Delivery Contract for Aberdeen’s Christmas Village 2024 - 2026

Aberdeen City Council
Scotland
Open procedure
1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025

Delivery of a six-week Christmas Village event featuring an ice rink, food and drink outlets, a craft market, and family attractions. The contract requires full event management across multiple city centre sites, including site planning, power specifications, and safety corridor management. The service pattern is seasonal, operating annually from late November through to 31 December.

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Awarded value: £6m; As published
Published: 13 November 2023
Awarded: 30 May 2024
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 30 April 2025

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of event management and delivery services for large-scale seasonal public attractions, including infrastructure, entertainment, and market operations.

Delivery of Aberdeen’s Christmas Village 2024–2026.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 12 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 36 months
Contract dates: 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 92331000, 79952000

Services in this contract

Christmas markets, winter attractions and market operationMain service£104k typicalDelivery of Christmas Village with ice rink, chalets and grotto

Lifecycle

Published
13 November 2023
Contract awarded
30 May 2024
Contract starts
1 May 2024
Contract ends
30 April 2025

The buyer

Aberdeen City Council

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1214365/delivery-contract-for-aberdeen-s-christmas-village-2024-2026
Buyer reference: org-44
Open contracting ID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000749810
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Aberdeen City Council. Delivery Contract for Aberdeen’s Christmas Village 2024 - 2026. Contract award, 13 November 2023. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1214365/delivery-contract-for-aberdeen-s-christmas-village-2024-2026 (accessed 5 November 2026).