Notice Information
Notice Title
T26-024BUS Event Management Support Tender - Restricted List
Notice Description
Derry City and Strabane District Council invite Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified and competent organisations to be included on a Restricted List for the provision of Event Planning, Management, Delivery and Health and Safety Support Services. The appointed suppliers will support the Council's Festival and Events Team in the safe, effective and legally compliant planning and delivery of Council-led events taking place between April 2026 and March 2029. Organisations successfully appointed to the Restricted List will be invited to tender on a call off, event-by-event basis for the provision of services under Lot 1, Lot 2, or both, as and when required, in accordance with Council requirements. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT
Lot Information
Event Management and Delivery
The successful supplier(s) under Lot 1 will provide event planning, production and operational delivery services, which may include: * Event planning, scheduling and coordination * Production management * Site and/or zone management * Stage management * Artist liaison * Programme support * Crew provision * General event management and operational support
Event Health and Safety Support (Purple Guide-Aligned)The successful supplier(s) under Lot 2 will provide independent and competent Health and Safety support services, which may include: * Development and review of event-specific risk assessments and method statements, proportionate to event scale and risk * Contribution to Event Management Plans (EMP), including safety, welfare and operational elements * On-site Health and Safety monitoring, inspections and compliance checks during build, live event and de-rig phases * Liaison with Council officers and relevant stakeholders on Health and Safety matters * Support with incident management, near-miss reporting and post-event debriefs * Advice on crowd safety, welfare provision, contractor management and safe systems of work
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-061109
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033410-2026
- 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
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
71317200 - Health and safety services
79952000 - Event services
79952100 - Cultural event organisation services
92621000 - Sports-event promotion services
92622000 - Sports-event organisation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £75,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £75,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- £1
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Apr 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Apr 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 13 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 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
- DERRY CITY AND STRABANE DISTRICT 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
- DERRY
- Postcode
- BT48 7NN
- 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)
- TLN0A Derry City and Strabane
- Delivery Location
- TLN0A Derry City and Strabane
-
- Local Authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Electoral Ward
- Northland
- Westminster Constituency
- Foyle
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033410-2026
13th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007657-2026
28th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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