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Provision and Delivery of an Annual Town Centre Soapbox Racing Event 2027-2029
Kettering Town Council in the United Kingdom is inviting bids for “Provision and Delivery of an Annual Town Centre Soapbox Racing Event 2027-2029”. Bids close on 23 October 2026, 12:00 BST; the estimated value is £160,000. Who can bid: Suitably capable event operators; Particularly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. askTender lists every requirement to qualify and checks whether your company meets them.
The tender in brief
Annual soapbox racing event in Kettering town centre for 2027-2029, for event operators
Kettering Town Council is buying an end-to-end event management service to plan, promote, manage and deliver an annual public soapbox racing event in Kettering town centre in 2027, 2028 and 2029. The work covers event design and race operation, participant recruitment and race management, specialist race infrastructure, safety and emergency planning, traffic management and road closure liaison, marketing and audience development. The indicative budget is approximately £40,000 excluding VAT per event, with an indicative three-year contract value of approximately £120,000 excluding VAT.
Who can win it
- Suitably capable event operators
- Particularly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises
Key facts
- Estimated value
- £160,000
- Contract period
- Three annual events in 2027, 2028 and 2029; contract dates 14 December 2026 to 30 September 2029, with an option to extend for one further annual event in 2030
- How bids are judged
- Price 35%, event proposal and quality 30%, experience and delivery team 15%, safety and operational delivery 10%, community and social value 10%
- Published
- 01 Oct 2026
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