Notice Information
Notice Title
Winter Festivals
Notice Description
Award of Contract for the Provision of Event Services for Edinburgh's Winter Festivals (Edinburgh's Hogmanay Festival and Edinburgh's Christmas) These Festivals offer a rich and varied programme of activities, events, attractions and celebrations designed to provide magical experiences for visitors and residents alike. This requirement is being published under the Light Touch Regime
Lot Information
Lot 1
Historically, Edinburgh's Christmas has taken place over a six-week period from around the third weekend in November to around the 6th of January, at locations in and around the city centre. Previous activities have included a market offer, fairground, family attractions and an ice rink. Edinburgh's Hogmanay Festival is an internationally renowned New Year event. Edinburgh's Hogmanay Festival has been a 3-day event centred around celebrations on 31st December. The Festival provides unrivalled promotion for the city and images of the midnight fireworks display have previously been broadcast around the world, attracting significant international audiences and awareness. Previous activities have included a street party, concerts in Princes Street Gardens, a torchlight procession and an open-air ceilidh. In 2021, an extensive public consultation on the future of the winter festivals (Christmas and Hogmanay) was undertaken which is reflected within the specification for the service. It is the intention that any Contract resulting from this procurement process will commence in March/April 2024 to service the 2024/25 requirement for Edinburgh's Christmas and 2025/26 onwards requirement for a combined Edinburgh's Christmas and Edinburgh's Hogmanay. The Contract term will be for an initial period of three years with two optional one year extensions undertaken at the sole discretion of the City of Edinburgh Council (the Council).. This requirement shall involve negotiations. Please download the SPD and accompanying information on PCS-T for full details
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000745724
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB523000
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts)
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for 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
- £3,249,824 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Oct 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 9 Oct 2023Expired
- Award Date
- 30 Jan 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Brodie Smithers, Lynn Hemsley
- Contact Email
- brodie.smithers@edinburgh.gov.uk, john.youngs@edinburgh.gov.uk, lynn.hemsley@edinburgh.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1314693922
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH8 8BG
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM75 City of Edinburgh
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT489687
Winter Festivals - Provision of Edinburgh's Winter Festivals (Edinburgh's Hogmanay Festival and Edinburgh's Christmas) offer a rich and varied programme of activities, events, attractions and celebrations designed to provide magical experiences for visitors and residents alike. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT490535
Winter Festivals - Provision of Event Services for Edinburgh's Winter Festivals (Edinburgh's Hogmanay Festival and Edinburgh's Christmas) These Festivals offer a rich and varied programme of activities, events, attractions and celebrations designed to provide magical experiences for visitors and residents alike. This requirement is being published under the Light Touch Regime -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB523000
Winter Festivals - Award of Contract for the Provision of Event Services for Edinburgh's Winter Festivals (Edinburgh's Hogmanay Festival and Edinburgh's Christmas) These Festivals offer a rich and varied programme of activities, events, attractions and celebrations designed to provide magical experiences for visitors and residents alike. This requirement is being published under the Light Touch Regime
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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