Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Aberdeen City Council
Woodhill House, Westburn Road
Aberdeen
AB16 5GB
UK
Contact person: David Officer
Telephone: +44 1467539600
E-mail: davofficer@aberdeencity.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM50
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00231
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Recreation, culture and religion
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Delivery of Spectra 2026 and 2027
Reference number: CRN00040110
II.1.2) Main CPV code
92000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Contract for the curation and production of the programme for Spectra, Scotland's Festival of Light, in 2026 and 2027
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79952100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM50
Main site or place of performance:
Union Terrace Gardens and additional city centre locations
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Aberdeen City Council are seeking to appoint an experienced festival or event production company to curate and produce the programme for Spectra, Scotland's Festival of Light in 2026 and 2027.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Programme
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Contract Management and Management Information
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Production Management
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Sustainability and Community Benefits
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Environmental Wellbeing
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
5
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-022152
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CRN00040110
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/07/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Live Event Management LTD
c/o Gilbert Watson & Associates LTD, 42 Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UP
UK
Telephone: +44 7845237672
NUTS: UKM50
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 600 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:810461)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Aberdeen Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace
Castle Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1WP
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/09/2025