--- title: "Delivery of Edinburgh's Christmas and Edinburgh's Hogmanay" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000472322" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000472322" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000472322.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000472322.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL" published: "2017-05-01" --- # Delivery of Edinburgh's Christmas and Edinburgh's Hogmanay Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000472322 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000472322) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000472322.json) ## Summary The City of Edinburgh Council is in the process of awarding a contract for the "Delivery of Edinburgh's Christmas and Edinburgh's Hogmanay". This initiative aims to create a vibrant programme of activities and events designed to attract visitors to Edinburgh, with festivities beginning in mid-November and culminating in the renowned Hogmanay celebrations on 31st December. The procurement method used is an open procedure, and the contract is classified under the services category, specifically focusing on general public services. Key details include a tender period that ended on 23rd January 2017, and the contract awards are expected to be communicated following a standstill period of 10 days as per the regulations. This contract presents significant opportunities for companies in the event management, entertainment, and hospitality sectors looking to expand their business. Suppliers capable of delivering diverse and engaging experiences in large-scale public events will find a suitable environment to demonstrate their offerings. With the emphasis on local community benefits, businesses that can contribute to enhancing the local cultural landscape or providing special initiatives for residents may have a competitive advantage. The contracts are set for an initial duration of three years, with potential extensions, ensuring a continued engagement for selected contractors. ## Notice The City of Edinburgh Council is awarding Edinburgh's Christmas and Edinburgh's Hogmanay which offer a rich and varied programme of activities, events, attractions and celebrations designed to attract visitors to the city, and provide magical experiences for visitors and residents alike. Edinburgh's Christmas has taken place over a six week period from around the third weekend in November, at locations in and around the city centre of Edinburgh. Previous activities have include ed a market offer, fairground, family attractions and an ice rink. Edinburgh's Hogmanay is an internationally renowned New Year festival. Historically, Edinburgh's Hogmanay has been a 3 day festival centred around celebrations on the 31st December. The festival provides unrivalled promotion for the city and images of the midnight fireworks display are broadcast around the world, attracting significant international audiences. Full info is available within the specification documents. ### Lot Information Delivery of Edinburgh's Hogmanay Edinburgh's Hogmanay is an internationally renowned New Year festival. Historically, Edinburgh's Hogmanay has been a 3 day festival centred around celebrations on the 31st December. The festival provides unrivalled promotion for the city and images of the midnight fireworks display are broadcast around the world, attracting significant international audiences.. See tender documentation Options: The City of Edinburgh Council reserves the right to procure repeat requirements of a similar nature without any further call for competition pursuant to Regulation 33(8)(a)(b)(c)(d) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Renewal: The original contract is for 3 years with the option to extend for three 12 month periods Delivery of Edinburhg's Christmas and Hogmanay Lot 1 Edinburgh's Christmas has taken place over a six week period from around the third weekend in November, at locations in and around the city centre of Edinburgh. Previous activities have include ed a market offer, fairground, family attractions and an ice rink. Edinburgh's Hogmanay is an internationally renowned New Year festival. Historically, Edinburgh's Hogmanay has been a 3 day festival centred around celebrations on the 31st December. The festival provides unrivalled promotion for the city and images of the midnight fireworks display are broadcast around the world, attracting significant international audiences. Options: The City of Edinburgh Council reserves the right to procure repeat requirements of a similar nature without any further call for competition pursuant to Regulation 33(8)(a)(b)(c)(d) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Renewal: The original contract length will be 3 years with an option to extend for three 12 month periods ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY281810 | | Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 May 2017 | | Submission deadline | 23 Jan 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 12 Apr 2017 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | The original contract term is for 3 years, however the Council has an option to extend by 3 optional 12 month extension periods. | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £5,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Post town | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH8 8BG | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | City Centre | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | | Delivery location | UKM25 Edinburgh, City of | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79952000 - Event services ## Release History - 1 May 2017 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY281810 - 17 Jan 2017 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN270098 - 24 Nov 2016 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV265040 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV265040&idx=18 24th January 2017 - CT0211 Schedule B - Terms and Conditions has been replaced by 2x T&C's (lot 1 and 2) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV265040&idx=17 24th January 2017 - CT0211 Schedule B - Terms and Conditions has been replaced by 2x T&C's (lot 1 and 2) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV265040&idx=16 24th January 2017 - CT0211 Schedule B - Terms and Conditions has been replaced by 2x T&C's (lot 1 and 2) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV265040&idx=12 24th January 2017 - CT0211 Schedule B - Terms and Conditions - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV265040&idx=15 24th January 2017 - CT0211 Schedule B - Terms and Conditions has been replaced by 2x T&C's (lot 1 and 2) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV265040&idx=2 11th January 2017 - Specification - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV265040&idx=14 11th January 2017 - Specification - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV265040&idx=10 26th November 2016 - Appendix D - Mound Precinct Restrictions - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV265040&idx=11 26th November 2016 - Appendix A - KPIs CT0211 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV265040&idx=13 26th November 2016 - ESPD Document Reference CT0211 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV265040&idx=3 26th November 2016 - Tenderers Submission Lot 1 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV265040&idx=4 26th November 2016 - Tenderers Submission Lot 2 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV265040&idx=5 26th November 2016 - Pricing Schedule Lot 1 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV265040&idx=6 26th November 2016 - Pricing Schedule Lot 2 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV265040&idx=7 26th November 2016 - Appendix B - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV265040&idx=8 26th November 2016 - Appendix C - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV265040&idx=9 26th November 2016 - Appendix E - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV265040&idx=1 26th November 2016 - Instructions to Tenderers - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV265040 Delivery of Edinburgh's Christmas and Edinburgh's Hogmanay - The City of Edinburgh Council would like to invite tenders for Edinburgh's Christmas and Edinburgh's Hogmanay which offer a rich and varied programme of activities, events, attractions and celebrations designed to attract visitors to the city, and provide magical experiences for visitors and residents alike. Edinburgh's Christmas has taken place over a six week period from around the third weekend in November, at locations in and around the city centre of Edinburgh. Previous activities have include ed a market offer, fairground, family attractions and an ice rink. Edinburgh's Hogmanay is an internationally renowned New Year festival. Historically, Edinburgh's Hogmanay has been a 3 day festival centred around celebrations on the 31st December. The festival provides unrivalled promotion for the city and images of the midnight fireworks display are broadcast around the world, attracting significant international audiences. Full info is available within the specification documents. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY281810 Delivery of Edinburgh's Christmas and Edinburgh's Hogmanay - The City of Edinburgh Council is awarding Edinburgh's Christmas and Edinburgh's Hogmanay which offer a rich and varied programme of activities, events, attractions and celebrations designed to attract visitors to the city, and provide magical experiences for visitors and residents alike. Edinburgh's Christmas has taken place over a six week period from around the third weekend in November, at locations in and around the city centre of Edinburgh. Previous activities have include ed a market offer, fairground, family attractions and an ice rink. Edinburgh's Hogmanay is an internationally renowned New Year festival. Historically, Edinburgh's Hogmanay has been a 3 day festival centred around celebrations on the 31st December. The festival provides unrivalled promotion for the city and images of the midnight fireworks display are broadcast around the world, attracting significant international audiences. Full info is available within the specification documents. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000472322 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000472322. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000472322.json.