---
title: "ECC045 - Events"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06efb0"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Middlesbrough Council"
published: "2026-09-01"
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# ECC045 - Events

Buyer: Middlesbrough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06efb0

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## Summary

Middlesbrough Council procured specialist prop-making services for Newham Grange Farm. The requirement covers high-quality, bespoke props for a programme of seasonal events and visitor experiences. The props are intended to improve visitor engagement, support education and help generate income through ticketed events. This is a cultural, recreational and community-focused service requirement, including recreational, cultural and sporting services (CPV 92000000) and other community, social and personal services (CPV 98000000). Delivery is for Newham Grange Farm in Middlesbrough. The work suits businesses that design and make bespoke props for public attractions, events, visitor experiences or educational settings, particularly where the finished items must support both engagement and commercial event activity.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Middlesbrough Council used a direct award below the relevant threshold without competition. The requirement was treated as a single service package. The contract was awarded to The Prop Making Company on 21 July 2026 and signed on the same date. It runs from 21 July 2026 to 13 July 2030. Its value is £54,166.66 excluding VAT, or £65,000 including VAT. The selected supplier is The Prop Making Company, based in Redcar. The published outcome records an active award and an active contract. Evaluation was therefore not based on a competitive tender; the procurement route was a below-threshold award without competition.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates a sustained council requirement for bespoke props supporting seasonal events at a visitor attraction. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need practical prop-making capability, the capacity to deliver high-quality custom items over a multi-year service period, and an understanding of how props contribute to visitor engagement. Experience of producing work for events, farms, attractions, cultural venues or educational activities would be relevant where it can show that designs are safe, engaging and suitable for public-facing use. Suppliers should also be able to understand the wider purpose of the work: supporting education while helping a council generate income from ticketed events.

## Notice

Newham Grange Farm delivers a programme of seasonal events and visitor experiences which rely heavily on high-quality, bespoke props. These props are to enhance visitor engagement, supporting education, and generating income through ticketed events.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082737-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 21 Jul 2026 - 13 Jul 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £54,166 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Middlesbrough Council |
| Locality | MIDDLESBROUGH |
| Postcode area | Cleveland |
| Postcode | TS1 9FT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC32 South Teesside |
| Local authority | Middlesbrough |
| Electoral ward | Newport |
| Westminster constituency | Middlesbrough and Thornaby East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | The Prop Making Company |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 14:52 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082737-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082737-2026
  1st September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk
- http://www.propmakingcompany.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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