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001784 - Power Supply for Durham County Council Food Festivals

DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

06 Mar 2025 at 10:13

Award Notice
Tender

03 Dec 2024 at 17:01

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Durham County Council has awarded a contract titled "001784 - Power Supply for Durham County Council Food Festivals" to Alrose Productions Ltd. This contract falls under the industry categories of Generators, Electricity distribution and control apparatus, Event services, and Festival organisation services. The contract, which aims to provide a safe outdoor power supply for annual food festivals, runs from 1st March 2025 to 28th February 2026, with additional 12-month extensions available, depending on future event funding and requirements. The procurement stage is at the award phase, with the contract being finalised on 11th February 2025, and the details published on 6th March 2025. The delivery location for this contract is the North East region of the United Kingdom, with a total contracted value of £60,000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in outdoor power solutions, equipment hire, and event management services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and organisations involved in the voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sectors are particularly well-positioned to compete, given the procurement method was an open procedure below the threshold. Companies with expertise in setting up and managing temporary power supplies, including the provision of generators, cabling, and safety equipment, as well as those capable of deploying skilled installation crews and electricians, stand to benefit substantially from this contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

001784 - Power Supply for Durham County Council Food Festivals

Notice Description

The primary objective of the contract is to source a supplier who can provide a safe outdoor power supply for our annual Food Festivals for our traders, cookery theatre and entertainers, ranging from 13, to 16 to 32amp. This contract includes all the equipment such as generators and their fuel tanks, distro and cabling and any safety features such as cable ramps. The supplier will need to provide the installation crew and electricians who will install the generators and equipment, problem solve during the event and coordinate the install and derig to the agreed layout and at the agreed time. The proposed Contract start date is 1st March 2025 to 28th February 2026, with 3 x 12 month extension opportunities, subject to event funding and requirements. Full tender documents can be accessed by registering on the OPEN tendering portal (open-uk.org) and search reference OPEN2024215 Additional information: Full tender documents can be accessed by registering on the OPEN tendering portal (open-uk.org) and search reference OPEN2024215

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c0ea5b48-9cf8-495a-b8ae-9bb00ede4a93
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c03b914-14c3-44a3-b15c-fbfa8b1d73d0
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

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

CPV Codes

31120000 - Generators

31200000 - Electricity distribution and control apparatus

79952000 - Event services

79953000 - Festival organisation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£60,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
10 Jan 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Feb 20251 years ago
Contract Period
1 Mar 2025 - 28 Feb 2026 6-12 months
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
DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DURHAM
Postcode
DH1 5UQ
Post Town
Durham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)
Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Neville's Cross
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ALROSE PRODUCTIONS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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