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Published 15 Jan 2026, 10:03 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T26-002BUS Supply of Traffic Management for Events

Official notice

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

2 lotsServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£120,000total for 2 lots · £120,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Feb 2026awarded 10 Apr 2026
Awarded to Greentown Traffic Management Ltd, Graham Asset Management Ltd2 awards
Contract term 3 yrs 8 moends 31 Dec 2029 · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) invites tenders from suitably experienced and competent organisations for the provision of Traffic Management (TM) services for Council‑led public events. DCSDC delivers a substantial programme of outdoor public events between 2026–2029, including but not limited to: Strabane / Lifford Half Marathon, Waterside Half Marathon – Derry, Foyle Maritime Festival – Derry (biennial; next scheduled 2026), Halloween Carnival Celebrations – Derry and Strabane, Christmas Lights Switch‑On Celebrations – Derry and Strabane, St Patrick’s Day Festival Weekend – Derry and Strabane, Additional public events may be programmed on an ad‑hoc basis. These events will vary in scale, duration, location and complexity. Tenders are now invited from competent organisations for the provision of live‑event Traffic Management, including planning, delivery, monitoring, dynamic adjustment and de‑installation, in accordance with this Invitation to Tender and the Event Management Plans issued for each event. Throughout this document, TM refers to Traffic Management. 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: Traffic control services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£120,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot
Lot #1Festival EventsAwarded 3 yrs 8 moPublished value£70,000

Lot 1 – Festival Events

Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 31 Dec 2029 (3 yrs 8 mo)Value: £70,000 exc. VAT · £70,000 inc. VAT
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

Lot #2Sporting EventsAwarded 3 yrs 8 moPublished value£50,000

Lot 2 – Sporting Events

Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 31 Dec 2029 (3 yrs 8 mo)Value: £50,000 exc. VAT · £50,000 inc. VAT
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

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
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot1
  • Condition of participation

    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
15 Jan 2026, 10:03 GMT
Last source update
23 Apr 2026, 14:19 BST
Authority reference
T26-002BUS Supply of Traffic Management for Events
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003348
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Traffic control services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06064f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Jan 2026 → 1 May 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published281 days ago
    15 Jan 2026, 10:03 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by266 days ago
    30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline252 days ago
    13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Latest notice published183 days ago
    23 Apr 2026, 14:19 BST
  5. Contract starts176 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jan 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Jan 2026, 10:03 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    23 Apr 2026, 14:19 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    23 Apr 2026, 14:19 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £22 awards inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Festival Events1 award
Greentown Traffic Management LtdSME24 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029£1 inc. VAT10 Apr 2026Awarded
Lot 2 · Sporting Events1 award
Graham Asset Management Ltd24 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029£1 inc. VAT10 Apr 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Festival Events3final-stage tenders20—
2 · Sporting Events1final-stage tenders00—

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, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender