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# T25-052BUS Tender for Provision of Ships and Boats for Foyle Maritime Festival 2026

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t25-052bus-tender-for-provision-of-ships-and-boats-for-foyle-maritime-festival-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-050b1d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Derry City and Strabane District Council: "T25-052BUS Tender for Provision of Ships and Boats for Foyle Maritime Festival 2026". Published status: active. Published Value: £60,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 May 2025, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Derry City and Strabane District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/derry-city-and-strabane-district-council-ons-n09000005)
- **Published Value:** £60,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 May 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Recreational, cultural and sporting services, Ships, Ships and boats
- **Delivery Location:** UKN0A
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t25-052bus-tender-for-provision-of-ships-and-boats-for-foyle-maritime-festival-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-050b1d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-050b1d`

## 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/t25-052bus-tender-for-provision-of-ships-and-boats-for-foyle-maritime-festival-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-050b1d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** www.etendersni.gov.uk

## Description
Derry City and Strabane District Council invites suitably qualified companies/agents to tender for the provision of Ships and Boats to participate in the Foyle Maritime Festival (FMF) 2026. The festival will take place over 4 days next summer, running from Thursday 25th until Sunday 28th June 2026 (subject to confirmation by 30 May 2025). Renowned as one of the largest maritime events to occur in Ireland and the UK, this bi-annual event attracted approximately 135,000 attendees when it last occurred in 2024, appealing to local, regional, national and international visitors. 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34500000, 34510000, 92000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £60,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/06/2025 to 31/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018316-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-01T10:02:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T18:37:34.700Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-050b1d