Awarded contract

T24-214BUS Security and Crowd Management for Festivals and Events

Details

Value
470,000
Topic
Security services
Published
17 April 2025

Tender description

Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) wish to invite written tenders from suitably experienced organisations for the provision of Security and Crowd Management for Festival and Events within the Council area from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028. DCSDC has established an annual public outdoor events programme which includes a number of major events throughout the year including but not limited to: St Patrick’s Day Derry and Strabane, Strabane/Lifford Half Marathon, Summer Jamm Strabane, Foyle Maritime Festival, Waterside Half Marathon Derry, Halloween Celebrations Derry and Strabane, Christmas Events Derry and Strabane. Additional public events and celebrations may be programmed on an ad hoc basis. There is no guarantee that these events will take place and are all subject to yearly rates process and Council budget being identified. The events appeal to a broad audience range and each festival varies in scale and dynamic with varying requirements for security and crowd management subject to final programme. 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. Lot 1: Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) wish to invite written tenders from suitably experienced organisations for the provision of Security and Crowd Management for Festival and Events within the Council area from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028. DCSDC has established an annual public outdoor events programme which includes a number of major events throughout the year including but not limited to: St Patrick’s Day Derry and Strabane, Strabane/Lifford Half Marathon, Summer Jamm Strabane, Foyle Maritime Festival, Waterside Half Marathon Derry, Halloween Celebrations Derry and Strabane, Christmas Events Derry and Strabane. Additional public events and celebrations may be programmed on an ad hoc basis. There is no guarantee that these events will take place and are all subject to yearly rates process and Council budget being identified. The events appeal to a broad audience range and each festival varies in scale and dynamic with varying requirements for security and crowd management subject to final programme. 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.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published17 April 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date17 April 2025

About the buyer

Derry City & Strabane District Council is a local authority covering the Derry and Strabane district in Northern Ireland, running its own procurement function. Tenders are published through eTendersNI, the shared eProcurement portal for Northern Ireland's public bodies. Contracts are grouped by department, spanning environment, business, health and community, capital and corporate categories. Complex procurements often open with a preliminary market engagement questionnaire ahead of the full tender. Bids typically close at 12 noon on a specified Friday, set out on each notice. The council's own website also mirrors live and past tenders alongside the portal.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Derry City & Strabane District Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79710000 · Security services

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