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Published 3 Jul 2025, 16:28 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 28 Jul 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

Extension of Tender Notice 2025/S 000-031366

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 28 July 2025. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted

The deadline for clarification questions is 11am 14 July 2025 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website

CPV: Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services · Designs · Graphic design services

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 months

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: 25% Price 75% Quality

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
3 Jul 2025, 16:28 BST
Last source update
21 Jul 2025, 10:10 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037235
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Artistic and literary creation and interpretation servicesDesignsGraphic design services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055897 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
28 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline
14 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Must be submitted via www.suffolksourcing.uk ↗

Timeline

3 Jul 2025 → 4 Aug 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Jul 2025, 16:28 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    14 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Latest notice published
    21 Jul 2025, 10:10 BST
  4. Submission deadline
    28 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
  5. Contract starts
    4 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Jul 2025, 16:28 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    3 Jul 2025, 16:33 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 21 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
    3 Jul 2025, 16:33 BST
    -1 days · was 22 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    21 Jul 2025, 10:09 BST
    UK4
  5. Deadline moved to 28 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
    21 Jul 2025, 10:09 BST
    +7 days · was 21 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
  6. Tender notice published
    21 Jul 2025, 10:10 BST
    UK4
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 3 Jul 2025

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 email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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