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EURO's 2028 Event Delivery

Newcastle City Council

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Planning

30 Oct 2026 at 23:01

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Newcastle City Council intends to appoint one or more event delivery companies to support the UEFA Festival and Fan Service Operations in Newcastle for UEFA EURO 2028. These form part of the tournament’s Host City programme, which Newcastle is responsible for delivering. The work covers event planning and management, festival and fan-service operations, entertainment and sporting activity. The delivery location is Newcastle, and the intended suppliers may be companies working in event delivery, exhibitions and festivals, sports or entertainment services. The council is seeking early market visibility and supplier indications of interest as it prepares the procurement. This is a city-host programme linked to a major international football tournament, rather than a general event-management service.

The process is at the planning stage: the council has set out its intention to procure and is conducting preliminary market engagement, not inviting tenders. The council expects to use a competitive procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. The planned contract period runs from 4 January 2027 to 31 July 2028. Its estimated value is £550,000 excluding VAT, or £660,000 including VAT. The procurement is currently arranged as one lot. The council expects to complete its market consultation by 9 November 2026; this is an engagement date, not a bid deadline. The published purpose of the consultation is to give suppliers early visibility of the potential requirement and let them indicate possible interest.

This work is suited to event delivery businesses able to plan and operate a public-facing festival and fan services within a host city’s tournament programme. Relevant strengths include managing complex event operations, coordinating entertainment and sporting activity, and delivering services for large audiences in a high-profile international tournament setting. The council says the requirement may be awarded to one company or several, and the single-lot structure does not itself divide the work into separate packages. Small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises are identified as suitable participants, so specialist suppliers and collaborative teams may be relevant as the requirement develops. Suppliers can use the market engagement stage to indicate interest and prepare for the later procurement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

EURO's 2028 Event Delivery

Notice Description

Newcastle City Council (NCC) seeks to appointment an Event Delivery Company or Companies (EDC) to support the delivery of the UEFA Festival & Fan Service Operations in Newcastle as part of the Host City Obligations for the UEFA EURO 2028 tournament. Newcastle as a Host City is responsible for delivering the Host City tournament programme which includes the UEFA Festival and Fan Service Operations.

Planning Information

Newcastle City Council Market Consultation Newcastle City Council are seeking to give the market early visibility of a potential opportunity and allows suppliers to indicate possible interest. Newcastle City Council (NCC) seeks to appointment an Event Delivery Company or Companies (EDC) to support the delivery of the UEFA Festival & Fan Service Operations in Newcastle as part of the Host City Obligations for the UEFA EURO 2028 tournament. Newcastle as a Host City is responsible for delivering the Host City tournament programme which includes the UEFA Festival and Fan Service Operations.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07950e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103475-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
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

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

79420000 - Management-related services

79950000 - Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services

92300000 - Entertainment services

92600000 - Sporting services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£550,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Oct 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jan 2027 - 1 Aug 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

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

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE1 8QH
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
TLC22 Tyneside
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Monument
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

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