Stale Pre-tender

Call for Sponsorship - Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026

Details

Buyer: Belfast City Council
Value: £1
Topic: Advertising services
Published: 5 November 2025
Submission: 9 August 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, the world’s biggest celebration of Irish music and culture, is coming to Belfast for the first time from Sunday 2 to Sunday 9 August 2026. Over 700,000 people are expected to attend this momentous event in Belfast. With extensive media coverage across TV, radio, print, and digital, this is a unique opportunity to connect your brand with community, culture, tourism and a positive legacy for Belfast. Your support will help fund: • free public performances • music education • accessibility and inclusivity initiatives • local economic growth

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published5 November 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

Belfast City Council is the local authority for Belfast, and buys as a local government organisation with its own commercial and procurement service. Suppliers register on eSourcing NI, the Council's e-tendering platform, to view and bid for opportunities. Contracts above the relevant threshold are advertised on Find a Tender under the Procurement Act 2023. Lower-value work is published directly on eSourcing NI, searchable by ITT code, title or buyer organisation. Dynamic purchasing systems cover recurring needs such as food supply, employability and skills, and enterprise and business growth. The Central Transactions Unit handles supplier queries and invoicing across council contracts.

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 Belfast City Council's contract awards have been in business services, architectural and engineering services and recreation, culture and sport.

Relevant CPV codes

79341000 · Advertising services
92000000 · Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@belfast-city-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@belfast-city-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@belfast-city-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@belfast-city-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@belfast-city-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@belfast-city-council.gov