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Design, production & delivery of themed projection light shows (with accompanying pyrotechnics) in Armagh City as part of Armagh’s Georgian Festival in 2025, 2026 & 2027 Armagh City,

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:08.

Opportunity overview

Georgian Day is a key event in Armagh City’s event calendar, attracting approximately 30,000 visitors into the city. The event also marks the start of Christmas in Armagh and is the day on which the Christmas Lights are switched on. Since 2011, the finale of Georgian Day has been a large-scale light projection show. This extremely high-quality event in Market Square has proven extremely popular with crowds and the council wishes to continue to provide this exciting event to visitors and residents of the district. Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is seeking proposals from leading creative agencies for the development and delivery of a high quality, spectacular, family orientated, projection show to include the live arrival of Santa.

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.

Classification

  • CPV92300000 — Entertainment services
  • CPV92360000 — Pyrotechnic services

Lots

  • Lot 1£115.2k · Including VAT

Documents and notices

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
CIN1000207
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
017994-2025
Description
Typo in original notice. New value is £96,000 + vat = £115,200

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
6 May 2025, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends
29 Apr 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
115,200

Renewal

Description
Upon satisfactory performance 1 year + 1 year + 1 year x extensions upon satisfactory review – 3 years in total.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Description
70/30 75% Quality 25% Price

Contract period

Ends
5 Dec 2025, 23:59
Starts
2 Jun 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
6 Dec 2027, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
92300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Entertainment services
Entry 2
Id
92360000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Pyrotechnic services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
015181-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
15 Apr 2025, 11:20
Entry 2
Id
017994-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
30 Apr 2025, 13:19

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYMV-3527-LYNZ
Name
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN07
Country
GB
Locality
Craigavon
Postal Code
BT64 1AL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Craigavon Civic & Conference Centre

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-NIR
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PYMV-3527-LYNZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-153271
Name
Creative Technology (Audio Visual) Ireland Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
IE
Country
IE
Locality
Dublin
Postal Code
D11 XFH2
Country Name
Ireland
Street Address
Unit A5a North City Business Park, North Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-153574
Name
Creative Technology (Audio Visual) Ireland Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
IE
Country
IE
Locality
Dublin
Postal Code
D11 XFH2
Country Name
Ireland
Street Address
Unit A5a North City Business Park

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
12 Jun 2025, 00:00
Title
The design, production & delivery of themed projection light shows (with accompanying pyrotechnics) in Armagh City as part of Armagh’s Georgian Festival in 2025, 2026 & 2027
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN0
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
92300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Entertainment services
Entry 2
Id
92360000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Pyrotechnic services

Value

Amount
92,378.13
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
110,853.76

Renewal

Description
One plus One

Documents

Entry 1
Id
037003-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
3 Jul 2025, 09:46

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-153271
Name
Creative Technology (Audio Visual) Ireland Limited
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-153574
Name
Creative Technology (Audio Visual) Ireland Limited

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
3 Jul 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
15 Jun 2026, 23:59
Starts
4 Jul 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
15 Jun 2028, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
The design, production & delivery of themed projection light shows (with accompanying pyrotechnics) in Armagh City as part of Armagh’s Georgian Festival in 2025, 2026 & 2027
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
3 Jul 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
92,378.13
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
110,853.76

Period

Ends
15 Jun 2026, 23:59
Starts
4 Jul 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
15 Jun 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
1 plus 1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
037741-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
7 Jul 2025, 13:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Craigavon · UKN07 · BT64 1AL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05030d-2025-07-07T13:00:51+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·