AwardedAwarded 13 August 2026

Design, Organisation and Delivery of Urban and Rural Christmas Events 2026

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council awarded leisure and events work to BNL Productions Ltd and BEAM Creative Network on 13 August 2026.

The notice gives a value of £121,200 including VAT.

The contract runs for 5 months, starting 14 August 2026.

It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

The Council seeks to appoint suitably experienced and specialist events management providers to deliver Christmas Lights Switch-On Events across four urban locations (Portadown, Lurgan, Dromore and Banbridge), Georgian Festival Sunday in Armagh and Craigavon Event in Brownlow (Lot 1) and seven rural locations (Lot 2). This project may be delivered in its entirety (Lot 1 and Lot 2) or by submitting individual tenders for Lot 1 or Lot 2. Tenderers are welcome to submit bids for Lot 1, Lot 2, or both, and should clearly indicate which lot(s) they are pricing for within their submission.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Urban Events 14 August 2026 to 15 January 2027 What this lot covers Design, organisation and delivery of Christmas Light Switch-on event requirements across urban locations	Leisure, culture and events	£73,200
Rural Events 14 August 2026 to 15 January 2027 What this lot covers Design, organisation and delivery of Christmas Light Switch-on event requirements across rural locations	Leisure, culture and events	£48,000

Who won

Winner	Lot	Value	Dates
BNL Productions Ltd (SME)	Urban Events	—	17 August 2026 to 15 January 2027
BEAM Creative Network	Urban Events	—	17 August 2026 to 15 January 2027

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

1 July 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 061848-2026
28 August 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 082278-2026

Last time this was bought

Delivery of a Relaxed Christmas Event 2026

Won by: BNL Productions Ltd
Awarded: 7 July 2026
Value: Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends: 31 July 2027

Matched on Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for leisure and events

BNL Productions Ltd2 contracts
AC Creative Events Limited1 contract
Ar-Marquees1 contract
BEAM Creative Network1 contract
Benburb Productions1 contract

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From notice 061848-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 1 July 2026, last updated 28 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.