Scope
Reference
T25-049BUS Curation and Management of Merchant Market at Foyle Maritime Festival 2026
Description
Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) is seeking proposals from suitably qualified individuals/organisations to curate and manage a Merchant Market at the 2026 Foyle Maritime Festival. The Foyle Maritime Festival (FMF) is due to take place from Thursday 25th until Sunday 28th June 2026 and will require an operational market featuring a range of bespoke food and high quality, bespoke crafts for the 4 consecutive days of the event. This tender requires a suitably qualified operator to provide a selection of market traders selling European food and high quality, bespoke crafts and goods for the 'Merchant Market' at the Foyle Maritime Festival 2026. 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.
Total value (estimated)
- £20,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 June 2026 to 1 July 2026
- 1 month, 1 day
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79952000 - Event services
- 79952100 - Cultural event organisation services
- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 79953000 - Festival organisation services
Contract locations
- UKN0A - Derry City and Strabane
Submission
Enquiry deadline
1 August 2025, 12:00pm
Tender submission deadline
15 August 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Award criteria
See Tender Docs for further detail.
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Contracting authority
Derry City and Strabane District Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGJQ-8275-HLMG
98 Strand Road
Derry
BT48 7NN
United Kingdom
Region: UKN0A - Derry City and Strabane
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland