Limerick City and County Council (LCCC) - Event Management, Delivery, Planning, Design, Technical, Operations, Stakeholder Engagement and Sponsorship Services for ‘Christmas in Limerick’ (2026 – 2028)
Limerick City and County Council_103432
Christmas in Limerick, presented by Limerick City and County Council (LCCC), is Limerick City’s hugely successful Christmas festival with an annual audience of over 80,000. The much-loved annual event is centred on a family-friendly festive experience in Limerick City Centre. LCCC’s vision is to, (along with the successful Tenderer), create a cohesive, signature Christmas festival built around a walkable Christmas experience from King John’s Castle (KJC) to O’Connell Crescent that celebrates Limerick’s Georgian character, culture, retail, and public realm, delivered through inclusive programming, premium experiences, and strong community and business partnerships. As a result of the delivery of the Christmas in Limerick event/experience, we want Limerick to stand as a nationally recognised, themed winter destination with resilient financing, high community participation, and measurable economic uplift.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-06-29. The procurement was published on 2026-05-28.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What?- • Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services › Event services
- • Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services › Festival organisation services
- • Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
- • Eastern and Midland › Dublin
- • Southern › Mid-West
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | Contract notice |
| 2026-09-30 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2026-05-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Limerick City and County Council (LCCC) - Event Management, Delivery, Planning, Design, Technical, Operations, Stakeholder Engagement and Sponsorship Services for ‘Christmas in Limerick’ (2026 – 2028)
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Festival organisation services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1109756.1 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services: Event services 📦
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Green Procurement Criteria: National Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Mid-West 🏙️
Duration: 3 years
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-06-29 13:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-29 13:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8267358
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 180 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-06-29 13:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8267358
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-06-11 13:00:00 📅
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Limerick City and County Council_103432
National registration number:
Postal address: Merchant's Quay,
Postal code: V94 EH90
Postal town: Limerick.
Region: Mid-West 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: festivalsandevents@limerick.ie 📧
Phone: +353 61 556000 📞
URL: https://www.limerick.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.limerick.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8267358 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8267358 🌏
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 102-369338 (2026-05-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Limerick City and County Council (LCCC) - Event Management, Delivery, Planning, Design, Technical, Operations, Stakeholder Engagement and Sponsorship Services for ‘Christmas in Limerick’ (2026 – 2028)
Short description:
Christmas in Limerick, presented by Limerick City and County Council (LCCC), is Limerick City’s hugely successful Christmas festival with an annual audience of over 80,000. The much-loved annual event is centred on a family-friendly festive experience in Limerick City Centre. LCCC’s vision is to, (along with the successful Tenderer), create a cohesive, signature Christmas festival built around a walkable Christmas experience from King John’s Castle (KJC) to O’Connell Crescent that celebrates Limerick’s Georgian character, culture, retail, and public realm, delivered through inclusive programming, premium experiences, and strong community and business partnerships. As a result of the delivery of the Christmas in Limerick event/experience, we want Limerick to stand as a nationally recognised, themed winter destination with resilient financing, high community participation, and measurable economic uplift.
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Products/services: Festival organisation services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1109756.1 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services: Event services 📦
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Sustainability and Greening of Events/Experiences:
o Ensure that the festival operates within all current applicable environmental guidelines and legislation governing major festivals and public realm events (e.g. Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill (2021) and European Climate Law - Regulation (EU) 2021/1119)
o Consider and implement best practice in terms of sustainability and environmentally friendly methods of event/experience delivery as mutually agreed with LCCC.
o Sustainable and environmentally friendly implementations and data on same must be included in the Post Event Report.
o Refer to Limerick City and County Councils local-authority-climate-action-plan-2024-2029.pdf
o Refer to Fáilte Ireland’s Sustainable Festival Guidelines 2023 failte-ireland-sustainable-festivals-guidelines-2023.pdf
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Green Procurement Criteria: National Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Mid-West 🏙️
Duration: 3 years
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-06-29 13:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-29 13:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8267358
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 180 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-06-29 13:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8267358
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-06-11 13:00:00 📅
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Limerick City and County Council_103432
National registration number:
3267368TH
Postal address: Merchant's Quay,
Postal code: V94 EH90
Postal town: Limerick.
Region: Mid-West 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: festivalsandevents@limerick.ie 📧
Phone: +353 61 556000 📞
URL: https://www.limerick.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.limerick.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8267358 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8267358 🌏
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 102-369338 (2026-05-28)
Contract award notice (2026-09-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1109756.1 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1109756.10 EUR 💰
Duration
Start date: 2026-09-04 📅
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): 10% at cost.
Quality criterion (name): 90% at Quality
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-09-04 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 1109756.10 EUR 💰
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Blast Events LTD
National registration number:
Postal address: 1 danesfort Corbally
Postal code: V94 A6KC
Postal town: Limerick
Region: Mid-West 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: info@bigbossevents.ie 📧
Phone: 0851465523 📞
URL: www.bigbossevents.ie 🌏
Size of the economic operator: Small
Source: OJS 2026/S 190-674820 (2026-09-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1109756.1 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1109756.10 EUR 💰
Duration
Start date: 2026-09-04 📅
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): 10% at cost.
Quality criterion (name): 90% at Quality
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
457967
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-09-04 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 1109756.10 EUR 💰
Tender identifier:
000183132
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Blast Events LTD
National registration number:
IE3743556AH
Postal address: 1 danesfort Corbally
Postal code: V94 A6KC
Postal town: Limerick
Region: Mid-West 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: info@bigbossevents.ie 📧
Phone: 0851465523 📞
URL: www.bigbossevents.ie 🌏
Size of the economic operator: Small
Source: OJS 2026/S 190-674820 (2026-09-30)
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