Published date: 3 December 2024

Last edited date: 7 January 2025

This notice was replaced on 6 March 2025

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 6 March 2025)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Generators - 31120000

  • Electricity distribution and control apparatus - 31200000

  • Event services - 79952000

    • Festival organisation services - 79953000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£0 to £100,000

Procurement reference

OPEN2024215

Published date

3 December 2024

Closing date

10 January 2025

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 March 2025

Contract end date

28 February 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The primary objective of the contract is to source a supplier who can provide a safe outdoor power supply for our annual Food Festivals for our traders, cookery theatre and entertainers, ranging from 13, to 16 to 32amp. This contract includes all the equipment such as generators and their fuel tanks, distro and cabling and any safety features such as cable ramps. The supplier will need to provide the installation crew and electricians who will install the generators and equipment, problem solve during the event and coordinate the install and derig to the agreed layout and at the agreed time.

The proposed Contract start date is 1st March 2025 to 28th February 2026, with 3 x 12 month extension opportunities, subject to event funding and requirements.

Full tender documents can be accessed by registering on the OPEN tendering portal (open-uk.org) and search reference OPEN2024215

More information

Additional text

Full tender documents can be accessed by registering on the OPEN tendering portal (open-uk.org) and search reference OPEN2024215

About the buyer

Contact name

Zoe Embleton

Address

County Hall
DURHAM
DH15UQ
England

Email

zoe.embleton@durham.gov.uk