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T25-150ENV Acorn Farm Exhibition and Site Interpretation Design and Fit Out

Derry City and Strabane District Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

16 Oct 2026 at 11:24

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

20 Nov 2025 at 11:46

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Derry City and Strabane District Council commissioned design, production and installation of a flagship exhibition and site interpretation at Acorn Farm in St Columb’s Park, Derry. The work covers the overall exhibition concept, physical and digital interpretation, equipment and imagery, including delivery and fit-out. The Council’s Green Infrastructure team is the commissioning authority and works with the appointed company and the project’s integrated consultancy and supply teams; relevant content is available to support the work. This is a combined exhibition design, interpretation and fit-out service, with associated exhibition equipment and installation. Delivery is at the Acorn Farm site in Derry.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Circle Creative Communications. The award date was 22 September 2026 and the awarded gross value was £59,975. The contract period runs from 19 October 2026 to 16 April 2027. The Council used a below-threshold open competition. The original estimated gross value was £60,000. The tender submission deadline was 19 December 2025, with questions due by 5 December 2025. The opportunity was structured as one lot. The award criteria were referred to in the procurement documents, without further detail in the published process information. One bid was received, from an SME, and it was the sole bid at final stage.

The award shows demand from Derry City and Strabane District Council for a supplier able to deliver an exhibition as a complete package: concept and interpretation design, production, physical and digital content, imagery, equipment, delivery and installation. Credible competitors for a future requirement would need to demonstrate the capacity to manage both creative development and practical fit-out, and to coordinate delivery with the Council’s Green Infrastructure team and integrated consultancy and supply teams. Experience developing visitor-facing interpretation for a specific site, and turning it into installed physical and digital outputs, would be directly relevant. The single award went to an SME, and the competition attracted one final-stage bid, indicating that a supplier of modest scale was able to win this combined service requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

T25-150ENV Acorn Farm Exhibition and Site Interpretation Design and Fit Out

Notice Description

Derry City and Strabane District Council is seeking to appoint a suitable qualified company to design, produce and deliver a flagship exhibition and associated site interpretation at the Acorn Farm site in St Columb's Park, Derry. Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) Green Infrastructure (GI) Team will be the commissioning authority. The DCSDC GI Team Lead will be the primary points of contact throughout the life of the project. The GI Team will work along with the successful company and Integrated Consultancy Team (ICT) and their Integrated Supply Team (IST) during the exhibition and interpretation design and fit out process and will also have access to any relevant content. The successful company/organisation, under the initial guidance of the GI Team will be responsible for the overall concept design, production, delivery and installation of the exhibition and site interpretation including all interpretation (both physical and digital), equipment, and imagery in partnership with the GI Team coordinating and delivery of outputs. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e541
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097834-2026
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
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

45 - Construction work

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

CPV Codes

39154000 - Exhibition equipment

45212310 - Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions

45212312 - Exhibition centre construction work

79415200 - Design consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£60,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£60,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
£59,975 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
19 Dec 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
19 Oct 2026 - 16 Apr 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DERRY
Postcode
BT48 7NN
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN0A Derry City and Strabane
Delivery Location
TLN0A Derry City and Strabane
Local Authority
Derry City and Strabane
Electoral Ward
Northland
Westminster Constituency
Foyle

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Circle Creative Communications

Further Information

Notice Documents

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