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Cambridge City Council - Marquee supplier for Cambridge Folk Festival

Cambridge City Council

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services
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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
England
Delivery: England, United Kingdom
Contract value
£980,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
9 November 2022
Published
17 July 2024

Procurement

Contract period
22 January 2023 - 31 December 2030
8 years
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 79953000 Festival organisation services
  • 79952000 Event services

What happened

Cambridge City Council awarded this contract to GL Events UK Ltd worth £980,000 on 23 Jan 2023. The contract runs until 31 Dec 2030.

Description

The Cambridge Folk Festival ('the festival') is organised by Cambridge City Council. One of the longest running and most prestigious Folk Festivals in the world, the festival is highly regarded at an international level. It prides itself on its high production standards, which it is keen to maintain. \r

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Therefore, quite specific about the sizes of structures that are required for the event. This is to achieve a balance between the needs of optimising cover for the audience, allowing space for access and egress and allowing space for other necessary facilities. A copy of the plan used for the festival in 2019 is included in this Specification for information.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
GL Events UK Ltd
Award value
£980,000
Award date
23 January 2023

Contact

Address
Cambridge City Council, Guildhall, Cambridge, CB2 3QJ
Contact name
Amy Kenny

Identifiers

Buyer reference
CAMBDC001-DN636910-07529781
Notice ID
cabc95b9-759e-46e5-86ce-507de52b4488-767936
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-9cc45340-4449-4dbf-b431-bdad03f090c8

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