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Published 16 May 2025, 11:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T25-073ENV Acorn Farm Exhibition and Site Interpretation Design and Fit Out

Official notice

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

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£50,000£50,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Jun 2025
Contract term 4 moends 31 Oct 2025 · starts 23 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council is seeking to appoint a suitable qualified company to design, produce and deliver a flagship exhibition and associated site interpretation at the Acorn Farm site in St Columb’s Park, Derry. Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) Green Infrastructure (GI) Team will be the commissioning authority. The DCSDC GI Team Lead will be the primary points of contact throughout the life of the project. The GI Team will work along with the successful company and Integrated Consultancy Team (ICT) and their Integrated Supply Team (IST) during the exhibition and interpretation design and fit out process and will also have access to any relevant content. The successful company/organisation, under the initial guidance of the GI Team will be responsible for the overall concept design, production, delivery and installation of the exhibition and site interpretation including all interpretation (both physical and digital), equipment, and imagery in partnership with the GI Team coordinating and delivering the outputs of the following; Part 1 – Research, Design and Delivery of Exhibition and Wayfinding Content, Part 2 – Film, Part 3 – Digital Interactives and Part 4 – Learning Activities. 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: Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions · Design consultancy services · Exhibition centre construction work · Exhibition equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 4 moPublished value£50,000

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: Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

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
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
16 May 2025, 11:52 BST
Last source update
16 May 2025, 11:52 BST
Authority reference
T25-073ENV Acorn Farm Exhibition and Site Interpretation Design and Fit Out
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022150
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitionsDesign consultancy servicesExhibition centre construction workExhibition equipment
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0515a3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
30 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 May 2025 → 23 Jun 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    16 May 2025, 11:52 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    30 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    23 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    16 May 2025, 11:52 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PGJQ-8275-HLMG 98 Strand Road, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7NNContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender