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Published 12 Mar 2025, 12:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Festival Technical Production · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Surrey Heath Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£20,000£24,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Apr 2025
Contract term Ends 6 Aug 2025starts 31 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This tender is for a supplier to provide all production for the event (with the exception of programming Artistes) including stage, lighting, sound, power, fencing, floodlighting, radio comms etc. The council seeks an experienced, committed and passionate technical partner to provide the technical expertise, equipment and skills to assist with this event.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Camber… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/U55844QRRZ ↗

CPV: Event services · Festival organisation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£20,000
Contract period: 31 Jul 2025 – 6 Aug 2025Value: £20,000 exc. VAT · £24,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion 2: 50%
  • Criterion 1: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1: Long criteria description
  • Criterion 2: Long criteria description
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Mar 2025, 12:05 GMT
Last source update
9 May 2025, 13:00 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008951
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Event servicesFestival organisation services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ25)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ec11 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission not allowed
Submission deadline
7 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Mar 2025 → 31 Jul 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Mar 2025, 12:05 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    26 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline
    7 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published
    9 May 2025, 13:00 BST
  5. Contract starts
    31 Jul 2025

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Mar 2025, 12:05 GMT
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    9 May 2025, 13:00 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    9 May 2025, 13:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—10 Apr 2025CancelledThe costs were much higher than expected and Surrey County Council are conducted major roadworks at the time the Festival was planned, which the council felt a Health & Safety risk to all concerned.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Surrey Heath Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQQL-9321-BBQX Surrey Heath House, Knoll Road, Camberley, South East, GU15 3HDContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender