---
title: "Hire of Infrastructure at Events"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04257e"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ANTRIM AND NEWTOWNABBEY BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2023-12-14"
---

# Hire of Infrastructure at Events

Buyer: ANTRIM AND NEWTOWNABBEY BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04257e

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## Summary

The Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council awarded a contract for the hire of site infrastructure at events to Balloo Hire Centres. This procurement process, initiated with the tender ID FI/PRO/TEN/179, falls under the goods category with a focus on the provision of site infrastructure at events, specifically chemical toilets. The contract status is active, and the total value is £170,000 GBP. The procurement method was limited, negotiated without publication of a contract notice, and the rationale states that the contract required expansion due to significant events following the change in the monarchy.

This contract with the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council can offer business growth opportunities for companies capable of providing event infrastructure services. As the current contract holder, Balloo Hire Centres has demonstrated expertise in this field and is the only company in Northern Ireland suitable for this scope of work. Businesses involved in event infrastructure provision would be well-suited to compete and should monitor upcoming procurement opportunities, as a new competitive process is set to begin in 2024 to establish a new contract beyond the current arrangement.

## Notice

Continued operation of the contract for the provision of site infrastructure at events.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Supply and delivery of site infrastructure at events

### Procurement Information

Following a competitive process in early 2022, a contract was awarded to Balloo Hire Centres who were the only tenderer. They have been operating as the Council's contractor from award of the contract. Due to the unforeseeable death of the Queen and subsequent coronation of King Charles, the scope and scale of the contract required expansion to accommodate the necessary public events associated with the change and thereby necessitated additional infrastructure to hold such events. This has created an increase in the value of the contract that was unforeseeable at the time of tender. In addition, and as demonstrated in the competitive tender process, Balloo Hire Centres are the only company in Northern Ireland capable of providing the breadth of infrastructure necessary for events. A new procurement process will be initiated in early 2024. This contract will only be in place until a new contract can be established through a competitive procurement process.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036746-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £170,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ANTRIM AND NEWTOWNABBEY BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | ANTRIM |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT41 2UB |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN0D Antrim and Newtownabbey |
| Local authority | Antrim and Newtownabbey |
| Electoral ward | Springfarm |
| Westminster constituency | South Antrim |
| Delivery location | TLN0D Antrim and Newtownabbey |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BALLOO HIRE CENTRES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 24 - Chemical products

### Codes

- 24955000 - Chemical toilets

## Release History

- 14 Dec 2023 at 10:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036746-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/

## Provenance

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