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Published 10 Jun 2025, 16:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Towns Fund Digital Ipswich - Lightbox Artist

Official notice

Authority: Ipswich Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£50,000≈ £30k / year · £60,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Jun 2025
Contract term 1 yr 8 moends 2 Apr 2027 · up to 2 Jul 2027 with extensions · starts 4 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ipswich Borough Council are currently out to tender for the provision of a Lightbox Artist.

This opportunity is available in the 'Current Tenders' area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation.

The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 11am on 30 June 2025. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted

The deadline for clarification questions is 11am 24 June 2025 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website

CPV: Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services · Artistic services · Designs · Graphic design services · Services provided by authors, composers, sculptors, entertainers and other individual artists · Services provided by individual artists · Works of art

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yr 8 moPublished value£50,000
Contract period: 4 Aug 2025 – 2 Apr 2027 (1 yr 8 mo) · up to 2 Jul 2027 with extensionsValue: £50,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: 3 month extension may be possible

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: Price 25% Quality 75%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
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
10 Jun 2025, 16:56 BST
Last source update
10 Jun 2025, 16:56 BST
Authority reference
IBC/18965
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031366
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Artistic and literary creation and interpretation servicesArtistic servicesDesignsGraphic design servicesServices provided by authors, composers, sculptors, entertainers and other individual artistsServices provided by individual artistsWorks of art
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054648 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
24 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Must be submitted via www.suffolksourcing.uk ↗

Timeline

10 Jun 2025 → 4 Aug 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Jun 2025, 16:56 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    24 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    4 Aug 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Jun 2025, 16:56 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ipswich Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPLT-7247-DMBJ Grafton House, 15-17 Russell Road, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 2DEContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender