and supply of production goods and services for NOVUM Festival over a maximum of three years.
This role is critical to the success of NOVUM, ensuring the festival is delivered to the highest standards of technical excellence, operational efficiency, and public safety.
NOVUM is a vibrant, multi-artform summer festival that takes place annually in Newcastle upon Tyne.
This opportunity was published via the OPEN E-Procurement tendering portal.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79952100
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £600,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 01/04/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** NOVUM Festival Event Safety, Production Management and Production Supply (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **TIM GARBUTT EVENTS LTD.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-172752`
  - Value: £761,375 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 07/04/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £761,375
  - Signed Date: 21/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010780-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-27T15:18:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T02:03:49.517Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0649ac