Provision of Services for Events Framework Agreement

A Contract Award Notice
by SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
4 year (est.)
Value
£2M
Sector
TRANSPORT
Published
01 Jul 2026
Delivery
To 01 Jul 2030 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Related Terms

Location

Ayr

Geochart for 2 buyers and 24 suppliers

Description

South Ayrshire Council (the Council) has a requirement to establish a Multi-Provider, Multi-Lot Framework Agreement for various Event Services and Equipment as outlined below: - Lot 1 - Provision of Security Services - Lot 2 - Provision of Site Technical Equipment - Lot 3 - Provision of Site Crew & Event Infrastructure - Lot 4 - Provision of Sanitation Facilities - Lot 5 - Supply, Delivery and Installation of Generators & Lighting Towers - Lot 6 - Supply and Installation of Marquees - Lot 7 - Provision of Bus Transport - Lot 8 - Provision of Traffic Management Equipment - Lot 9 - Traffic Management Consultancy Services - Lot 10 – Car Park Management

Lot Division

1 Provision of Security Services

Planning and delivery of professional event security services to ensure the safety of attendees, staff, performers and assets. Services may include stewarding, crowd management, access control, overnight security, emergency response support and liaison with partners as required.

Award Criteria
quality 70.0
PRICE 30.0
2 Provision of Site Technical Equipment

Supply, installation, operation and decommissioning of technical equipment required to support events. This may include staging, sound, lighting, audiovisual systems and associated technical infrastructure necessary to deliver safe and effective event production.

Award Criteria
technical 70.0
PRICE 30.0
3 Provision of Site Crew & Event Infrastructure

Provision of skilled event crew to support event build, operation and breakdown, together with temporary event infrastructure. This may include fencing, barriers, trackway, signage, staging structures and other physical elements required to make an event operational.

Award Criteria
Technical 70.0
PRICE 30.0
4 Provision of Sanitation Facilities

Supply, servicing and removal of temporary sanitation facilities suitable for public events. This may include standard and accessible toilets, handwashing units, waste tanks and cleaning services, sized appropriately to event attendance and duration.

Award Criteria
Technical 70.0
PRICE 30.0
5 Supply, Delivery and Installation of Generators & Lighting Towers

Provision of temporary power and lighting solutions for events, including generators, fuel management and lighting towers, including delivery, installation, operation, monitoring and removal, ensuring continuity of power and adequate illumination across event sites.

Award Criteria
Technical 70.0
PRICE 30.0
6 Supply and Installation of Marquees

Supply, build and dismantling of temporary marquee structures for a variety of event uses. This may include small and large marquees, clear-span structures, flooring, internal fittings and weatherproofing solutions to meet operational, and audience needs.

Award Criteria
Technical 70.0
PRICE 30.0
7 Provision of Bus Transport

Provision of bus and coach services to support event transport requirements. This may include shuttle services, park-and-ride operations, staff transport and contingency transport arrangements to manage visitor flow and accessibility.

Award Criteria
technical 70.0
PRICE 30.0
8 Provision of Traffic Management Equipment

Supply, installation, maintenance and removal of temporary traffic management equipment. This may include cones, barriers, signage, temporary road markings and variable message signs to support safe and compliant traffic arrangements around event sites.

Award Criteria
technical 70.0
PRICE 30.0
9 Traffic Management Consultancy Services

Provision of specialist traffic management consultancy services. This may include traffic management planning, road closure applications, liaison with roads authorities and emergency services, risk assessments and on-site monitoring to ensure compliance with legislation and best practice.

Award Criteria
Technical 70.0
PRICE 30.0
10 Car Park Management

Management and operation of temporary or permanent event car parks. Services may include layout planning, staffing, vehicle marshalling, payment or ticket checks, accessibility arrangements and coordination with wider traffic and transport plans.

Award Criteria
Technical 70.0
PRICE 30.0

Award Detail

1 Guardian FM (London)
  • Provision of Security Services
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £347,639 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
2 RFC Security Group (London)
  • Provision of Security Services
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £347,639 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
3 Securigroup (Glasgow)
  • Provision of Security Services
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £347,639 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
4 Task Personnel Solutions (York)
  • Provision of Security Services
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £347,639 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
5 Total Control Security (Lanark)
  • Provision of Security Services
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £347,639 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
6 21CC Group (Edinburgh)
  • Provision of Site Technical Equipment
  • Num offers: 3
  • Value: £228,765 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
7 Adlib Audio (Liverpool)
  • Provision of Site Technical Equipment
  • Num offers: 3
  • Value: £228,765 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
8 Smalltown Audio (Ayr)
  • Provision of Site Technical Equipment
  • Num offers: 3
  • Value: £228,765 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
9 F4F Event Services (Milnathort)
  • Provision of Site Crew & Event Infrastructure
  • Num offers: 2
  • Value: £593,558 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
10 21CC Group (Edinburgh)
  • Provision of Site Crew & Event Infrastructure
  • Num offers: 2
  • Value: £593,558 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
11 Event A Loo (Lanarkshire)
  • Provision of Sanitation Facilities
  • Num offers: 3
  • Value: £289,312 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
12 Gap Group (Gateshead)
  • Provision of Sanitation Facilities
  • Num offers: 3
  • Value: £289,312 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
13 Martin Plant Hire (Glasgow)
  • Provision of Sanitation Facilities
  • Num offers: 3
  • Value: £289,312 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
14 GWF Generators (Dundonald)
  • Supply, Delivery and Installation of Generators & Lighting Towers
  • Num offers: 3
  • Value: £151,526 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
15 Hire Power Generators (Anonymised)
  • Supply, Delivery and Installation of Generators & Lighting Towers
  • Num offers: 3
  • Value: £151,526 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
16 Martin Plant Hire (Glasgow)
  • Supply, Delivery and Installation of Generators & Lighting Towers
  • Num offers: 3
  • Value: £151,526 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
17 Baillies Marquees (Glasgow)
  • Supply and Installation of Marquees
  • Num offers: 2
  • Value: £230,613 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
18 Field & Lawn (Broxburn)
  • Supply and Installation of Marquees
  • Num offers: 2
  • Value: £230,613 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
19 Fife Scottish Omnibuses (Dunfermline)
  • Provision of Bus Transport
  • Num offers: 1
  • Value: £241,085
20 Geo Flow (Renfrewshire)
  • Provision of Traffic Management Equipment
  • Num offers: 2
  • Value: £54,928 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
21 Markon (Glasgow)
  • Provision of Traffic Management Equipment
  • Num offers: 2
  • Value: £54,928 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
22 Reilly Global Consultants (Kilwinning)
  • Traffic Management Consultancy Services
  • Num offers: 2
  • Value: £23,356 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
23 Crossan Project Consultancy (Bishopton)
  • Traffic Management Consultancy Services
  • Num offers: 2
  • Value: £23,356 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
24 Tracsis (Leeds)
  • Car Park Management
  • Num offers: 1
  • Value: £750,568

CPV Codes

  • 79952000 - Event services
  • 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
  • 90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services
  • 90920000 - Facility related sanitation services
  • 39522530 - Tents
  • 34121000 - Buses and coaches
  • 34923000 - Road traffic-control equipment
  • 63712700 - Traffic control services
  • 63712710 - Traffic monitoring services
  • 98351000 - Car park management services
  • 98351100 - Car park services
  • 75241000 - Public security services

Indicators

  • Award on basis of price.

Other Information

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or regulation 8 of The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016. (SC Ref:836077)

Reference

  • FTS 061648-2026

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