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Published 20 Nov 2025, 11:46 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T25-150ENV Acorn Farm Exhibition and Site Interpretation Design and Fit Out

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

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold

Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)

Published estimate£60,000£60,000 inc. VAT0% below final estimate

Submissions closed 19 Dec 2025awarded 22 Sept 2026

Awarded to Circle Creative Communications

Contract term 3 moends 30 Apr 2026 · starts 30 Jan 2026

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 delivery of outputs. 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 #1Awarded 3 moPublished value£60,000

Contract period: 30 Jan 2026 – 30 Apr 2026 (3 mo)Value: £60,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: Northern Ireland

39154000 Exhibition equipment 45212310 Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions 45212312 Exhibition centre construction work 79415200 Design consultancy services

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: Awarded
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: 20 Nov 2025, 11:46 GMT
Last source update: 16 Oct 2026, 11:24 BST
Authority reference: T25-150ENV Acorn Farm Exhibition and Site Interpretation Design and Fit Out
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-075585
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
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-05e541 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

20 Nov 2025 → 16 Oct 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published334 days ago
20 Nov 2025, 11:46 GMT
Clarification questions by319 days ago
5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline305 days ago
19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts263 days ago
30 Jan 2026
Latest notice published4 days ago
16 Oct 2026, 11:24 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Nov 2025

Tender notice published
20 Nov 2025, 11:46 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
16 Oct 2026, 11:24 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
16 Oct 2026, 11:24 BST
Contract signature expected
16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £59,9751 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Circle Creative CommunicationsSME19 Oct 2026 – 16 Apr 2027	£59,975 inc. VAT	22 Sept 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Circle Creative CommunicationsAwarded supplier 132 Woodburn Road, Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, BT38 9ABContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender16 Oct 2026, 11:24 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender20 Nov 2025, 11:46 GMT