Notice Information
Notice Title
Entertainment at Events
Notice Description
Framework for the provision of children's entertainment services and specialist entertainment services at Council events
Lot Information
Children's Entertainment Services
Provision of a variety of Children's Entertainment Services at Council events such as face painting, balloon modelling, petting farm, walkabout characters, etc.
Options: option to extend for up to 12 months
Specialist Entertainment ServicesProvision of a variety of Specialist Entertainment Services suitable for Good Relations events
Options: option to extend for up to 12 months
Procurement Information
Following a competitive process in 2022, a contract was awarded to the various tenderers who were the only tenderers for their respective entertainment services. They have been operating as the Council's service providers from award of the contract. Due to the unforeseeable death of the Queen and subsequent coronation of King Charles, the scope and scale of the contract required expansion to accommodate the necessary public events associated with the change and thereby necessitated additional services to hold such events. This has created an increase in the value of the contract that was unforeseeable at the time of tender. In addition, and as demonstrated in the competitive tender process, the awarded companies are the only ones in Northern Ireland capable of providing the services required necessary for events. A new procurement process will be initiated in early 2024. This contract will only be in place until a new contract can be established through a competitive procurement process.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0435dc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003132-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
92340000 - Dance and performance entertainment services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £170,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Jan 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Oct 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ANTRIM AND NEWTOWNABBEY BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ANTRIM
- Postcode
- BT41 2UB
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN0D Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Delivery Location
- TLN0D Antrim and Newtownabbey
-
- Local Authority
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Electoral Ward
- Springfarm
- Westminster Constituency
- South Antrim
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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