Delivery of Spectra 2026 and 2027

Aberdeen City Council
Scotland
Open procedure
10 July 2025 to 1 May 2027

Curation and production of the Spectra Festival of Light programme for 2026 and 2027. The scope includes end-to-end event management, artistic programming, and technical production across Union Terrace Gardens and various city centre locations. The contract requires a focus on sustainability, community engagement, and environmental wellbeing throughout the delivery of the festival.

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Awarded value: £600k; As published
Published: 16 May 2025
Awarded: 10 July 2025; Live Event Management LTD
Contract length: 22 months; Ends 1 May 2027

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of professional event curation and production services for large-scale public festivals, light installations, and city-wide cultural programmes.

Curation and production of the programme for Spectra, Scotland's Festival of Light, in 2026 and 2027

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Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
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Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 24 months
Contract dates: 10 July 2025 to 1 May 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 2
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 92000000, 79952100

Services in this contract

Light festivals, light trails and projection showsMain service£50k typicalCuration and production of Spectra festival of light programme 2026 and 2027

Lifecycle

Published
16 May 2025
Contract awardedto Live Event Management LTD
10 July 2025
Contract starts
10 July 2025
Contract ends
1 May 2027

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Aberdeen City Council

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/947067/delivery-of-spectra-2026-and-2027
Buyer reference: org-103
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Aberdeen City Council. Delivery of Spectra 2026 and 2027. Contract award, 16 May 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/947067/delivery-of-spectra-2026-and-2027 (accessed 4 November 2026).