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Major Events 2025 - Christmas Trail

CITY OF DONCASTER COUNCIL

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19 Mar 2025 at 14:11

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Summary of the contracting process

The City of Doncaster Council has completed the procurement process for the "Major Events 2025 - Christmas Trail" project, aimed at supplying 12 large snowmen sculptures for the city centre during the festive period. This contract falls under the industry categories of Snow, Miscellaneous decoration items, Decoration work, and Festival organisation services. The procurement, which utilised a direct award method, was finalised on 19th March 2025, with a contract period starting on 10th February 2025 and ending on 31st March 2026. The supplier awarded the contract is Wild in Art Limited, based in Whaley Bridge. The total contract value is £31,000 GBP.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in festive decorations, artwork installations, and event management to showcase their expertise and grow their market presence. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) focused on unique and large-scale decorative items would find this procurement particularly well-suited to their capabilities. By engaging in such high-visibility city events, these businesses can gain recognition and potentially secure future contracts in similar domains.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Major Events 2025 - Christmas Trail

Notice Description

To supply 12 large snowmen sculptures around the city centre of the festive period.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-5893b52a-9504-43f4-a0ca-481e673304d3
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2e479d2-595e-43a2-9912-db71335340ce
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

45 - Construction work

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

CPV Codes

15981320 - Snow

39298900 - Miscellaneous decoration items

45451000 - Decoration work

79953000 - Festival organisation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£31,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
10 Jan 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Mar 202511 months ago
Contract Period
10 Feb 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CITY OF DONCASTER COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DONCASTER
Postcode
DN1 3BU
Post Town
Doncaster
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE35 Doncaster
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Doncaster
Electoral Ward
Town
Westminster Constituency
Doncaster Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WILD IN ART

Further Information

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