Closed tender

The Provision of Technical Equipment Replacement at The Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre

Details

Buyer: Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Topic: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
Published: 15 June 2026
Submission: 15 July 2026
Source: uk:ni-etenders

Tender description

The Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre is one of Northern Ireland’s foremost cultural venues. Companies and artists come from all over in order to perform in Armagh City. There are expectations from these companies and from the audiences that attend, that the venue provides the best possible experiences. While the venue has endeavoured to keep up-to-date with technological advances, much of the key equipment in The Market Place is out-of-date, beyond its usable life and/or obsolete. In addition, a significant proportion of the equipment used employs dated technologies that are extremely energy inefficient. There is a significant concern that crucial elements of equipment could fail completely leading to possible performance cancellation, spend on hiring replacement equipment and reputational damage.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published15 June 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date15 July 2026

About the buyer

Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council buys as a Northern Ireland local authority with its own in-house procurement team. Tender opportunities above a set value threshold are advertised through eTendersNI, the region's shared procurement portal. Suppliers must register on eTendersNI before they can view or respond to live notices. Documentation for each opportunity is published electronically through the same system. The council has run borough-wide framework agreements, including one covering arboriculture services across the district. A dedicated eProcurement helpdesk supports suppliers who need help registering or downloading tender documents.

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 Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

31000000 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
31730000 · Electrotechnical equipment
31731000 · Electrotechnical supplies
32351300 · Audio equipment accessories

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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