Official UK procurement notice
T25-052BUS Tender for Provision of Ships and Boats for 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 invites suitably qualified companies/agents to tender for the provision of Ships and Boats to participate in the Foyle Maritime Festival (FMF) 2026. The festival will take place over 4 days next summer, running from Thursday 25th until Sunday 28th June 2026 (subject to confirmation by 30 May 2025). Renowned as one of the largest maritime events to occur in Ireland and the UK, this bi-annual event attracted approximately 135,000 attendees when it last occurred in 2024, appealing to local, regional, national and international visitors. 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: Recreational, cultural and sporting services · Ships · Ships and boats
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£60,000
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 refer to the CfT documents 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
- 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
- 1 May 2025, 11:02 BST
- Last source update
- 1 May 2025, 11:02 BST
- Authority reference
T25-052BUS Tender for Provision of Ships and Boats for Foyle Maritime Festival 2026- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018316- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050b1dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Timeline
1 May 2025 → 2 Jun 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published1 May 2025, 11:02 BST
- Clarification questions by16 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline30 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts2 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published1 May 2025, 11:02 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