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T2730 - Development, Management and Delivery of Culture Night Belfast 2026

Details

Buyer
Belfast City Council
Supplier(s)
MayWe Events Limited
Value
£360,000
Duration
10 months
Topic
Event services
Published
28 April 2026
Source
uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

An experienced Contractor is required to develop, manage, and deliver Culture Night Belfast 2026. The key components of this tender will include: - Large-scale event management skills and curation of events. - Co-design of events with individual artists or contributors. - Knowledge of the cultural sector, including funded and non-funded organisations, freelance, artists, libraries and heritage, as well as strong existing relationships with the sector across the city. - Safety, accessibility and communication with key stakeholders and statutory agencies. - Marketing resources appropriate for an event of this scale. ## Contract award Title: Development, Management, and Delivery of Culture Night Belfast 2026 ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Award date27 April 2026
  2. Award published28 April 2026
    Current notice
  3. Contract expiry date11 February 2027in 5 months

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

  • 79952000 · Event services
  • 79952100 · Cultural event organisation services
  • 92000000 · Recreational, cultural and sporting services

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