Notice Information
Notice Title
Event Management, Production and Security for May Morning at Magdalen Bridge
Notice Description
We are seeking a VAT registered company to undertake the event management and security of May Morning at Magdalen Bridge/High Street in Oxford. We will accept quotations from event management companies, a consortium or partnership able to demonstrate their ability to deliver on the event management services and security services required; however there must be one lead organisation or person contractually responsible for the overall delivery of this contract. Your organisation, consortium or partnership will have an Event Manager to assign to the project with extensive experience in event management for outdoor events of this size and nature.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The Contract will be let for an initial period of 6 months to cover 2026 event intended to commence on 2 April 2026 with the option to extend for 2 further periods of 1 year up to a maximum contract period of 2.5 years to cover the 2027 and 2028 events.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06628a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019700-2026
- 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
75240000 - Public security, law and order services
75241000 - Public security services
79710000 - Security services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Mar 20262 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 5 Apr 2026 - 6 Oct 2026 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
- OXFORD 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
- OXFORD
- Postcode
- OX1 1BX
- Post Town
- Oxford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
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- Local Authority
- Oxford
- Electoral Ward
- Holywell
- Westminster Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019700-2026
4th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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