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Exhibition Event Traffic Management HCC

The North Yorkshire Council · Local authority

In brief

The North Yorkshire Council has announced plans to buy leisure and events work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £800,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 3 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

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

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 21 bids per contract for this buyer (from 123 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Harrogate Convention Centre (HCC) is seeking a suitably qualified contractor to provide exhibition traffic management services to support the safe, efficient and coordinated movement of vehicles associated with exhibitions, conferences and other events at the venue. The contract will encompass pre-event planning, development of event-specific traffic management plans, implementation of traffic management measures, management of vehicle holding areas and traffic zones, traffic regulation order administration where required, and the provision of trained traffic management operatives to manage vehicle movements during event build-up and breakdown periods. The successful contractor will work…Read the full description
Harrogate Convention Centre (HCC) is seeking a suitably qualified contractor to provide exhibition traffic management services to support the safe, efficient and coordinated movement of vehicles associated with exhibitions, conferences and other events at the venue. The contract will encompass pre-event planning, development of event-specific traffic management plans, implementation of traffic management measures, management of vehicle holding areas and traffic zones, traffic regulation order administration where required, and the provision of trained traffic management operatives to manage vehicle movements during event build-up and breakdown periods. The successful contractor will work closely with the HCC Traffic & Logistics Manager to plan, coordinate and deliver traffic operations across designated areas of the venue, including the Dragon Road Holding Area and vehicle access routes serving the exhibition halls. Services will include supervision of traffic management personnel, stakeholder liaison, daily briefings, operation of the venue traffic booking system, implementation of temporary traffic management arrangements where required, and post-event reporting. The contractor will be required to provide competent and appropriately qualified supervisory and stewarding personnel capable of managing complex exhibition traffic environments, ensuring compliance with relevant health and safety requirements, traffic management standards and event operational procedures while delivering a professional and customer-focused service to exhibitors, contractors and visitors.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 065143-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

428

Awards

321

Suppliers it has used most for leisure and events

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  • Jethro Crabb1 contract
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    Closing soon4 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £40kestimated
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    £480kestimated
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    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £48kestimated
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    Open15 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £600kestimated
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From notice 065143-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 10 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.