Official UK procurement notice
RFQ2026/37 - Appointment of Specialist Consultancy Team to present options regarding appropriate operating models for a new Theatre and Conference facility in Newry City.
Authority: Newry Mourne & Down District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this process is to undertake an assessment of potential operating models for a new Theatre and Conference Centre facility in Newry City and assist the Council with recommendations on the most appropriate operating model for the facility in terms of promoting artistic creativity, growing a new audience for the facility and ensuring long term viability of the preferred operating model.
CPV: Business development consultancy services · Development consultancy services · General management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
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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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- As per RFQ Documentation: 80%
- As per RFQ Documentation: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- As per RFQ Documentation
- As per RFQ Documentation
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Closed
- 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
- 22 Sept 2026, 14:48 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Sept 2026, 14:48 BST
- Authority reference
CA18488- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089714- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0777b3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
22 Sept 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published36 days ago22 Sept 2026, 14:48 BST
- Clarification questions by27 days ago2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline22 days ago7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts36h ago28 Oct 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published22 Sept 2026, 14:48 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender