Filton Festival 2027
- Buyer
- Filton Town Council
- Value
- £28,000
- Closes
- 30 November 2026
- Where
- Bristol, the North East
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Filton Town Council is looking for a contractor to plan and run the Filton Festival, a one-day summer event in Elm Park that draws over 2,000 visitors and participants each year. The 2027 festival has a Sci-Fi theme marking 50 years since the first Star Wars film, and the contract also covers the 2028 and 2029 festivals. The estimated value is £28,000.
What the buyer wants
• Manage all aspects of producing the festival in 2027, 2028 and 2029, including programme and content, and bring in new ideas to grow it while keeping it accessible to a diverse audience, mostly from within 20 miles. • Run the event to the highest event management standards, including full compliance with health and safety legislation and national guidelines, plus crowd and alcohol management and waste and environmental sustainability. • Build local partnerships, work with organisations such as WECIL on accessibility, keep or improve the festival's gold ranking with Attitude is Everything, and involve residents and young people in planning, operations and creative work.
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: The notice requires managing a festival of over 2,000 people with strict health and safety, crowd and alcohol management and accessibility standards, and it does not state any minimum experience or turnover, so a small business without prior large-event experience would likely struggle to show it can meet these demands; the notice text provided also appears to be cut off, so there may be further requirements not shown here.
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How to bid
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Where to apply
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