Notice Information
Notice Title
T2692 Provision of Fairground Rides and Entertainment Packages for Council Evenits
Notice Description
Belfast City Council invites expressions of interest (EOIs) from suitably qualified and experienced providers ('Bidders') for the provision of Fairground Rides and Entertainment Packages for Council events including the Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann event in Belfast City in August 2026. Bidders are asked to email their EOI to cps@belfastcity.gov.uk no later than Friday 26th December 2025. Following receipt of EOIs, the Council may seek confirmation from Bidders that they wish to proceed to the next phase of the procurement. Upon confirmation of continued interest, the Council may engage with those Bidders to further explore capability and capacity ahead of later procurement stages. Bidders who confirm their continued interest will then be added to a list of select Bidders who will be involved in further stages of the procurement. These stages are yet to be determined and may be influenced by the level of market interest, but at this stage are likely to include: Stage 1 - Engagement with interested Bidders to understand capability and capacity and to help scope the requirement. Stage 2 - A competitive tendering stage. Any value stated is indicative only, with the final value determined through market engagement.
Lot Information
Provision of Fairground Rides
Options: Sufficient flexibility will be included in the contract documents to cover all associated services and contingencies.
Renewal: Option to extend for a further 12 month period.
Provision of Entrainment PackagesOptions: Sufficient flexibility will be included in the contract documents to cover all associated services and contingencies.
Renewal: Option to extend for a further 12 month period.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f4f2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041112-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
79952000 - Event services
79952100 - Cultural event organisation services
92312000 - Artistic services
92312240 - Services provided by entertainers
92331000 - Fair and amusement park services
92331200 - Amusement park services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £380,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 May 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 May 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2029 3-4 years
- 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
- BELFAST CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT2 8DJ
- 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)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041112-2026
5th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082533-2025
12th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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