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Love Your Town Grimsby 2027

“Love Your Town Grimsby 2027” is an open UK public-sector tender from North East Lincolnshire Borough Council in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. Bids are due by 30 November 2026 at 10:00. The estimated value is £24,000. It was published on Contracts Finder on 4 November 2026.

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Buyer
North East Lincolnshire Borough Council
Location
Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
Submission deadline
30 November 2026 at 10:00
Estimated value
£24,000
Published
4 November 2026
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Events
Category codes
79952000
Official notice ID
ec3e1cff-6df9-406e-8707-30d68ca96ded-920478
Last updated at source
4 November 2026 at 10:04

Summary from the buyer

North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) is seeking applications from suitably experienced, and qualified event organisers to co-ordinate, plan, manage and deliver a daytime event for Grimsby town centre with the theme being 'Love Your Town'. The date for this event is to be held during February 2027. Please note that separate events will also be held for Immingham and Cleethorpes and therefore some liaison regarding dates for all three events will be required to avoid any clashes. NELC is seeking to appoint an independent event organiser to deliver 'Love Grimsby' on our behalf in February 2027. This town centre event should feature family fun activities, live music, and entertainment etc. Specifically, the aims of the provider are to: • Encourage footfall into Grimsby town centre during a time when typically, footfall is low and the slowest period for retail as consumers recover from Christmas spending. • Be a great family day out with free activities to participate in. • Deliver content which showcases local talent as well as regional and potentially national performers. • Showcase local retailers and traders including food and hospitality businesses. • Deliver a market selling food, drinks, crafts, and products from primarily local providers. • Bring collaboration between retailers, hospitality businesses, educational establishments, and community groups.

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Before you decide to bid

For a UK creative, digital or marketing agency, the tender “Love Your Town Grimsby 2027” from North East Lincolnshire Borough Council is only worth pursuing if three conditions hold. First, the agency must be able to submit a complete response before 30 November 2026 at 10:00; late bids are normally rejected without being read. Second, the published value of £24,000 has to cover the work described, including the unpaid hours it takes to write and check a public-sector bid. Third, the agency should already hold the evidence buyers usually ask for: recent case studies of similar work, insurance certificates and, for many contracts, a social value commitment. Under the Procurement Act 2023, buyers publish their award criteria in the tender documents, so read those criteria on Contracts Finder before writing anything. If one of the three conditions fails, skipping this tender is usually the better use of the agency's time.

Timeline to the deadline

There are about 24 days left, which is enough for a considered response. Use the first week to read the full pack and send clarification questions before the buyer's clarification deadline, then draft, gather evidence and price, and keep the final three days for review and an early submission.

What the value tells you

The estimated value is under £30,000. Contracts this size usually come with a shorter questionnaire, but the effort to write a bid does not shrink in proportion. As a rough check, if preparing the response would take more than a tenth of the contract value in your team's time, think carefully before going ahead.

How this procedure works

This is an open procedure: any supplier can submit a full bid in a single stage, so the competition may be wide and the written answers carry most of the weight.

The notice is classified under the category code 79952000. These CPV codes are how North East Lincolnshire Borough Council tells search tools what it is buying. Save them as alert terms: buyers often reuse the same codes for the next contract of the same kind.

Checklist before you start writing

  • Download every document from Contracts Finder: specification, questionnaire, pricing schedule, terms and conditions.
  • Note the clarification deadline, which is usually several days before the submission deadline.
  • List the mandatory pass/fail items (insurance levels, accreditations, minimum turnover) and confirm you meet each one.
  • Find the weighting of each question and spend your time in proportion to it.
  • Pick two or three case studies that match the scope, with results you can show.
  • Check that your organisation is registered on the Central Digital Platform if the notice was published under the Procurement Act 2023.
  • Plan to submit at least a day early: portals can be slow close to the deadline, and late bids are normally excluded.

Sources

Always check the official notice for the full requirements and latest changes before bidding.

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