Notice Information
Notice Title
Party in the Park 2026 (Wokingham)
Notice Description
Delivery of the town council's summer concert event - see details of contract opportunity for further details. Wokingham Town Council is seeking a suitably qualified organisation to organise the annual Party in the Park event. The event will be on Elms Field in Wokingham on Saturday 6th June 2026. Provision will include all aspects of the event. Including; staging, light and sound, power, security, first aid and welfare provision, performers, marketing etc. Further detail on the requirements can be found in the brief and other associated documentation. Total value (estimated) PS77,400 excluding VAT PS92,880 including VAT Above the relevant threshold
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Contract length 1 year (2026) with potential to extend a further two years, to organise Party in the Park in 2027 and 2028. Extensions at the decision of the contracting organisation as soon as possible post the 2026 event and as per the conditions of extension with the contract. Example contract included in the documentation.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059571
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068791-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79952000 - Event services
79953000 - Festival organisation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £77,400 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £77,400 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- £226,314 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Oct 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Oct 20252 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2025 - 8 Jun 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WOKINGHAM TOWN COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Gemma Cumming
- Contact Email
- townclerk@wokingham-tc.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WOKINGHAM
- Postcode
- RG40 1AS
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Wokingham
- Electoral Ward
- Wescott
- Westminster Constituency
- Wokingham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068791-2025
28th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054495-2025
8th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-4842
This document provides the outline and requirement for the event. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-4843
Please ensure this document is completed and returned as part of your tender proposal -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-4844
Explanation on the acceptance of partial proposals or lots for this tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-4846
Please ensure this document is completed and returned as part of your tender proposal -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-4847
This is provided for information - we recommend a site visit to better understand the available space -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-4848
This is for information only and provided as an example of the contract that we would expect the appointed supplier to sign.
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