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PA0053 - Invitation to Tender for Thamesmead Festival

Peabody Trust · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 12:52.

Opportunity overview

Peabody are pleased to announce we are looking for a experienced cultural organisation to develop and deliver the annual Thamesmead Festival around Southmere Lake for the next three consecutive years (2027 – 2029). The appointed organisation will have a strong track record in putting on high – quality, inclusive, community-led events.

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.

Serious Ltd

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£465k
Awarded
24 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PPTB-5161-NPQR
Location
Hackney, UKI41, E8 3JS, 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
PA0053
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Peabody Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PYJY-3925-DVJD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYJY-3925-DVJD

Address

Street Address
145 Westminster Bridge Road
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 7JB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI44

Contact

Name
John Riseborough

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicUndertaking
Description
Public undertaking
Organisation 2
Name
Serious Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PPTB-5161-NPQR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPTB-5161-NPQR

Address

Street Address
Unit 127, Mare Street Studios, 203/213 Mare Street.
Locality
Hackney
Postal Code
E8 3JS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI41

Contact

Name
ben Lloyd-Evans

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Date
25 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
29 Sept 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79952000
Description
Event services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79952100
Description
Cultural event organisation services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79953000
Description
Festival organisation services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
558,000
Amount
465,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPTB-5161-NPQR
Name
Serious Ltd

Contract period

Starts
30 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
29 Oct 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
29 Oct 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The Contract will be for an initial 1-year term extendable at the Client's sole option for a period of 2 years, giving a total of 3 years

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
093240-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
2 Oct 2026, 11:35
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
26 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI44 · SE1 7JB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 064913-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 065490-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 093240-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·