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Derby City Council

ENQ1318 - For the Provision of Event Traffic Management

Community ServicesCPV 98351000
Value£99,999
Deadline23 Sept 2026
Published16 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide

£99,999 — stated in the notice

Timeline
Published 16 Sept 20266 days leftCloses 23 Sept 2026
Who to contact
procurement@derby.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

Please note suppliers wishing to express interest and obtain the documentation must do so by 12:00 on Tuesday 22nd September 2026. It is recommended that you express interest and obtain the documentation well before this time to allow sufficient time to prepare and submit a bid. The deadline for returns is 12:00 on Wednesday 23rd September 2026. Documents are available at www.eastmidstenders.org (https://www.eastmidstenders.org) (https://www.eastmidstenders.org (https://www.eastmidstenders.org)) Please search for ENQ1318 or DN825980.

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£100ktotal contract value
median £134k
this tender£0£4.1m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Other Community & Personal Services band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 5,835 valued Other Community & Personal Services tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Derby City Council has published 8 Other Community & Personal Services notices, about every 5 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around February 2027.

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The brief

Quotations are invited for the provision of event traffic management Services for events across the city, where a car park needs to be operated in respect of the management of vehicles on site and processing of payment as efficiently as possible while managing the local roads to the car park.

The Services will predominately be required for indoor events hosted by Derby Arena and a schedule of outdoor events requiring traffic management for road closures.

Applications for any road closures will be submitted by the Council.

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 1st October 2026 and expires on 30th September 2027.

Please note suppliers wishing to express interest and obtain the documentation must do so by 12:00 on Tuesday 22nd September 2026.

It is recommended that you express interest and obtain the documentation well before this time to allow sufficient time to prepare and submit a bid.

The deadline for returns is 12:00 on Wednesday 23rd September 2026.

Documents are available at www.eastmidstenders.org (https://www.eastmidstenders.org) (https://www.eastmidstenders.org (https://www.eastmidstenders.org)) Please search for ENQ1318 or DN825980.

Please note: we will only accept expressions of interest through the e-tendering system.

What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

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  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
087689-2026
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