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Published 21 May 2025, 14:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Consortium Lead- Creative Communities

Official notice

Authority: Hull City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdConcessionSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Concession value (operator's revenue)£600,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Awarded 9 Sept 2025
Awarded to Back to Ours Arts Limited
Contract term 5 yrsends 1 Sept 2030 · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hull City Council (The Authority) has sought tenders from interested organisations to lead a consortium of culture and heritage organisations in developing a creative communities programme which culminates in a one-day community led event in March (annually) The tender was an open procedure consisting of a one stage process. The contract shall be a concessionary contract which is to commence 09 September 2025 ending by 08 September 2030. There is an annual break clause in the contract and the partnership will be reviewed on an annual basis part of a post event evaluation in April. The Authority has estimated the value of the Services to be £200,000 in the first year and £100,000 per year for each subsequent year.

CPV: Cultural event organisation services · Event services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2030 (5 yrs)
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
79952000 Event services79952100 Cultural event organisation services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 May 2025, 14:30 BST
Last source update
10 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
Authority reference
CW/25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055382
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Cultural event organisation servicesEvent services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051b0d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

21 May 2025 → 10 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    21 May 2025, 14:30 BST
  2. Market engagement
    6 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST

    uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

  3. Next notice expected
    17 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025
  5. Latest notice published
    10 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    21 May 2025, 14:30 BST
    UK2
  2. Contract details notice published
    10 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    10 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    10 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £600,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Back to Ours Arts Limited£600,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Back to Ours Arts Limited

    Signed
    9 Sept 2025
    Value
    £600,000
    Period
    9 Sept 2025 – 9 Sept 2026 · up to 9 Sept 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Contract is for a period of 5 years up to 08/09/2030, annual break clauses included.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hull City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRNP-1874-YZZR The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, Yorkshire & Humber, HU1 2AAContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Back to Ours Arts LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHXW-2942-DVPH University of Hull Cottingham Road Hull HU6 7RX, Hull, Yorkshire & Humber, HU6 7RXContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure