Notice Information
Notice Title
Events Management
Notice Description
Hull City Council (The Authority) on behalf of Hull Culture and Leisure is seeking tenders from interested organisations to provide Event Management Services. The tender is an open competitive procedure consisting of a one stage process. The contract is anticipated to commence 17 February 2026 ending by 16 February 2029 with an option to extend for a period of 2 years. The Authority has estimated the value of the Services to be PS70,000 per annum. The estimated value is given in good faith to assist tenderers in making their submissions, it should not be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any goods, services or works to any particular value by the Authority and does not form part of the Contract. Further information is contained within the tender documentation. Please ensure all tender submission documents are completed as detailed. Incomplete bids will be eliminated from further process.
Lot Information
Lot LOT-0000
Renewal: There will be an option to extend for a period of 1 x 2 year period,
Planning Information
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=99747&B=
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05df2f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084289-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79952000 - Event services
79952100 - Cultural event organisation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £210,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £210,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Dec 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Jan 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 15 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 17 Feb 2026 - 16 Feb 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-11-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HULL CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Claire Willingham
- Contact Email
- c.willingham@hullcc.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HULL
- Postcode
- HU1 2AA
- Post Town
- Hull
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Delivery Location
- TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of
-
- Local Authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Electoral Ward
- St Andrew's & Docklands
- Westminster Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084289-2025
18th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073019-2025
12th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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