Public Contracts Scotland

Paisley Halloween Festival - Parade & Town Centre Animation

Renfrewshire Council

Awarded
services
Scotland

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
Contract value
Not stated by buyer
Submissions closed
16 February 2026
Published
15 January 2026

Procurement

Contract period
25 May 2026 - 30 November 2027
2 years
Submission method
Electronic Submission
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 79952000 Event services
  • 79952100 Cultural event organisation services

What happened

Renfrewshire Council awarded this contract to Cirque Bijou worth £524,845 on 7 May 2026. The contract runs until 30 Nov 2027.

Description

Renfrewshire Council are seeking a highly experienced and established creative company to develop and deliver a parade and town centre animation for Paisley Halloween Festival 2026 on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th October, and Friday 29th and Saturday 30th October 2027 (with the option of adding year 3 on 27/28 October 2028).

Additional information

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 30833. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 30833. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

The Council’s expectation is that 40 Community Benefit Points (CBPs) or more will be delivered under this contract.

Tenderers are required to complete and return the document titled “Community Benefits Outcome Menu” detailing the Community Benefits offered should the Tenderer be successful in being awarded this contract

Tenderers are encouraged to familiarise themselves with Section 7 – Community Benefits prior to providing a response to this requirement.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Cirque Bijou
Award value
£524,845
Award date
7 May 2026

Contact

Address
Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, PA1 1JB
Contact name
Aileen Ross

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Identifiers

Buyer reference
RC-CPU-25-168
Notice ID
rls-54-JAN547250
OCID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000820428

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