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Design, Organisation and Delivery of Urban and Rural Christmas Events 2026

Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

28 Aug 2026 at 15:23

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Tender

01 Jul 2026 at 15:06

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council procured event management services for its Christmas programme. The requirement covers the design, organisation and delivery of Christmas Lights Switch-On events in four urban locations: Portadown, Lurgan, Dromore and Banbridge. It also includes Georgian Festival Sunday in Armagh, an event in Brownlow, Craigavon, and events in seven rural locations. The work is divided between urban and rural event requirements, with the procurement allowing suppliers to deliver either area or both. This is a public-sector events and festival organisation opportunity, covering event planning, coordination and delivery rather than the supply of individual goods. Delivery is across the Council’s urban and rural locations in the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area, including the named towns and villages in the rural programme.

The procurement is complete and has reached award and active contract stage following a below-threshold open competition. The tender deadline was 24 July 2026 at 12 noon. The contract was signed on 13 August 2026, with both contract periods running from 17 August 2026 to 15 January 2027. The urban lot had an estimated gross value of £73,200 and its contract was awarded to BNL Productions LTD for £72,541.52 gross. The rural lot had an estimated gross value of £48,000 and its contract was awarded to BEAM Creative Network for £47,908.80 gross. Each lot was evaluated on 90% quality and 10% price, and both lots were identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The published award records associate both awards with the urban lot, while the second contract is identified as rural.

This procurement shows a buyer seeking specialist event management capability for a multi-location Christmas programme, with quality carrying substantially more weight than price. A credible future competitor would need experience designing and delivering public Christmas light switch-on events, festivals and community-facing programmes across several venues, including both urban and rural settings. Relevant capability includes event planning, supplier and stakeholder coordination, operational delivery, scheduling, risk management and the ability to manage multiple locations within one seasonal programme. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate reliable delivery at the scale of several urban events alongside Georgian Festival Sunday, a Craigavon event and seven rural events. The award outcome also indicates that both smaller specialist businesses and larger creative or social-enterprise organisations can be credible competitors for this Council’s event requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Design, Organisation and Delivery of Urban and Rural Christmas Events 2026

Notice Description

The Council seeks to appoint suitably experienced and specialist events management providers to deliver Christmas Lights Switch-On Events across four urban locations (Portadown, Lurgan, Dromore and Banbridge), Georgian Festival Sunday in Armagh and Craigavon Event in Brownlow (Lot 1) and seven rural locations (Lot 2). This project may be delivered in its entirety (Lot 1 and Lot 2) or by submitting individual tenders for Lot 1 or Lot 2. Tenderers are welcome to submit bids for Lot 1, Lot 2, or both, and should clearly indicate which lot(s) they are pricing for within their submission.

Lot Information

Urban Events

Design, organisation and delivery of Christmas Light Switch-on event requirements across urban locations

Rural Events

Design, organisation and delivery of Christmas Light Switch-on event requirements across rural locations

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c187
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082278-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79952000 - Event services

79953000 - Festival organisation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£121,200 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£121,200 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£120,449 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
24 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
17 Aug 2026 - 15 Jan 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Active, Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
CRAIGAVON
Postcode
BT64 1AL
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)
TLN07 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Electoral Ward
Craigavon Centre
Westminster Constituency
Upper Bann

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

BNL PRODUCTIONS LTD

BEAM Creative Network

Further Information

Notice Documents

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