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New Years Eve Event Management 2026

Sunderland City Council

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04 Aug 2026 at 13:45

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Sunderland City Council procured event management services for its New Year’s Eve 2026 event. The requirement covers planning and managing a public event, including the associated event services needed to deliver it. The work is for Sunderland, within the council’s administrative area. This is a services opportunity for event production and management companies, festival and live-event organisers, and suppliers able to coordinate delivery for a local authority. The contracting authority is Sunderland City Council, based at City Hall in Sunderland. The requirement relates to one complete package rather than separately described service areas, so businesses assessing their fit should consider their ability to provide an end-to-end event management service for a council-led New Year’s Eve celebration.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. Sunderland City Council used a below-threshold limited competition. The contract was awarded to THE FESTIVALS GROUP UK LTD on 20 July 2026 and signed on 20 July 2026. The contract runs from 27 July 2026 to 2 January 2027. Its value is £145,000 excluding VAT and £174,000 including VAT. The award covers the event services lot and is recorded as an active award and active contract. The requirement was evaluated through the limited competition route; the available procurement information identifies event services as the relevant classification. The selected supplier is based in Brighton. This outcome records one supplier and one awarded contract for the complete requirement.

This procurement demonstrates established council demand for professionally managed, public-facing New Year’s Eve events in Sunderland. A credible future competitor would need practical event management capability, including the capacity to plan, coordinate and deliver a time-critical civic celebration for a public authority. Experience of live events or festivals would help demonstrate control of suppliers, operations, logistics, safety and delivery on the day, although only event services are expressly identified in the procurement data. The award went to a small or medium-sized enterprise, indicating that the requirement was delivered by an SME rather than necessarily requiring a national corporate structure. Businesses with a proven event portfolio and the operational resources to manage a complete council event would be the closest fit when this type of requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

New Years Eve Event Management 2026

Notice Description

The New Years Eve Event Management 2026

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06db46
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073709-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79952000 - Event services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£145,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
27 Jul 2026 - 2 Jan 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Sunderland City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SUNDERLAND
Postcode
SR1 3AA
Postcode Area
Sunderland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC44 Sunderland
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sunderland
Electoral Ward
Millfield
Westminster Constituency
Sunderland Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

The Festivals Group UK Limited

Further Information

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