How to win: ENQ1406 - LED Screens, Staging, PA Equipment and Lighting Equipment for Derby LIVE Events

About this contract

This quotation is for the supply, installation and de-rig of staging, LED screens, PA and Lighting equipment for Derby LIVE Events. **Please note this procurement has been reserved to suppliers with substantive business operations within the administrative boundary of Derby City Council. The Council is committed to supporting local economic growth, community wealth building and increasing opportunities for local businesses to participate in Council procurement activity. This procurement has therefore been reserved to suppliers with substantive business operations within Derby City. For the purposes of this procurement, substantive business operations means a genuine and ongoing business presence within the Derby City Council administrative area from which material business activities are undertaken. A registered office address, correspondence address, mailbox service or virtual office alone will not be considered sufficient.** The procurement process adopted by the Council is based on the Procurement Act2023 (the "Act") and the Procurement Regulations 2024 (the "Regulations".) The contract is estimated to commence on 20th November 2026 and expires on 31st March 2027

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — DERBY CITY COUNCIL scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £95,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 11 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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