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Food Festival Curator
Published Today
10 Nov 2026
- Primary CPV
-
79952000 *
Event services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Durham County, North East
- Value
- £160,000
- Contract
-
1.9 years Duration
02/11/2026 27/09/2028
- Contract Types
-
79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Corten House, Dunholme Close, Durham, DH1 5WB, United Kingdom · UKC14
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Durham County Council
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
79952000 *
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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-077a38
Durham County Council seeks to appoint a supplier
to provide curator services for the Bishop Auckland
and Seaham Food Festivals 2027.
Working with the Council's festival team and
partners, the provider will support the planning,
development and delivery of both festivals.
Services will include festival programming, trader
and exhibitor recruitment, performer and activity
bookings, marketing support, commercial
development, sponsorship opportunities and onsite
event delivery.
The supplier will assist in developing programmes
aligned to agreed objectives and budgets, including
year-round activity; recruit and manage traders,
exhibitors and performers; support sponsorship and
income generation; contribute to marketing,
including development of a refreshed festival brand
linked to Visit County Durham; engage with
stakeholders and community organisations; support
event operations; and provide progress reports,
budget monitoring and post-event evaluation.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 79952000 — Event services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 10 Nov 2026 09:56
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-077a38
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-077a38
Organisations on this notice
Supplier SME
Charlotte House Stanier Way, Derby, DE21 6BF, United Kingdom
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Durham County Council |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Corten House, Dunholme Close |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Durham |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | DH1 5WB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKC14 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | http://www.durham.gov.uk/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | CHANNELL EVENTS LIMITED |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Charlotte House Stanier Way |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Derby |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | DE21 6BF |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKF11 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | http://CHANNELLEVENTS.COM |
| Party 2 › Business size | sme |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | Durham County Council |
Tender
| Title | Food Festival Curator |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Category | services |
| Supplier › Name | CHANNELL EVENTS LIMITED |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Event services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Festival organisation services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKC14 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
Contracts
| Status | active |
| Contract period › Start | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 27 Sep 2028 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 27 Sep 2030 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | 1 x 24 months. |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £192,000 |
| Value › Value | £160,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Above threshold | No |
| Signed | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Document › Document type | Contract notice |
| Document › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/106510-2026 |
| Document › Published | 10 Nov 2026 |