Tender

COV - Christmas Market Operator 2024-2026

COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL (COV)

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Tender

17 May 2024 at 13:44

Summary of the contracting process

The Coventry City Council is seeking a Christmas Market Operator for Christmas Markets in 2024, 2025, and 2026. The procurement process is in an open stage, with a tender period ending on 14th June 2024. The contract period will be from 1st July 2024 to 31st March 2027. The industry category for this opportunity is event services, with additional classifications including festival organisation services, cultural event organisation services, and fair and exhibition organisation services.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in event services, festival organisation, cultural event management, and fair and exhibition organisation services. Companies well-suited to compete should offer experience in organising events and demonstrate capacity to manage Christmas Markets. Coventry City Council is the buying organization facilitating this tender with the aim to appoint a Christmas Market Operator, providing potential growth opportunities for businesses in the event management industry.

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Notice Title

COV - Christmas Market Operator 2024-2026

Notice Description

The Council is seeking to appoint a Christmas Market Operator for Christmas Markets in 2024, 2025 and 2026. Additional information: Please register via the Council's e-procurement system - CSW-JETS https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets CSW-JETS is a sub-regional e-tendering portal run by In-tend. Since February 2010, Coventry; Solihull; Warwickshire; Nuneaton and Bedworth; Rugby alongside other local district Councils have been working together as a shared procurement service. In conjunction with Solihull Community Housing, we have joined together to bring you a collaborative E-Tendering portal. CSW-JETS enables us to advertise our opportunities across all authorities through the same system. This means that there is a single point of contact for procurement in the sub-region so you only have to register once to receive notifications for all authorities. Registering on the portal will make it easier for local suppliers to find, respond to and be alerted to tender opportunities. Registration is free, and takes just a few minutes. When complete, you will be able to express interest in any of the Councils'/Authorities' opportunities when they are made available including this tender. In addition, we will be able to access your details whenever we have a requirement, and you may then be invited to tender or quote for work. Once you are registered and log in to the system you will be able to locate the tender opportunity, express interest and access the documentation. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c13c60d-e383-4ef2-9790-c12d3ec5b376
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79952000 - Event services

79952100 - Cultural event organisation services

79953000 - Festival organisation services

79956000 - Fair and exhibition organisation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
14 Jun 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2024 - 31 Mar 2027 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL (COV)
Contact Name
Coventry City Council (COV) Procurement Team
Contact Email
procurement.services@coventry.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+4424 7697 5232

Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV1 2GN
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
St Michael's
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

Further Information

Notice Documents

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