NOVUM Festival Event Safety, Production Management and Production Supply
Awarded to TIM GARBUTT EVENTS LTD.
Newcastle City Council(buyer)
- Published
- Published 6 February 2026
- Deadline
- Closed 5 March 2026
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Overview
Contracting authority
4 live opportunities · 126 awarded contracts
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PBHM-6848-TWYG
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £600,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 6 February 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £761,375
- Award date
- 7 April 2026
- Contract period
- 31 March 2026 → 1 April 2028
- Contract length
- 2 years
- Could run to
- 22 April 2029
- Against estimate
- 27% above
- Bids received
- 7
- TIM GARBUTT EVENTS LTD.
This contract ends on 1 April 2028, or 22 April 2029 if every extension is used.
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About the winner
TIM GARBUTT EVENTS LTD.
- Based in
- Hebden Bridge
- Public contracts won
- 1
- Across UK and EU notices
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
7
7 from SMEs
Open and restricted tenders in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 21% received only one.
How bids were scored
Price 20% · Quality 80%
- Quality80%
- Price20%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
£73,982
Median of 18,935 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 10.3× the median.
Newcastle City Council in the last 12 months
136
contracts awarded, worth £89,855,497 in total
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Notice history
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Contract
27 April 2026
Contract
8 April 2026
Contract Notice
6 February 2026
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