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Paisley Halloween Festival - Parade & Town Centre Animation

Renfrewshire Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 01:56.

Opportunity overview

Renfrewshire Council are seeking a highly experienced and established creative company to develop and deliver a parade and town centre animation for Paisley Halloween Festival 2026 on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th October, and Friday 29th and Saturday 30th October 2027 (with the option of adding year 3 on 27/28 October 2028).

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.

Cirque Bijou

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£524.8k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 May 2026
Award ID
043351-2026-RC-CPU-25-168-1
Status
active
Location
Bristol, UK, BS56JF, United Kingdom

Classification

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

Lots

  • The Tender Procedure was conducted in accordance with an above Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Threshold Open Tender procedure relating to a Services Contract. Additional information: Award of Contract for Paisley Halloween Festival - Parade & Town Centre AnimationValue not stated

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
RC-CPU-25-168
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Review Details
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to breach of duty under the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in accordance with the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
79952000
Description
Event services

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The Tender Procedure was conducted in accordance with an above Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Threshold Open Tender procedure relating to a Services Contract. Additional information: Award of Contract for Paisley Halloween Festival - Parade & Town Centre Animation
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Methodology (2026 Event)
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 2
Name
Methodology (2027 Event)
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 3
Name
Project Management (2026 Event)
Type
quality
Description
8.50
Criterion 4
Name
Project Management (2027 Event)
Type
quality
Description
8.50
Criterion 5
Name
Collaborative Approach (2026 Event)
Type
quality
Description
4
Criterion 6
Name
Collaborative Approach (2027 Event)
Type
quality
Description
4
Criterion 7
Name
Community Engagement (2026 Event)
Type
quality
Description
2.50
Criterion 8
Name
Community Engagement (2027 Event)
Type
quality
Description
2.50
Criterion 9
Name
Fair Work First
Type
quality
Description
5
Criterion 10
Name
Community Benefit Outcome Menu
Type
quality
Description
2
Criterion 11
Name
Community Benefits Methodology
Type
quality
Description
3
Criterion 12
Type
price
Description
20

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79952100
Description
Cultural event organisation services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM83

Delivery Location

Description
Renfrewshire

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Renfrewshire Council
Id
GB-FTS-1038

Identifier

Legal Name
Renfrewshire Council

Address

Street Address
Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street
Locality
Paisley
Region
UKM83
Postal Code
PA1 1JB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Stuart McLean
Telephone
+44 3003000300

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
Cirque Bijou
Id
GB-FTS-181673

Identifier

Legal Name
Cirque Bijou

Address

Street Address
The Epstein Building , Mivart St, Easton
Locality
Bristol
Region
UK
Postal Code
BS56JF
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 7771631536

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
See VI.4.3) below
Id
GB-FTS-158649

Identifier

Legal Name
See VI.4.3) below

Address

Street Address
See VI.4.3) below
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1RQ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody
Organisation 4
Name
Court of Session
Id
GB-FTS-942

Identifier

Legal Name
Court of Session

Address

Street Address
Parliament Square
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1RQ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

mediationBody
reviewContactPoint

Award information

Award 1
Id
043351-2026-RC-CPU-25-168-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-181673
Name
Cirque Bijou

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
043351-2026-RC-CPU-25-168-1
Award ID
043351-2026-RC-CPU-25-168-1
Status
active
Date Signed
7 May 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
524,845
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Paisley · UKM83 · PA1 1JB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM83

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 003340-2026tender ·
  2. 043346-2026award, contract ·
  3. 043351-2026award, contract ·