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Dartford's Big Day Out 2025

  • Dartford Borough Council

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-036652

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055748 (view related notices)

Published 2 July 2025, 10:19am



Scope

Reference

DN780752

Description

Dartford Borough Council's Big Day Out is a popular 2-day free family event which takes place over one weekend, Saturday & Sunday, in July each year. The event location is Central Park, Dartford, and offers 'something for everyone' including, but not limited to:

• A popular steam rally

• Heritage vehicles

• Traditional fairground rides

• Local community organisations promoting their work

• Street entertainment

• Music stage with live acts performing to a managed programme

• Licensed bar & food stalls


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £41,000 excluding VAT
  • £49,200 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

3 July 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 4 July 2025 to 31 July 2025
  • 28 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79952000 - Event services

Contract locations

  • UKJ4 - Kent

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition


Supplier

Celebtime Ltd

35 The Street

Shorne

DA12 3EA

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ43 - Kent Thames Gateway

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Dartford Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZJD-3364-WHJT

Civic Centre, Home Gardens

Dartford

DA1 1DR

United Kingdom

Contact name: Dartford Borough Council Procurement Team

Telephone: 01322 343434

Email: procurement@dartford.gov.uk

Website: http://www.dartford.gov.uk

Region: UKJ43 - Kent Thames Gateway

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government