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title: "Newcastle Christmas Market - Market Design and Decoration"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eb7b"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "Newcastle City Council"
published: "2026-08-25"
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# Newcastle Christmas Market - Market Design and Decoration

Buyer: Newcastle City Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eb7b

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## Summary

Newcastle City Council is seeking a provider to design the appearance of Newcastle Christmas Market and deliver the complete decorative treatment for the 2026 Christmas period. The requirement covers aesthetic and creative design, implementation of the approved design, supply of the market dressing, its maintenance during the event period, and removal afterwards. This is a specialist design and event-decoration service, with related exhibition, fair and arts-facility operation elements. The work is for Newcastle Christmas Market and is associated with delivery in the United Kingdom. The council is a sub-central public authority and the buyer for this service. The opportunity is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, voluntary, community and social enterprises, and participation is reserved for these organisation types.

The process has reached tender: Newcastle City Council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Enquiries had to be submitted by 8 September 2026 at 5:00 pm, and tenders were due by 14 September 2026 at noon. Electronic submission was allowed. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027, with an option to extend into the Christmas period of 2027; the maximum extent date is 31 December 2027. The estimated value is £80,000 excluding VAT and £96,000 including VAT. There is one lot. Award will use the most economically advantageous tender approach, assessing quality and price. Quality covers the stated requirements, proposed methodology, relevant experience, capacity, social value and other criteria in the tender documents.

This opportunity suits a specialist Christmas-market, event-decoration, exhibition-design or experiential-design provider able to turn a creative concept into a fully delivered public event environment. Competitors should be able to develop an aesthetic design, explain a practical methodology, supply or procure the required decorative materials, install and maintain the dressing, and remove it safely after the event. Relevant experience in comparable markets, fairs, festivals or public-facing seasonal installations will be important, as will the capacity to manage delivery, maintenance and removal as a complete service. The evaluation also considers social value, so bidders should be able to show how their organisation and delivery approach generate wider community benefits. Small businesses and voluntary, community or social enterprises are expressly encouraged by the participation arrangements.

## Notice

Newcastle City Council is looking to appoint a provider to undertake the aesthetic design and decoration of the Christmas market for the Christmas period of 2026 with an Option to Extend into the Christmas period of 2027. We are also looking for the provider to implement the design and supply/maintain/remove the dressing.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: 1 x Option to Extend the contract into the Christmas period of 2027.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080807-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £80,000 |
| Lots value | £80,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Newcastle City Council |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 8QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC22 Tyneside |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79930000 - Specialty design services
- 79950000 - Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
- 92320000 - Arts-facility operation services

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 12:18 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080807-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080807-2026
  25th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/

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