Expired contract

Darwen Live - Bar Services

Details

Supplier(s)
The Bridgewater
Value
£44,000
Duration
1 year
Topic
Beverage-serving services
Published
8 September 2025

Tender description

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is looking to award a Contract for the Provision of Bar Services at the Darwen Live Festival on 24th and 25th May 2025 and May 2026. There will also be an option to extend for 2027 and 2028.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date1 April 2025
  2. Completed: Award published8 September 2025
    Current notice
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date1 June 2026

About the buyer

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council buys as a local authority, advertising tender opportunities through The Chest, the North West's shared procurement portal. The portal was set up with funding from the North West Centre of Excellence to connect regional buyers and suppliers. Registration on the Suppliers' Area is free and brings email alerts on matching opportunities. Suppliers already signed up to ProContract elsewhere in the region do not need to register again. Higher-value contracts also appear nationally on Find a Tender. The Chest carries the council's contracts register, showing which suppliers currently hold agreements.

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 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 55400000 · Beverage-serving services

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