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T26-085BUS Partner-Led Organisations -- Derry Halloween Parade 2026

Derry City and Strabane District Council

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Award

24 Jul 2026 at 10:42

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

09 Jun 2026 at 08:29

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Derry City and Strabane District Council commissioned arts and cultural services for Derry Halloween 2026, including the creation and delivery of street spectacle art. The work forms part of the programme’s 40th anniversary theme, “It’s in Our Bones”, and uses a collaborative partnership model. Street spectacle is central to both the Awakening the Walls City Trail and the Halloween Carnival Parade. The requirement covers entertainment, artistic creation and interpretation, and dance or performance entertainment. Delivery is associated with Derry and the Council’s Halloween programme. The intended providers are suitably qualified and experienced arts organisations or other partner-led organisations able to work collaboratively on public-facing cultural events and develop imaginative performance or spectacle for a major city celebration.

The procurement has been awarded and is recorded as complete following a below-threshold open competition. Three bids were received, including three from SMEs and three from VCSEs. The award was made on 8 July 2026 to Studio 2 Creative Enterprises C.I.C., FUSE Arts and North West Cultural Partnership, jointly, for £40,000 gross. The awarded contract period runs from 28 July 2026 to 1 November 2026. A signature milestone was scheduled for 27 July 2026. The tender deadline was 29 June 2026 at 12:00, and the enquiry deadline was 19 June 2026 at 12:00. There was one lot. Evaluation details were set out in the procurement documents, and submissions were made electronically through the specified tendering route.

This award demonstrates established local demand for partner-led arts organisations to deliver large-scale street spectacle within Derry’s civic cultural programme. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need a strong track record in artistic creation, live performance, entertainment or public-facing cultural events, together with the capacity to develop and deliver spectacle across both a city trail and a carnival parade. Collaborative working is central: suppliers would need to operate as delivery partners rather than simply provide a standalone performance. Experience of imaginative, folklore-informed or site-responsive work would be relevant to the programme’s stated creative direction. The competition also indicates that smaller organisations and voluntary, community or social enterprise suppliers can participate in this type of opportunity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

T26-085BUS Partner-Led Organisations -- Derry Halloween Parade 2026

Notice Description

Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced arts organisations, or partner-led organisations to participate in the delivery of street spectacle art as part of Derry Halloween 2026. This milestone 40th anniversary programme, "It's in Our Bones", is rooted in a shared celebration of imagination, wit, wonder and folklore, where people transform, tell the tallest tales and, for a few enchanted days and nights, the unbelievable becomes believable. It will be delivered through a collaborative partnership model, placing street spectacle at the core of both Awakening the Walls City Trail (ATWC) and the Halloween Carnival Parade. 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-06b056
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070134-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92300000 - Entertainment services

92310000 - Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services

92340000 - Dance and performance entertainment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£40,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£40,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
£40,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
29 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Jul 20263 months ago
Contract Period
28 Jul 2026 - 1 Nov 2026 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
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
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
3
Supplier Names

STUDIO 2 CREATIVE ENTERPRISES C.I.C.

FUSE Arts

North West Cultural Partnership

Further Information

Notice Documents

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