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    ContractsLion Puppetry Performance Project - Portsmouth Community Initiative
    Awarded contract

    Lion Puppetry Performance Project - Portsmouth Community Initiative

    Status
    Awarded
    Published 22 May 2026

    Portsmouth community seeks partners for a large-scale lion puppetry performance project celebrating the city's centennial with public artistic engagement.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 22 May 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Status
    Awarded
    Published 22 May 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      Not disclosed
      Source did not declare a figure
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Other
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • TP
      TRIGGER PRODUCTIONS LTD
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    22 May 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Portsmouth 100 is seeking suppliers and service providers for a community-generated large-scale performance project featuring lion puppetry. This initiative aims to engage the local Portsmouth community in collaborative artistic creation and public performance. The project involves designing, constructing, and performing with large-scale lion puppets as part of Portsmouth's centennial celebrations. Opportunities may include puppet design and fabrication, performance direction, technical staging, community engagement coordination, and event production services. This is a community-focused endeavor that prioritizes local participation and cultural expression.

    Track record

    2 awards · 1 winner
    Thin record

    Only 2 prior awards here — too little to read.

    In this category, PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL has awarded 2 contracts to 1 supplier.

    Who wins here
    1. TRIGGER PRODUCTIONS LTD2× · 100%

    Across this category, the most active winners are TRIGGER PRODUCTIONS LTD, WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED, Bulgarian National Radio — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06a058
    PC
    Buyer
    PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL
    Sector
    Other