Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Event Plant, Equipment and Crew Hire Services for ACBCBC Tourism, Arts and Culture Department Events
Authority: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionArmagh 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 publishedWhat 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 sub-criteria (2)
- Methodology: 60%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Methodology
- Price
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 18 Aug 2026, 08:49 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 10:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Sept 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078346- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e61fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
18 Aug 2026 → 16 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published65 days ago18 Aug 2026, 08:49 BST
- Clarification questions by44 days ago8 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline37 days ago15 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by26 days ago25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts21 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent15 days ago7 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published15 days ago7 Oct 2026, 10:41 BST
- Standstill ends5 days ago16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2026- Tender notice published18 Aug 2026, 08:49 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Oct 2026, 10:41 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Oct 2026, 10:41 BST
- Contract signature expected19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Stage Hire Ltd20 Oct 2026 – 19 Oct 2027 · up to 19 Oct 2030Extensions: 3 periods of 12 months | £249,600 inc. VAT | 7 Oct 2026standstill to 16 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Castle Stage Hire LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender