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Hull City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 02:21.

Opportunity overview

Hull City Council (The Authority) has sought tenders from interested organisations to lead a consortium of culture and heritage organisations in developing a creative communities programme which culminates in a one-day community led event in March (annually) The tender was an open procedure consisting of a one stage process. The contract shall be a concessionary contract which is to commence 09 September 2025 ending by 08 September 2030. There is an annual break clause in the contract and the partnership will be reviewed on an annual basis part of a post event evaluation in April. The Authority has estimated the value of the Services to be £200,000 in the first year and £100,000 per year for each subsequent year.

Awarded to

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Back to Ours Arts Limited

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Contract value
£600k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Sept 2025
Including VAT
£720k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PHXW-2942-DVPH
Location
Hull, UKE11, HU6 7RX, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79952000 — Event services
  • CPV79952100 — Cultural event organisation services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000Value not stated

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
CW/25
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
17 Jun 2025, 00:59

Special regime

concession

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
1 Sept 2030, 00:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 01:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79952100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Cultural event organisation services
Entry 2
Id
79952000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Event services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
023995-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
21 May 2025, 14:30

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
6 Jun 2025, 00:59

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PRNP-1874-YZZR
Name
Hull City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE11
Country
GB
Locality
Hull
Postal Code
HU1 2AA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PRNP-1874-YZZR
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Claire Willingham
Telephone
+44 1482616052
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PHXW-2942-DVPH
Name
Back to Ours Arts Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKE11
Country
GB
Locality
Hull
Postal Code
HU6 7RX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
University of Hull Cottingham Road Hull HU6 7RX

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
PHXW-2942-DVPH
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79952100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Cultural event organisation services
Entry 2
Id
79952000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Event services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHXW-2942-DVPH
Name
Back to Ours Arts Limited

Related lots

LOT-0000

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
9 Sept 2025, 01:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
720,000

Period

Ends
9 Sept 2026, 00:59
Starts
9 Sept 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
9 Sept 2030, 00:59

Renewal

Description
Contract is for a period of 5 years up to 08/09/2030, annual break clauses included.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
055382-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
10 Sept 2025, 13:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hull · UKE11 · HU1 2AA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-051b0d-2025-09-10T13:00:32+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·