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Published 9 Jun 2026, 08:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T26-085BUS Partner-Led Organisations -- Derry Halloween Parade 2026

Official notice

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

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)

Published estimate£40,000£40,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 29 Jun 2026awarded 8 Jul 2026

Awarded to FUSE Arts +2 more

Contract term 4 moends 14 Nov 2026 · starts 13 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced arts organisations, or partner-led organisations to participate in the delivery of street spectacle art as part of Derry Halloween 2026. This milestone 40th anniversary programme, “It’s in Our Bones”, is rooted in a shared celebration of imagination, wit, wonder and folklore, where people transform, tell the tallest tales and, for a few enchanted days and nights, the unbelievable becomes believable. It will be delivered through a collaborative partnership model, placing street spectacle at the core of both Awakening the Walls City Trail (ATWC) and the Halloween Carnival Parade. 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: Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services · Dance and performance entertainment services · Entertainment services · Recreational, cultural and sporting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 4 moPublished value£40,000

Contract period: 13 Jul 2026 – 14 Nov 2026 (4 mo)Value: £40,000 exc. VAT · £40,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: Northern Ireland

92000000 Recreational, cultural and sporting services 92300000 Entertainment services 92310000 Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services 92340000 Dance and performance entertainment 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: 9 Jun 2026, 08:29 BST
Last source update: 24 Jul 2026, 10:42 BST
Authority reference: T26-085BUS Partner-Led Organisations -- Derry Halloween Parade 2026
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-054037
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Artistic and literary creation and interpretation servicesDance and performance entertainment servicesEntertainment servicesRecreational, cultural and sporting services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b056 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

9 Jun 2026 → 24 Jul 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published142 days ago
9 Jun 2026, 08:29 BST
Clarification questions by132 days ago
19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline122 days ago
29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Contract starts108 days ago
13 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published97 days ago
24 Jul 2026, 10:42 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jun 2026

Tender notice published
9 Jun 2026, 08:29 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
24 Jul 2026, 10:42 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
24 Jul 2026, 10:42 BST
Contract signature expected
27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £40,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
FUSE Arts, North West Cultural Partnership, Studio 2 Creative Enterprises C.I.C.joint award28 Jul 2026 – 1 Nov 2026	£40,000 inc. VAT	8 Jul 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	3	3	—

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

FUSE ArtsAwarded supplier St Columbs Park House, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT47 6JYContact email
North West Cultural PartnershipAwarded supplier 2-4 Kennedy Street, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 6RFContact email
Studio 2 Creative Enterprises C.I.C.Awarded supplier Units 2-3 Foyle Business Park, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 8DEContact 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 Tender24 Jul 2026, 10:42 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender9 Jun 2026, 08:29 BST