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Published 2 Jul 2025, 10:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Dartford's Big Day Out 2025

Official notice

Authority: Dartford Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Awarded value£41,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 10 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Celebtime Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Dartford Borough Council's Big Day Out is a popular 2-day free family event which takes place over one weekend, Saturday & Sunday, in July each year. The event location is Central Park, Dartford.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
79952000 Event services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Jul 2025, 10:19 BST
Last source update
25 Nov 2025, 15:33 GMT
Authority reference
DN780752
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076963
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055748 Find a Tender

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jul 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 10:19 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    3 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  3. Contract details notice published
    10 Jul 2025, 15:11 BST
    UK7
  4. Contract termination notice published
    25 Nov 2025, 15:33 GMT
    UK11

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £41,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Celebtime LimitedSME4 Jul 2025 – 31 Jul 2025£41,000—Awarded

Contracts

  • Dartford's Big Day Out 2025 · Celebtime LimitedSME

    Signed
    10 Jul 2025
    Value
    £41,000
    Period
    11 Jul 2025 – 31 Jul 2025
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £41,000
    Termination
    contractCompleted

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dartford Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZJD-3364-WHJT Civic Centre, Home Gardens, Dartford, South East, DA1 1DRContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Celebtime LimitedAwarded supplier 35 The Street, Shorne, Gravesend, South East, DA12 3EAContact email
  • Celebtime LtdAwarded supplier 35 The Street, Shorne, South East, DA12 3EAContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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