CPV category
79953000: Festival organisation services
1 UK public contract under 79953000 ends in the next 18 months. Get the new tenders filed under it every weekday morning.
- 77
- Contracts since 2023
- 47
- Buyers
- 1
- Ending in 18 months
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1 contract under 79953000 ending in the next 18 months
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| Contract | Buyer | Held by | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of Event Plant, Equipment and Crew Hire Services for ACBCBC Tourism, Arts and Culture Department Events | Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council | CASTLE STAGE HIRE LTD | Oct 2027in 11 months |
What 79953000 covers
CPV code 79953000 is "Festival organisation services", a category in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 77 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 47 buyers, most often Sheffield City Council and Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council. The typical contract was worth about £94k.
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UK public contracts since 2023
How buyers use 79953000
- Contracts
- 77
- Buyers
- 47
- Typical value
- £94k
- Ending in 18 months
- 1
By year of award: 2023 28 · 2024 17 · 2025 15 · 2026 17. Figures as of 6 November 2026. Typical value is the median of single-supplier contracts with a published value (60).
Buyers using this code most
Suppliers winning most often
- Showsec International Limited5
- BNL Productions LTD4
- Hooke Sound & Light Ltd t/a Total Sound Solutions4
- SMG UK Limited, trading as ASM Global2
- Emergency Exit Arts Ltd2
- Sanderson Weatherall LLP2
- Alrose Productions Limited2
- SMG UK Ltd T/A ASM Global2
Recent contracts under 79953000
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of Event Plant, Equipment and Crew Hire Services for ACBCBC Tourism, Arts and Culture Department Events | Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council | Oct 20262 weeks ago | |
| For Miss Lala | London Borough of Croydon | £93k | May 20266 months ago |
| Technical costs for BD is LIT light festival 2025 | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | £50k | Feb 20269 months ago |
| Showcase Scotland at Celtic Connections | Glasgow Life (Culture & Sport Glasgow) | £60k | Feb 20251 year 9 months ago |
| Oakengates Carnival and Parade - Organisation and Delivery | Oakengates Town Council | £26k | Oct 20242 years 1 month ago |
| Project co-ordination and delivery of the annual STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths) festival in the Museums Quarter and across the city centre in March 2025. | Hull City Council | £25k | Jun 20242 years 4 months ago |
| Events Management - Promotor Services | West Northamptonshire Council | £350k | Jan 20242 years 9 months ago |
| Lumiere | Durham County Council | Aug 20233 years 3 months ago |
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Where it sits
Codes above 79953000
- 79000000Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79900000Miscellaneous business and business-related services
- 79950000Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
- 79953000Festival organisation services
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More specific
Codes beneath 79953000
None. 79953000 is as specific as the vocabulary goes for festival organisation services.
Questions
About CPV code 79953000
What is CPV code 79953000?
CPV code 79953000 is "Festival organisation services", a category in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 77 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 47 buyers, most often Sheffield City Council and Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council. The typical contract was worth about £94k.
Which codes sit above and below 79953000?
79953000 sits under 79000000 (Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security), then 79900000 (Miscellaneous business and business-related services), then 79950000 (Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services). It has no more specific codes beneath it.
Who wins contracts under CPV code 79953000?
The suppliers named most often on UK public contracts under 79953000 since 2023 are Showsec International Limited (5), BNL Productions LTD (4), Hooke Sound & Light Ltd t/a Total Sound Solutions (4). 67 different suppliers have won work under this code.
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How to cite this data
Tender Radar (2026) CPV code 79953000: Festival organisation services [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/cpv-codes/79953000-festival-organisation-services (Accessed: 7 November 2026).
Relative dates (such as “in 6 days”) count from 7 November 2026, when this page was built.
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