--- title: "Dartford Festival 2018 - 2020 (3 years) Infrastructure & Entertainment" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-fe0fe99b-7ac1-44ba-b3cf-382fac1d8152" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fe0fe99b-7ac1-44ba-b3cf-382fac1d8152" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fe0fe99b-7ac1-44ba-b3cf-382fac1d8152.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fe0fe99b-7ac1-44ba-b3cf-382fac1d8152.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DARTFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2018-02-15" --- # Dartford Festival 2018 - 2020 (3 years) Infrastructure & Entertainment Buyer: DARTFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fe0fe99b-7ac1-44ba-b3cf-382fac1d8152 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fe0fe99b-7ac1-44ba-b3cf-382fac1d8152) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fe0fe99b-7ac1-44ba-b3cf-382fac1d8152.json) ## Summary Dartford Borough Council is seeking tenders for the "Dartford Festival 2018 - 2020," a three-year contract for infrastructure and entertainment services. This initiative falls under the event services category and will be held in Central Park, Dartford, with activities scheduled for 14th and 15th July 2018. Interested parties must submit their tenders by 12:00 Noon on 19th March 2018. The council aims to appoint a festival organiser to manage and grow the event, which historically attracts 15,000 to 20,000 attendees each day. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in event management, entertainment, and infrastructure services to expand their reach and capabilities. Companies with experience in organising large-scale events, particularly those familiar with safety regulations, scheduling, and contractor management, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The open procurement process encourages small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to participate, fostering a competitive environment to deliver high-quality festival experiences. ## Notice Dartford Borough Council invites you to tender for its Dartford Festival Infrastructure & Entertainment requirements. The Council is seeking to commission a Festival Organiser / Event Management Company to develop, manage and deliver a two day programme of events, activities and entertainment on Saturday 14th July 2018 between 12 noon and 7pm and Sunday 15th July between 10:45am and 6pm (starting with a local church service between 10:45am - 12 noon) in Central Park, Dartford DA1 1JP. Although only based on estimates, there is an average of between 15,000 and 20,000 people who have previously attended each Festival day. The Council wishes to appoint a contractor who can develop and grow the Festival, and would welcome ideas on the development of the future Festivals. It is essential the successful tenderer deliver to the public a safe event; that meets all the statutory obligations under relevant legislation including licencing and health and safety, ACoP's. The successful tenderer will have experience of planning, scheduling and managing event builds on green field sites. They will be skilled at managing a wide variety of contractors, ensuring a high level of work is delivered and maintained. The successful tenderer will manage all aspects of production of the Dartford Festival in 2018, 2019, and 2020, i.e. it is a 3 year contract with one event each year. Expressions of interest must be submitted via the advert on the Kent Business Portal (link provided in Additional Details). The deadline for completed tenders is 12:00 Noon on Monday 19th March 2018. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/647b1b79-4772-4471-9b76-33b1e9a0f14d | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Feb 2018 | | Submission deadline | 19 Mar 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2018 - 31 Mar 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £435,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DARTFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | DARTFORD | | Post town | Dartford | | Postcode | DA1 1DR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ43 Kent Thames Gateway | | Local authority | Dartford | | Electoral ward | Town | | Westminster constituency | Dartford | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79952000 - Event services ## Release History - 15 Feb 2018 at 14:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/647b1b79-4772-4471-9b76-33b1e9a0f14d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/647b1b79-4772-4471-9b76-33b1e9a0f14d 15th February 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=694cc065-da10-e811-80ea-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True Kent Business Portal - to express an interest - http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:69903-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML&tabId=1 OJEU Advert ## Notice URLs - http://www.dartford.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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