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title: "001784 - Power Supply for Durham County Council Food Festivals"
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# 001784 - Power Supply for Durham County Council Food Festivals

Buyer: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c0ea5b48-9cf8-495a-b8ae-9bb00ede4a93

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## Summary

Durham County Council has awarded a contract titled "001784 - Power Supply for Durham County Council Food Festivals" to Alrose Productions Ltd. This contract falls under the industry categories of Generators, Electricity distribution and control apparatus, Event services, and Festival organisation services. The contract, which aims to provide a safe outdoor power supply for annual food festivals, runs from 1st March 2025 to 28th February 2026, with additional 12-month extensions available, depending on future event funding and requirements. The procurement stage is at the award phase, with the contract being finalised on 11th February 2025, and the details published on 6th March 2025. The delivery location for this contract is the North East region of the United Kingdom, with a total contracted value of £60,000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in outdoor power solutions, equipment hire, and event management services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and organisations involved in the voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sectors are particularly well-positioned to compete, given the procurement method was an open procedure below the threshold. Companies with expertise in setting up and managing temporary power supplies, including the provision of generators, cabling, and safety equipment, as well as those capable of deploying skilled installation crews and electricians, stand to benefit substantially from this contract.

## Notice

The primary objective of the contract is to source a supplier who can provide a safe outdoor power supply for our annual Food Festivals for our traders, cookery theatre and entertainers, ranging from 13, to 16 to 32amp. This contract includes all the equipment such as generators and their fuel tanks, distro and cabling and any safety features such as cable ramps. The supplier will need to provide the installation crew and electricians who will install the generators and equipment, problem solve during the event and coordinate the install and derig to the agreed layout and at the agreed time. The proposed Contract start date is 1st March 2025 to 28th February 2026, with 3 x 12 month extension opportunities, subject to event funding and requirements. Full tender documents can be accessed by registering on the OPEN tendering portal (open-uk.org) and search reference OPEN2024215 Additional information: Full tender documents can be accessed by registering on the OPEN tendering portal (open-uk.org) and search reference OPEN2024215

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c03b914-14c3-44a3-b15c-fbfa8b1d73d0 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Jan 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2025 - 28 Feb 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £60,000 |
| 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 | DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 5UQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Neville's Cross |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ALROSE PRODUCTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 31120000 - Generators
- 31200000 - Electricity distribution and control apparatus
- 79952000 - Event services
- 79953000 - Festival organisation services

## Release History

- 6 Mar 2025 at 10:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c03b914-14c3-44a3-b15c-fbfa8b1d73d0
- 3 Dec 2024 at 17:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f6d685c-efc5-46be-b354-87a5d4a366cb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c03b914-14c3-44a3-b15c-fbfa8b1d73d0
  6th March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f6d685c-efc5-46be-b354-87a5d4a366cb
  3rd December 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

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