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Published 21 Jan 2026, 10:58 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T26-014BUS Large Scale Animations for Events - Restricted List

Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)

Published estimate£100,000≈ £92k / year · £100,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 20 Feb 2026awarded 9 Mar 2026

Awarded to ARTS EKTA +5 more

Contract term 1 yr 1 moends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 2 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council wishes to invite expressions of interest from suitably qualified, competent organisations to be included on a restricted list for the provision of Large-Scale Animation/Installations to assist the festival and events team in the delivery of Council events taking place between March 2026 and March 2027. The purpose of this exercise is to develop a restricted list of Creative Organisations that have the ability to create, delivery, and produce large scale installations/animations as part of Events Calendar. 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: Audio-visual equipment · Cultural event organisation services · Television and audio-visual equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 1 moPublished value£100,000

Contract period: 2 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr 1 mo)Value: £100,000 exc. VAT · £100,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: Northern Ireland

32320000 Television and audio-visual equipment 32321200 Audio-visual equipment 79952100 Cultural event organisation services

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

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: 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: 21 Jan 2026, 10:58 GMT
Last source update: 11 Mar 2026, 10:19 GMT
Authority reference: T26-014BUS Large Scale Animations for Events - Restricted List
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-005170
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Audio-visual equipmentCultural event organisation servicesTelevision and audio-visual equipment
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060ac1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

21 Jan 2026 → 11 Mar 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published279 days ago
21 Jan 2026, 10:58 GMT
Clarification questions by263 days ago
6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline249 days ago
20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts240 days ago
2 Mar 2026
Latest notice published231 days ago
11 Mar 2026, 10:19 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jan 2026

Tender notice published
21 Jan 2026, 10:58 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
11 Mar 2026, 10:19 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
11 Mar 2026, 10:19 GMT
Contract signature expected
11 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £11 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 76 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ARTS EKTASME, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, In Your Space Circus Ltd.SMEVCSE, MayWe Events LtdSME, Streetwise Performance LtdSME, Visual Spectrum Studios LtdSMEjoint award12 Mar 2026 – 13 Mar 2027	£1 inc. VAT	9 Mar 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
7final-stage tenders	6	1	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PGJQ-8275-HLMG 98 Strand Road, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7NNContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

6 commercial parties on the notice

ARTS EKTAAwarded supplier 6 Murray Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 6DNContact email
Guildhall School of Music and DramaAwarded supplier Silk Street Barbican, London, London, EC2Y 8DTContact email
In Your Space Circus Ltd.Awarded supplier 44a Waterloo Street, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 6HFContact email
MayWe Events LtdAwarded supplier 430 Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT4 3GYContact email
Streetwise Performance LtdAwarded supplier 8-10 Lorne Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7DUContact email
Visual Spectrum Studios LtdAwarded supplier 15-21 Gordon Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 2LGContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender11 Mar 2026, 10:19 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender21 Jan 2026, 10:58 GMT