AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Ross-on-Wye Town Council awarded the Bands in the Park 2027-2029 event-organisation contract to Drybrook and District Silver Band. The published contract record states that it was signed on 26 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029.
Published outcomeOne active award for lot 1 was made to Drybrook and District Silver Band under an open, below-threshold competition.
Market significanceThis is a local event-services contract valued at £25,137 excluding VAT (£30,380.04 including VAT) over three years.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Drybrook and District Silver Band
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £25,137 excluding VAT; £30,380.04 including VAT GBP · Active award and contract record
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Award 1 names Drybrook and District Silver Band as supplier and is related to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, gives the contract values and active status.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
99% confidence4 August 2026
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Release history records a tender notice dated 2026-08-04.
Competition deadline
99% confidence4 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-04T12:00:00+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence26 September 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-09-26.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2029
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-09-30.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Release history and contract document 098748-2026 record publication on 2026-10-20.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£25,137
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Contract 1 value.amount is 25137 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£30,380.04
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 30380.04 GBP.
Indicative annual value excluding VAT
95% confidence£8,379 per year
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Calculated as £25,137 divided by the explicit three-year contract period; this is a simple annualisation, not a published annual price.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
2027 concert series
97% confidence16 May 2027 to 5 September 2027
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Tender description specifies the 2027 summer-concert dates.
Proms-style event
90% confidenceProvisionally 18 July 2027, approximately 13:30 to 19:00
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Tender description describes a provisionally booked 2027 event requiring three different bands/groups, including a brass band if possible.
Concert operating hours
97% confidenceSundays, 14:30 to 16:30
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Tender description states that the annual summer concert series takes place from 2.30pm to 4.30pm on Sundays.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceOrganisation and event management for Bands in the Park summer concerts
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Tender description requests an organiser to arrange music and manage the event operations.
Venue
98% confidenceBandstand at Caroline Symonds Gardens, Wye Street, Ross-on-Wye
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Tender description identifies the Bandstand at Caroline Symonds Gardens and Wye Street.
2027 programme scale
98% confidence19 performances across 17 weekends
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Tender description specifies 19 performances across 17 weekends, including three performers at the Proms event.
Programming requirement
98% confidenceTraditional and non-traditional bands/ensembles across mixed musical genres
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Tender description requires a variety of traditional and non-traditional bands/ensembles playing mixed genres.
Operational duties
98% confidenceUnlock and secure the bandstand; set out and stack chairs; install parking signs; welcome performers; leave the area tidy; consider and manage traffic arrangements through risk assessment where possible.
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Tender description sets out these organiser duties and traffic-management requirement.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen competition
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Process procurementMethod is open and procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - open competition'.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Process procurementMethodDetails states below-threshold open competition; contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Lots
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender lists lot 1 only, and award 1 is linked to lot 1.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029
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Contract 1 period gives these start and end dates.
Duration
99% confidenceThree years
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The stated contract dates span three years; the tender description also describes a three-year period.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Council-provided inputs
97% confidenceChairs and event advertising; the committee will consider refreshments and arrange weekly charity collections.
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Tender description describes the council and committee responsibilities.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
98% confidenceThe organiser was invited to quote per annum while covering music-arrangement costs, including payments to bands and musicians.
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Tender description requests an annual quote and states that it must cover all costs including band/musician payments.
Delivery dependency
98% confidenceThe service combines music programming with on-site event operations and risk-management considerations.
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Tender description includes programming, venue set-up/close-down, performer reception, parking signage and traffic-management considerations.
Future programme dates
96% confidenceDates after 2027 are subject to approval by the relevant council committee.
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Tender description states that future-year dates will be approved by the relevant Council Committee and notified well in advance.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract status evidence
99% confidenceThe record explicitly supports a signed contract: contract 1 includes dateSigned and a document classified as contractSigned.
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Contract 1 records dateSigned 2026-09-26 and document A-24371 has documentType contractSigned.
Value allocation
99% confidenceThe published contract value is safely attributable to the sole award and sole supplier because contract 1 is linked to award 1, which names one supplier.
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Contract 1 awardID is 1; award 1 lists only Drybrook and District Silver Band and relates only to lot 1.
Unpublished competition detail
99% confidenceBid counts, bidder identities, evaluation methodology, scores and reasons for award are not supplied in the published notice data.
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Information not supplied in the provided process, award and contract fields.
Geographic coverage anomaly
98% confidenceThe award item lists delivery regions UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK, while the described event venue is in Ross-on-Wye. The source does not explain this broad regional listing.
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Award item deliveryAddresses list these regions; tender description identifies the Ross-on-Wye venue.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- No extension, renewal-option or re-procurement timetable is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- Future concert dates after 2027 are subject to council committee approval.
- The source lists broad delivery regions that are not explained by the Ross-on-Wye venue description.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Bands in the Park 2027-2029Ross-on-Wye Town CouncilDrybrook and District Silver Bandevent services contractfestival organisation servicesRoss-on-Wye procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Bands in the Park 2027-2029 contract?
Drybrook and District Silver Band was named as the sole supplier on award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £25,137 excluding VAT and £30,380.04 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029. The record states it was signed on 26 September 2026.
What services are covered?
The contract covers music organisation and event management for Ross-on-Wye's summer Bands in the Park concert series.
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