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P-0225 Winter Light Trail Installation Event at Heaton Park

Manchester City Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:13.

Opportunity overview

Manchester City Council (MCC) is inviting experienced and innovative operators to tender for the design, delivery, operation, and management of the Winter Lights Festival. The successful tenderer will be responsible for bringing this vision to life, from initial concept development to the day-to-day running of the event

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

FTF2 Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£8.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Mar 2025
Award ID
009781-2025-P-0225-1
Status
active
Location
London, UKD3, W14 8NS, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79952000 — Event services

Lots

  • Further details are set out in the procurement documents£5.1m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN752795
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers prior to entering into the contract. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract/framework has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
20 Dec 2024, 11:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
20 Dec 2024, 11:00

Tender Period

Ends
20 Dec 2024, 11:00

Classification

Id
79952000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Event services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Further details are set out in the procurement documents

Value

Amount
5,100,000
Currency
GBP

Renewal

Description
There is an option to extend for an additional 2 years

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
40
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 3
Name
Carbon and Environment
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 4
Type
price
Description
30

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,080

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Entry 2
Region
UKD3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79952000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Event services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-56271
Name
Manchester City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD3
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M60 2LA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Floor 5 (Mount Street Elevation), Town Hall Extension, Albert Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Manchester City Council

Contact

Name
Mr Josh Ward
Telephone
+44 1612345000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-62571
Name
The High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-140940
Name
FTF2 Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD3
Locality
London
Postal Code
W14 8NS
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
FTF2 Ltd

Award information

Award 1
Id
009781-2025-P-0225-1
Title
Winter Light Trail Installation Event at Heaton Park
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-140940
Name
FTF2 Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
009781-2025-P-0225-1
Title
Winter Light Trail Installation Event at Heaton Park
Status
active
Award ID
009781-2025-P-0225-1
Date Signed
11 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
8,765,654.95
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · UKD3 · M60 2LA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD3

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04bd27-2025-03-18T07:43:40Zcompiled ·