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Peabody Trust

PA0053 - Invitation to Tender for Thamesmead Festival

Business ServicesCPV 79952100
Value£465k
Deadline31 Aug 2026
Published13 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 13 Jul 202637 days leftCloses 31 Aug 2026
Who to contact
John Riseborough
john.riseborough@peabody.org.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

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Contract value in context
£465ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

This is a large award for Business Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Peabody are pleased to announce we are looking for a experienced cultural organisation to develop and deliver the annual Thamesmead Festival around Southmere Lake for the next three consecutive years (2027 – 2029).

The appointed organisation will have a strong track record in putting on high – quality, inclusive, community-led events.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Peabody are pleased to announce we are

Peabody are pleased to announce we are looking for a experienced cultural organisation to develop and deliver the annual Thamesmead Festival around Southmere Lake for the next three consecutive years (2027.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m 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

  • Hold at bidProfessional indemnity insurance
  • Show at bidNamed engagement team with CVs
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • 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
ocds-h6vhtk-06c7fb
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
065490-2026
View the original notice on Find a Tender

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