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Paisley Halloween Festival 2025 - Parade & Town Centre Animation

RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Summary of the contracting process

Renfrewshire Council has completed the award stage of its procurement process for the "Paisley Halloween Festival 2025 - Parade & Town Centre Animation" with Cirque Bijou as the selected supplier. The procurement, aimed at the general public services sector, falls under the services category and employs an open procedure. Renfrewshire Council operates out of Paisley, UKM83, with the project location being Renfrewshire. The contract, valued at £149,000, was signed on 9th May 2025 following an active tender stage that commenced with a contract notice publication on 20th March 2025 and bid submissions concluded on 11th April 2025.

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses specialising in creative services and event planning, notably those capable of delivering large-scale community events with a focus on cultural festivities. With Renfrewshire Council seeking highly experienced and creative firms, the procurement offers chances for SMEs like Cirque Bijou to contribute to local community events while engaging in performance and community benefits specified within the contract terms. Businesses well-versed in electronic submission, ordering, and invoicing, with expertise in creating engaging parade animations, are ideally suited to compete in similar tenders in the future.

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Notice Title

Paisley Halloween Festival 2025 - Parade & Town Centre Animation

Notice Description

Award of contract for Parade and Town Centre Animation for Paisley Halloween Festival 2025.

Lot Information

Lot 1

To initiate this procurement process, a Contract Notice was published on the Public Contracts Scotland advertising portal on 20th March 2025 with the tender documentation available for downloading from the Public Contracts Scotland- Tender portal from this date.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000793314
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY530011
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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
£145,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£149,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
11 Apr 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 May 20259 months 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
Kevin Milliken
Contact Email
kevin.milliken@renfrewshire.gov.uk, louise.bishop@renfrewshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3003000300

Buyer Location

Locality
PAISLEY
Postcode
PA1 1JB
Post Town
Paisley
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
Delivery Location
TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire

Local Authority
Renfrewshire
Electoral Ward
Paisley East and Central
Westminster Constituency
Paisley and Renfrewshire South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CIRQUE BIJOU

Further Information

Notice Documents

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