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Published 2 Jul 2026, 10:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Event Plant, Equipment and Crew Hire Services for ACBCBC Tourism, Arts and Culture Department Events

Official notice

Authority: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£192,000≈ £192k / year · £192,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Jul 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 2 Aug 2027 · up to 2 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 3 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council invites Tenders from suitably experienced and qualified service providers for the Provision of Event Plant, Equipment and Crew Hire Services for ACBCBC Tourism, Arts and Culture Department Events The events are all subject to change, and it is also possible that additional events may be added during the course of the contract term, where required. This must be considered by Tenderers as part of their tender submission, and capacity must be available to support additional events.

CPV: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · Electrotechnical equipment · Event services · Festival organisation services · Hire of vans with driver · Safety barriers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£192,000
Contract period: 3 Aug 2026 – 2 Aug 2027 (1 yr) · up to 2 Aug 2030 with extensionsValue: £192,000 exc. VAT · £192,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Option to extend for three further periods of 1 year each, giving a maximum available contract term of 4 years.

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

Lot awarding rule: 60% Quality / 40% Price

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 Jul 2026, 10:09 BST
Last source update
2 Jul 2026, 10:09 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-062088
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lightingElectrotechnical equipmentEvent servicesFestival organisation servicesHire of vans with driverSafety barriers
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c205 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Jul 2026 → 3 Aug 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Tender notice published114 days ago
    2 Jul 2026, 10:09 BST
  2. Submission deadline89 days ago
    27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts83 days ago
    3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Jul 2026, 10:09 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PYMV-3527-LYNZ Craigavon Civic and Conference Centre, Lakeview Road, Craigavon, Northern Ireland, BT64 1ALContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender