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title: "Carnival Partner for Tameside's Northern Lights Lantern Parade 2023 & 2024"
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buyer: "TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL"
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# Carnival Partner for Tameside's Northern Lights Lantern Parade 2023 & 2024

Buyer: TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ba7f00bd-ae67-447e-bfee-8469adae1613

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## Summary

The Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council has awarded a contract for the Carnival Partner for Tameside's Northern Lights Lantern Parade 2023 & 2024. The procurement process was categorised under the industry of event services and entertainment services. The contract, with a value of £69,924.80 GBP, was awarded to Global Grooves. The contract period is from May 1, 2024, to February 1, 2025. The tendering process concluded on August 1, 2023, and the contract is scheduled to start on September 1, 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in providing artistic direction, community engagement, and hiring large lantern puppets to participate. Companies operating in the event services and entertainment services sectors would be well-suited to compete. The Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, the buying organisation, based in Sale, United Kingdom, was looking for a partner to support the Northern Lights Lantern Parades for 2023 & 2024. Interested businesses should consider their capability to meet the artistic and community engagement requirements outlined in the procurement document.

## Notice

Tameside MBC are looking to procure a carnival partner to provide artistic direction, community engagement and hire of large lantern puppets for the next two Northern Lights Lanterns Parades scheduled to be held in 2023 & 2024.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45fbe0fc-f40b-4fff-98ba-fa8939125446 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2024 - 1 Feb 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £59,999 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £69,924 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | SALE |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M33 7ZF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West |
| Local authority | Trafford |
| Electoral ward | Sale Central |
| Westminster constituency | Wythenshawe and Sale East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GLOBAL GROOVES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 79952000 - Event services
- 92300000 - Entertainment services

## Release History

- 28 Nov 2023 at 14:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45fbe0fc-f40b-4fff-98ba-fa8939125446

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45fbe0fc-f40b-4fff-98ba-fa8939125446
  28th November 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.tameside.gov.uk/

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