Awarded 1 October 2026
PA139 - Haigh Woodland Park Music Event
Wigan Council · North West
Concert promotion tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
72 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Concert promotion contracts ,
72 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
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Awarded 25 September 2026
PA0053 - Invitation to Tender for Thamesmead Festival
Peabody
Awarded 27 August 2026
Organisation of the Lantern Parade
Dacorum Borough Council · East of England
Awarded 10 August 2026
Serendipity Arts Festival London 2027 Project Manager
Science Museum Group · London
Awarded 4 August 2026
Remembrance Sunday 2026 event management
London Borough of Waltham Forest · London
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
AH Events Group Limited won the most concert promotion contracts
Far & Beyond Events won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AH Events Group Limited North East · SME · See every contract | 7 | £592k | 4 | ||
| 2 | Grace and Tailor Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 5 | £776k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | CIRQUE BIJOU LIMITED London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £1.5m | 2 | ||
| 3joint | Project Thirty Limited London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £1.2m | 1 | ||
| 3joint | FROM THE OTHER LIMITED North West · SME · See every contract | 2 | £91k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | Richmond Event Management Ltd North West · SME · See every contract | 2 | £80k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | Events Design Company Ltd North West · SME · See every contract | 2 | £66k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | TITAN RISK MANAGEMENT LTD North East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £55k | 1 | ||
| 9joint | Far & Beyond Events London · SME · See every contract | 1 | £37.5m | 1 | ||
| 9joint | Identity Events Management London · See every contract | 1 | £10m | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 82% of concert promotion contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
11 buyers bought concert promotion more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many concert promotion contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many concert promotion contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsHousing associationsOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds City Council - PACS | 6 | £886k |
| 2 | Sunderland City Council | 5 | £327k |
| 3 | Liverpool City Council | 4 | £146k |
| 4 | Belfast City Council | 3 | £963k |
| 5 | London Borough of Newham | 2 | £1.2m |
| 6 | Newcastle City Council | 2 | £799k |
| 7 | Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council | 2 | £334k |
| 8 | London Borough of Croydon | 2 | £183k |
| 9 | London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham | 2 | £155k |
| 10 | Salford City Council | 2 | £91k |
Prices
Half of concert promotion contracts are worth less than £75k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 90% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)Far & Beyond Events · 25 Sep 2025
- Department for Culture, Media and SportIdentity Events Management · 21 May 2026
- Historic Royal PalacesCIRQUE BIJOU LIMITED · 4 Nov 2025
- Blackpool CouncilPiper Music Management Ltd · 2 Jun 2025
- Newcastle City CouncilTim Garbutt Events LTD · 27 Apr 2026
- Nottingham City CouncilDHP Family Ltd · 4 Jul 2025
- London Borough of NewhamProject Thirty Limited · 22 Nov 2024
- London Borough of NewhamProject Thirty Limited · 22 Nov 2024
- Renfrewshire CouncilCIRQUE BIJOU LIMITED · 7 May 2026
- Belfast City CouncilShow Inc Limited · 17 Dec 2025
Where and when
The North East awards the most concert promotion contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| North East | 15 | £2.1m |
| London | 12 | £50.2m |
| North West | 8 | £1.2m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 7 | £956k |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | £1.3m |
| South East | 4 | £233k |
| Wales | 4 | £280k |
| South West | 3 | £187k |
| Scotland | 3 | £895k |
| East Midlands | 2 | £858k |
| East of England | 2 | £59k |
| West Midlands | 0 | Not published |
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Deadlines
Half of concert promotion tenders close within 28 days of being published
Each dot is a concert promotion tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 67% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 25% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 28 days
is how long the typical concert promotion tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 52 UK concert promotion tenders published in the last 24 months. - 2
new concert promotion tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
52 in the last 24 months. - 90%
of the money is in the 10 biggest concert promotion contracts.
Of 68 contracts with a published value. - 83%
of concert promotion contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 65 award notices.
Questions
How many concert promotion contracts does the UK public sector award?
72 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 51 public buyers.
How long are concert promotion tenders open for?
The median concert promotion tender is open for 28 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector concert promotion contract worth?
The median is £75k, and 74% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector concert promotion contracts?
AH Events Group Limited won the most (7). Far & Beyond Events won the most by value (£37.5m).
Which buyers award the most concert promotion contracts?
Councils award 82% of them.
What is included
Producing and managing outdoor public events, festivals, parades, concerts and community event programmes, for a fee or as a promoter under a concession: site design, infrastructure, licensing and event management plans, artist booking and ticketing for promoted events, production management and on-the-day delivery.
- Festival and outdoor event production
- Community events programmes
- Parades and city events
- Event management plans and licensing
- Production management services
- Event site management
- Event design and planning advice
- Music festival concessions in parks and estates
- Co-promoter partnerships for live music series
- Civic concerts with artist booking and ticketing
What is not included
- Choosing the artistic programme (mkt.arts.cultural-programme-and-festival-curation)
- Booking individual performers and bands (mkt.arts.performers-and-entertainment)
- Christmas markets and switch-on events (mkt.events.christmas-markets-and-seasonal-attractions)
- Indoor business events (mkt.events.conference-and-event-management)
- Running and cycling events (mkt.events.mass-participation-sports-events)
- Fireworks displays (mkt.events.fireworks-and-special-effects)
- Staging and marquee hire alone (mkt.events.staging-marquees-and-temporary-event-infrastructure)
- Event stewarding and security (another industry: sec.events.stewarding-crowd-management, sec.events.event-security)
- Event safety management on its own (another industry: sec.events.event-safety-management)
- Event sound, lighting and screens (another industry: it.av.event-av-production)
- Food and bar concessions (another industry: cat.event.festival-and-event-food-concessions, cat.event.event-and-venue-bar-operation)
- Road closures (another industry: con.civils.temporary-traffic-management)
- Ticketing systems (another industry: it.lob.cultural-venue-ticketing)