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# Provision of Pantomime for the Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-pantomime-for-the-market-place-theatre-and-arts-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-060dd6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council: "Provision of Pantomime for the Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre". Published status: complete. Published Value: £390,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon-borough-council-ons-n09000002)
- **Published Value:** £390,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services, Artistic services, Dance and performance entertainment services, Entertainment services, Services provided by authors, composers, sculptors, entertainers and other individual artists (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £122,313 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-pantomime-for-the-market-place-theatre-and-arts-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-060dd6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-060dd6`

## 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/provision-of-pantomime-for-the-market-place-theatre-and-arts-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-060dd6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-pantomime-for-the-market-place-theatre-and-arts-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-060dd6#participate

## Description
Thespecification has been developed by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough
Council in order to procure a suitably qualified and competent professionals to deliver
pantomime productions for The Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre, Armagh, for 2026 /
2027 / 2028 (subject to successful annual review). The Market Place Theatre is Armagh
City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council's flagship arts centre and annually
presents a 3-week run of a pantomime to both school and public audiences in the month
of December. The pantomime is a key part of the theatre's programme and plays to over
13,000 people each year. The venue is looking for an experienced, highly professional
partner company to produce and present its 2026, 2027 and 2028 pantomimes (2027 and
2028 productions are subject to satisfactory annual review).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 92300000, 92310000, 92312000, 92312100, 92312200, 92340000

- **Estimated Value:** £390,000

- **Contract Period:** 29/03/2026 to 29/03/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of Pantomime for the Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **AC Creative Events Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PJLR-2526-DVLT`
  - Value: £122,313 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 26/04/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision of Pantomime for the Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre (active)
  - Signed Value: £122,313
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006390-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-12T13:33:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T03:59:33.542Z
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