Find a TenderCancelled
Published 19 Feb 2025, 12:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T24-214BUS Security and Crowd Management for Festivals and Events

Official notice

Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£470,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Mar 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) wish to invite written tenders from suitably experienced organisations for the provision of Security and Crowd Management for Festival and Events within the Council area from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028. DCSDC has established an annual public outdoor events programme which includes a number of major events throughout the year including but not limited to: St Patrick’s Day Derry and Strabane, Strabane/Lifford Half Marathon, Summer Jamm Strabane, Foyle Maritime Festival, Waterside Half Marathon Derry, Halloween Celebrations Derry and Strabane, Christmas Events Derry and Strabane. Additional public events and celebrations may be programmed on an ad hoc basis. There is no guarantee that these events will take place and are all subject to yearly rates process and Council budget being identified. The events appeal to a broad audience range and each festival varies in scale and dynamic with varying requirements for security and crowd management subject to final programme. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

CPV: Security services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1CancelledPublished value£470,000
Variant bids: not allowed

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Cost: 40
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • 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
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
19 Feb 2025, 12:55 GMT
Last source update
17 Apr 2025, 14:12 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Mar 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015930
Classification (CPV)
Security services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e3ee Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

As per PCR 2015

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Submission deadline
28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 Mar 2025, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Mar 2025 → 28 Mar 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    28 Mar 2025, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    17 Apr 2025, 14:12 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until213 days ago
    28 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to unsuccessful
    17 Apr 2025, 14:12 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council Offices, 98 Strand Road, Derry, UK, BT48 7NNContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of Justice NIMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Belfast

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria