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Opportunity overview
The Council is undertaking a market engagement exercise to understand the range of event infrastructure staging and PA provision currently available that could support the delivery of a diverse, high-quality events programme.
Classification
CPV45237000 — Stage construction works
CPV48952000 — Public address systems
CPV79952000 — Event services
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
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This notice is issued to provide information regarding a market engagement opportunity only.
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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) are keen to understand the market options and availability for an upcoming procurement for staging and public address event equipment hire.
This market engagement therefore seeks to gather any knowledge and data that potential suppliers can provide in terms of staging and public address event equipment hire.
All costs associated with providing a response to the market engagement must be borne by the Supplier. RMBC will not contribute in any way to meeting the production costs of any response.
No down-selection of potential providers will take place as a consequence of any responses to this market engagement.
Engagement in this Market Engagement (ME) exercise is via a questionnaire published on the tendering portal YORtender. The project reference is 100115037
All correspondence in relation to this ME will be carried out via the YORtender portal. Potential providers may raise questions or seek clarification regarding any aspect of this document at any time prior to the response deadline. Questions must be submitted using the ‘Messaging’ function on YORtender in sufficient time to allow the Council to formulate and distribute a response.
Submissions to be returned via the YORtender portal by 17:00 on 10/11/2026
Due
10 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
096788-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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096788-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Rotherham Borough Council is running an early-stage market engagement exercise on available event infrastructure, staging and PA provision for its events programme. This is not an open bidding opportunity.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to providers of event staging, public-address equipment and event services; future supplier requirements are unknown.
Key points identified
Market engagement scopeUnderstand the range of event infrastructure staging and PA provision currently available.Evidence: "The Council is undertaking a market engagement exercise to understand the range of event infrastructure staging and PA provision currently available"
Supplier eligibilityUnknown.Evidence: No eligibility criteria are supplied.
Contract valueUnknown.Evidence: value_min, value_max and currency are null.
88% approved-analysis confidence2 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Rotherham Borough Council is running an early-stage market engagement exercise on available event infrastructure, staging and PA provision for its events programme. This is not an open bidding opportunity.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to providers of event staging, public-address equipment and event services; future supplier requirements are unknown.
Key deliverables
Market engagement input on available event infrastructure, staging and PA provision.
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
2 criteria identified
Market engagement scope
98% confidence
Understand the range of event infrastructure staging and PA provision currently available.
View supporting evidence
"The Council is undertaking a market engagement exercise to understand the range of event infrastructure staging and PA provision currently available"
Supplier eligibility
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No eligibility criteria are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
99% confidence
Unknown.
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value_min, value_max and currency are null.
Commercial terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No commercial terms are supplied.
Delivery
Delivery area
90% confidence
UKE31, United Kingdom.
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Delivery location: "UKE31", "United Kingdom".
Delivery timetable
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No contract start or end date is supplied.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Upcoming / planning; early-stage market engagement, not an open tender.
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display_status: "upcoming"; stage: "planning"; notice_type: "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement route
99% confidence
Unknown.
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procurement_method and procurement_method_details are null.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown.
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submission_deadline is null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage status
99% confidence
This is market engagement only; a future procurement, bidding route and supplier submission requirements have not been stated.
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"The Council is undertaking a market engagement exercise"; display_status: "upcoming"; procurement_method is null; submission_deadline is null.
Scope uncertainty
97% confidence
The supplied scope identifies staging and PA provision at a high level only; quantities, event dates, technical specifications and hire terms are unknown.
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Description refers only to "the range of event infrastructure staging and PA provision currently available"; no further scope fields are supplied.
Lot-data limitation
99% confidence
Lot 1 is present but has no title or description, so no distinct lot scope can be identified.
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lots[0]: lot_id "1", title null, description null.
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