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NOVUM Festival Event Safety, Production Management and Production Supply

Newcastle City Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 15:17.

Opportunity overview

To procure the provision of event safety management, production management, and supply of production goods and services for NOVUM Festival over a maximum of three years. This role is critical to the success of NOVUM, ensuring the festival is delivered to the highest standards of technical excellence, operational efficiency, and public safety. NOVUM is a vibrant, multi-artform summer festival that takes place annually in Newcastle upon Tyne. This opportunity was published via the OPEN E-Procurement tendering portal.

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.

TIM GARBUTT EVENTS LTD.

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Contract value
£761.4k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
21 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£913.7k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 05003775
Location
Hebden Bridge, UKE44, HX7 5QZ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value 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
ocds-h6vhtk-0649ac
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Newcastle City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PBHM-6848-TWYG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBHM-6848-TWYG

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre
Locality
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Postal Code
NE1 8QH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC22

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
TIM GARBUTT EVENTS LTD.
Id
GB-COH-05003775

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
05003775

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCGR-6328-WMVV

Address

Street Address
The Laithe Foster Clough
Locality
Hebden Bridge
Postal Code
HX7 5QZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE44

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

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
UKC2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-05003775
Name
TIM GARBUTT EVENTS LTD.

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
22 Apr 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Below relevant £5m threshold. Delivery elements within the contract will be delivered to and measured against an agreed performance management framework.

Period

Starts
22 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
21 Apr 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
22 Apr 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
1 optional 12 month extension.

Value

Including VAT
913,650
Amount
761,375
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
038194-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
27 Apr 2026, 16:18
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newcastle Upon Tyne · UKC22 · NE1 8QH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 010780-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 032117-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 038194-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·