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Published 5 Sept 2025, 14:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

RFQ 2025/18 - Technical Support for Down Arts Centre

Official notice

Authority: Newry Mourne & Down District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£28,000≈ £14k / year · £33,600 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Sept 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 12 Oct 2027 · starts 13 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NMDDC wish to engage suitably qualified and experienced technician support for a 2-year period to provide the below 3 classes of technical support in order to service the variety of shows programmed in DAC which require varying levels of technical support.

  1. theatre technical,
  2. audio technical and
  3. systems technical.

CPV: Sound technician

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£28,000
Contract period: 13 Oct 2025 – 12 Oct 2027 (2 yrs)Value: £28,000 exc. VAT · £33,600 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Project Specific Questions: 40%
  • Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Project Specific Questions
  • Cost
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Sept 2025, 14:12 BST
Last source update
5 Sept 2025, 14:12 BST
Authority reference
CA16417
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054309
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Sound technician
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059501 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
26 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
18 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

5 Sept 2025 → 13 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Sept 2025, 14:12 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    18 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline395 days ago
    26 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract starts379 days ago
    13 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Sept 2025, 14:12 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PJMQ-5831-RNZM O' Hagan House, Monaghan Row, Newry, Northern Ireland, BT35 8DJContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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