Great Exhibition of the North Invitation to Tender for Pyrotechnics

Tender submissions are requested for the provision of pyrotechnics for the Great Exhibition of the North Opening Event.

On Friday 22nd June 2018 the exhibition programme and venues along the walking trails will open to visitors for the first time under the headline theme 'Get North'.

Between noon-2pm (specific timing tbc) a 1-2 minute burst of colourful daytime pyrotechnics will be launched from a working boat on the River Tyne signalling the opening of the exhibition at a single moment.

From approximately 6pm, a second 1-2 minute burst of daytime pyrotechnics, also from a working boat on the river, will announce the start of the evening event. Northern street artists and strolling bands will entertain the gathering crowds, drawing visitors down to the Quayside to experience a theatrical presentation of Water Sculptures, one of the signature pieces for GEOTN. The audience for the quayside based activity is likely to be in the region of 30,000. It is planned to punctuate the day with a range of pyrotechnics, including a high impact, five-minute finale at approximately 11pm.

The appointed supplier will be required to provide:

Additional information: More information about the requirements and the information to submit to tender (Schedules 1-6) is available in the link to the ITT.

Evaluation: All submitted tenders will be required to pass the mandatory requirements within Schedule 1 of the tender. Only those tenders that pass mandatory requirements will progress to be evaluated on Quality - skills and experience (40%), Quality - delivery (40%) and Price (20%).