Notice Information
Notice Title
T2730 - Development, Management and Delivery of Culture Night Belfast 2026
Notice Description
An experienced Contractor is required to develop, manage, and deliver Culture Night Belfast 2026. The key components of this tender will include: - Large-scale event management skills and curation of events. - Co-design of events with individual artists or contributors. - Knowledge of the cultural sector, including funded and non-funded organisations, freelance, artists, libraries and heritage, as well as strong existing relationships with the sector across the city. - Safety, accessibility and communication with key stakeholders and statutory agencies. - Marketing resources appropriate for an event of this scale.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: If the Council renews the contract, the following optional service will be delivered: - Development, Management, and Delivery of Culture Night Belfast 2027.
Renewal: The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract for up to a further 12 months. Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee, availability of funding and satisfactory performance of the Contractor.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06595f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015723-2026
- 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
- 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
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
79952000 - Event services
79952100 - Cultural event organisation services
92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Feb 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Apr 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 10 May 2026 - 10 Feb 2027 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
- 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
- TLN06 Belfast
-
- 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/015723-2026
20th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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