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Published 14 Nov 2025, 16:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of a Multi-Cultural Music and Dance Programme

Authority: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£42,000£42,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 5 Dec 2025awarded 15 Jan 2026

Awarded to Mark Wilson Specialist Percussion

Contract term 6 moends 29 Jun 2025 · up to 30 Jun 2030 with extensions · starts 6 Jan 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Councils' Good Relations Programme is currently organising the delivery of a MultiCultural Music and Dance programme to schools with within the Borough. This project is

pilot project delivered through to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough

Council's Good Relations Programme which is part-financed by The Executive Office of

Northern Ireland. This pilot though will be delivered within a school setting, future delivery

subject to contract extension, may also include youth group setting within the community.

CPV: Dance and performance entertainment services · Dance-instruction services · Other community, social and personal services · Recreational, cultural and sporting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£42,000

Contract period: 6 Jan 2025 – 29 Jun 2025 (6 mo) · up to 30 Jun 2030 with extensionsValue: £42,000 exc. VAT · £42,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: The successful organisation may be asked to deliver the same project, for up to 3 additional years, based on the costs submitted in November 2025. This will be under the condition that project evaluations clearly show successful delivery, year on year, to the standard contained in this specification. Any contract extension, up to these 3 years, will be subject to funding availability and offered 1 year + 1 year + 1 year bases.

92000000 Recreational, cultural and sporting services 92340000 Dance and performance entertainment services 92342000 Dance-instruction services 98000000 Other community, social and personal 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: Quality 70% / Price 30%

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: 14 Nov 2025, 16:25 GMT
Last source update: 3 Feb 2026, 11:46 GMT
Authority reference: 6256468
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-074155
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Dance and performance entertainment servicesDance-instruction servicesOther community, social and personal servicesRecreational, cultural and sporting services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e1ea Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration

Submission deadline: 5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

6 Jan 2025 → 3 Feb 2026 · 5 dates

Contract starts
6 Jan 2025
Tender notice published346 days ago
14 Nov 2025, 16:25 GMT
Clarification questions by332 days ago
28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline325 days ago
5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Latest notice published265 days ago
3 Feb 2026, 11:46 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Nov 2025

Tender notice published
14 Nov 2025, 16:25 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
3 Feb 2026, 10:05 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
3 Feb 2026, 10:05 GMT
Contract details notice published
3 Feb 2026, 11:46 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £71,9401 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Mark Wilson Specialist PercussionSME4 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2027 · up to 28 Jun 2030Extensions: The successful organisation may be asked to deliver the same project, for up to 3 additional years, based on the costs submitted in November 2025. This will be under the condition that project evaluations clearly show successful delivery, year on year, to the standard contained in this specification. Any contract extension, up to these 3 years, will be subject to funding availability and offered 1 year + 1 year + 1 year basis.	£71,940 inc. VAT	15 Jan 2026	Awarded

Contracts

The Provision of a Multi-Cultural Music and Dance Programme · Mark Wilson Specialist PercussionSME
Signed
30 Jan 2026
Value
£71,940 inc. VAT
Period
2 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2027 · up to 28 Jun 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The successful organisation may be asked to deliver the same project, for up to 3 additional years, based on the costs submitted in November 2025. This will be under the condition that project evaluations clearly show successful delivery, year on year, to the standard contained in this specification. Any contract extension, up to these 3 years, will be subject to funding availability and offered 1 year + 1 year + 1 year basis.

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PYMV-3527-LYNZ Craigavon Civic & Conference Centre, 66 Lakeview Road, Craigavon, Northern Ireland, BT64 1ALContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Mark Wilson Specialist PercussionAwarded supplier 24 Clanconnel Gardens, Craigavon, Northern Ireland, BT66 7RPContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender3 Feb 2026, 11:46 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender3 Feb 2026, 10:05 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender14 Nov 2025, 16:25 GMT