Official UK procurement notice
T25-050BUS Tender for Provision of Bar at Foyle Maritime Festival 2026
Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDerry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) is seeking a suitably qualified individual/organisation to provide Bar Facilities at the Foyle Maritime Festival 2026. The Foyle Maritime Festival is due to take place from Thursday 25th until Sunday 28th June 2026 and will require an operational bar for the 4 consecutive days of the event. Council is currently seeking a suitably qualified individual/organisation to provide a temporary bar selling alcoholic beverages at the 2026 Foyle Maritime Festival which will be known as the main festival bar, located in the festival village beside main stage. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.
CPV: Bar management services · Beverage-serving services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£35,000
What it takes to wini
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).
Lot awarding rule: Please see tender docs for further detail.
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
- 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
- 6 Aug 2025, 14:15 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Mar 2026, 13:54 GMT
- Authority reference
T25-050BUS Tender for Provision of Bar at Foyle Maritime Festival 2026- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046557- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05828fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
6 Aug 2025 → 1 Jun 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published6 Aug 2025, 14:15 BST
- Clarification questions by22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published241 days ago2 Mar 2026, 13:54 GMT
- Contract starts150 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Aug 2025- Tender notice published6 Aug 2025, 14:15 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Mar 2026, 13:54 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Mar 2026, 13:54 GMT
- Contract signature expected2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Events LimitedSME1 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 2026 | £1 inc. VAT | 28 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Columbia Events LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender