Official UK procurement notice
P-0225 Winter Light Trail Installation Event at Heaton Park
Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionManchester City Council (MCC) is inviting experienced and innovative operators to tender for the design, delivery, operation, and management of the Winter Lights Festival. The successful tenderer will be responsible for bringing this vision to life, from initial concept development to the day-to-day running of the event
CPV: Event services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Further details are set out in the procurement documentsAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,100,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality: 40%
- price: 30%
- Social Value: 20%
- Carbon and Environment: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality: 40
- Social Value: 20
- Carbon and Environment: 10
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Nov 2024, 10:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Mar 2025, 07:43 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN752795- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009781- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04bd27Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers prior to entering into the contract. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract/framework has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Publisher note: The contracts will be for 3 years, expected to commence 03rd April 205 with option to extend for up to an additional 2 years. The successful supplier will be required to actively participate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality of, and surroundings of, the place of delivery of the contract. Therefore, selection and award criteria, specification requirements and contract performance conditions related in particular to social and environmental considerations as relevant to the subject matter of this project. The Council reserves the right not to award the contract, as a result of this Contract Notice. The Council shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any organisation in responding to this notice or in tendering for the proposed contract
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Dec 2024, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 Dec 2024, 11:00 GMT
Timeline
20 Dec 2024 → 18 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline20 Dec 2024, 11:00 GMT
- Bids opened20 Dec 2024, 11:00 GMT
- Notice published18 Mar 2025, 07:43 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete18 Mar 2025, 07:43 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTF2 LtdWinter Light Trail Installation Event at Heaton Park | £8,765,655 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Winter Light Trail Installation Event at Heaton Park · FTF2 Ltd
- Signed
- 11 Mar 2025
- Value
- £8,765,655
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FTF2 LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria