How to win: Design, Organisation and Delivery of Urban and Rural Christmas Events 2026

About this contract

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.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 24 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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