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Published 1 Apr 2026, 09:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Marquees and Stretch Tents for ACBCBC Events within the Tourism, Arts and Culture Department

Official notice

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

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£180,000≈ £180k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT50.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Apr 2026awarded 27 May 2026
Awarded to Ar-Marquees
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Apr 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2028 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tender submissions are being sought from experienced and highly professional

companies for the provision of marquees, stretch tents and associated equipment for the

Councils Tourism Arts and Culture Departments annual events. These 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: Event services · Miscellaneous furniture and equipment · Seats, chairs and related products, and associated parts · Tarpaulins, sails for boats, sailboards or land craft, awnings, sunblinds, tents and camping goods · Tents

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£180,000
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2027 (1 yr) · up to 30 Apr 2028 with extensionsValue: £180,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: Option to extend for one further year subject to performance
39110000 Seats, chairs and related products, and associated parts39150000 Miscellaneous furniture and equipment39522000 Tarpaulins, sails for boats, sailboards or land craft, awnings, sunblinds, tents and camping goods39522530 Tents79952000 Event 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

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
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
1 Apr 2026, 09:43 BST
Last source update
2 Jun 2026, 16:13 BST
Authority reference
6477186
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030125
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Event servicesMiscellaneous furniture and equipmentSeats, chairs and related products, and associated partsTarpaulins, sails for boats, sailboards or land craft, awnings, sunblinds, tents and camping goodsTents
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067a3d 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
29 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
22 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

1 Apr 2026 → 2 Jun 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published202 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 09:43 BST
  2. Clarification questions by180 days ago
    22 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline173 days ago
    29 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts172 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published140 days ago
    2 Jun 2026, 16:13 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Apr 2026, 09:43 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    2 Jun 2026, 16:13 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    2 Jun 2026, 16:13 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £89,4671 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 27 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ar-MarqueesSME£89,467 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of Marquees and Stretch Tents for ACBCBC Events within the Tourism, Arts and Culture Department · Ar-MarqueesSME

    Signed
    27 May 2026
    Value
    £89,467 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2027 · up to 31 May 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Option to extend for one further year subject to performance

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PYMV-3527-LYNZ Craigavon Civic & Conference Centre, 66 Lakeview Road, Craigavon, Northern Ireland, BT64 1ALContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Ar-MarqueesAwarded supplier 22 Clarkes Road, Newtownhamilton, Northern Ireland, Bt350eqContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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