Notice Information
Notice Title
002712 - Contract for the Provision of Crowd Management & Event Security Services
Notice Description
Durham County Council hosts a number of large-scale festivals and events each year. As a result, the Council require a Provider to manage and provide Crowd Management & Event Security services to ensure all events and festivals operate safely. The following is a list of the types of Durham County Council Festivals and Events which can be expected to take place throughout the duration of this Contract, please note this list is not exhaustive and there is no guarantee that the listed events will take place. * Bishop Auckland Food Festival (BAFF) * Seaham Food Festival (SFF) * BRASS Festival * Gala Theatre & Cinema, Empire Theatre, Durham Town Hall and Bishop Auckland Town Hall * Remembrance Day * Anniversary or one-off special events * Elections This procurement exercise is being undertaken to award a light touch contract, that is, a contract that is wholly or mainly for the supply of services as specified in Procurement Regulations 2024, Schedule 1. Tender documents can be accessed free of charge at www.open-uk.org and must be submitted via this portal.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: 12 month initial contract term to 31st December 2026 then 3 x 12 month extension periods, subject to requirements review and funding.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a6bf
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061699-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
75242000 - Public law and order services
79710000 - Security services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £160,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £160,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- zoe.embleton@durham.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DURHAM
- Postcode
- DH1 5WB
- 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
- TLC14 Durham
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- Local Authority
- County Durham
- Electoral Ward
- Framwellgate and Newton Hall
- Westminster Constituency
- City of Durham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061699-2025
2nd October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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