Fireworks

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Bournemouth and Poole Tourism run a series of events throughout the year to promote Bournemouth and Poole as Tourist destinations. The Councils are looking for a single supplier to provide Fireworks displays to accompany these events. The locations of these are split between Poole Quay and Bournemouth Seafront and are fired from both barges and from the Piers. The events include the Bournemouth Air Festival, Bournemouth Friday night fireworks, Poole’s Summer Breeze and Poole Quays Fireworks night. The scope of the contract is to provide firework displays for Bournemouth Borough Council and Poole Borough Council events that require a fireworks display. The length of the contract is for 3 years with a possible 2, 1 year extensions. Therefore, if all extensions were taken the full length of the contract would be for 5 years. Funding for all the events as detailed in 1.4 is done yearly through a mix of sponsorship and commercial income. There are no set budgets allocated to fireworks. Therefore, the contract for the displays is based solely on the Council securing this funding each year. It is anticipated that the contract will start on 1.6.2018. The funding will be confirmed for all events to the Supplier by 30th April each year at the latest. It is possible that some events may be given funding whilst others are not. The Council does not guarantee any value or number of displays for any year of this contract. All displays must be orientated towards a family / community market. In the case where the Council has to cancel an event for reasons such as bad weather, the Council will notify the Supplier as soon as possible. Whilst it is accepted the fireworks will still be charged for it would be requested that any unused fireworks be incorporated into another display.