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Official procurement procedure
T2730 - Development, Management and Delivery of Culture Night Belfast 2026
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£300,000
Submission deadline 2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Belfast City Council: "T2730 - Development, Management and Delivery of Culture Night Belfast 2026". Published status: complete. Published value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Belfast City Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £300,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Belfast City Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Belfast City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
2Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
John McQuillan (Contracts) LtdTop vendor: 56.2% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 43 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| John McQuillan (Contracts) Ltd | 1 win | £3,257,922 |
| Ralph Appelbaum Associates | 1 win | £1,736,159 |
| WJM | 1 win | £800,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBelfast City Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published11 May 2026, 08:47 BST | Last source update11 May 2026, 08:47 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06595f | ||
What is being bought
An experienced Contractor is required to develop, manage, and deliver Culture Night Belfast 2026. The key components of this tender will include:
- Large-scale event management skills and curation of events.
- Co-design of events with individual artists or contributors.
- Knowledge of the cultural sector, including funded and non-funded organisations, freelance, artists, libraries and heritage, as well as strong existing relationships with the sector across the city.
- Safety, accessibility and communication with key stakeholders and statutory agencies.
- Marketing resources appropriate for an event of this scale.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
11 May 2026, 08:47 BST - tender value changed
28 Apr 2026, 08:55 BST - Status changed to complete
28 Apr 2026, 08:55 BST - Official notice release published
28 Apr 2026, 08:55 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
28 Apr 2026, 08:55 BST - Published value updated to £300,000
20 Feb 2026, 14:26 GMT - Status changed to active
20 Feb 2026, 14:26 GMT - Official notice release published
20 Feb 2026, 14:26 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
20 Feb 2026, 14:26 GMT - Buyer information updated
20 Feb 2026, 14:26 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
11 May 2026, 08:47 BST - Submission deadline
2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 11 May 2026, 00:00 BST · £360,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards MayWe Events Ltd Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Development, Management, and Delivery of Culture Night Belfast 2026 £360,000 · signed 11 May 2026, 00:00 BST · active Contract period: 12 May 2026, 00:00 BST — 11 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Belfast City Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PQXY-5321-CGZMDocuments (1)
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