The New Year's Eve (NYE) fireworks is a long-established event in
London, dating back to 1999, when the first major NYE fireworks
in London were organised to celebrate the millennium.[1] The Greater
London Authority (GLA) has organised the event annually since
2003.
The GLA recently undertook a tender process to appoint a new
Single Supplier for event management of the NYE events for
2026-2029. In May 2026, the GLA announced that it had awarded the
contract, valued at £35 million excluding VAT, to Heart
Productions Limited.[2]
The contract is for a period of four years, with optional annual
call-offs.[3] The 2026
event will be the first NYE event which is managed by Heart
Productions Ltd.
Tomorrow, the GLA Oversight
Committee will meet to scrutinise the preparations for
this year's New Year's Eve fireworks event, including lessons
learned from last year, how the new supplier will manage the
event, and plans to reduce counterfeit tickets and ensure
effective crowd management.
The Committee will also question the Deputy
Mayor for Communities and Social Justice on the Mayor's new
Action Plan for Deaf and Disabled Londoners.
Guests include:
Mayor's new Action Plan for Deaf and Disabled Londoners
(10am 11am):
-
Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard, Deputy Mayor for
Communities and Social Justice
-
Alice Wilcock, Assistant Director for Young
Londoners and Communities, GLA
-
Tom Rahilly, Assistant Director for Social and
Economic Inclusion, GLA
New Year's Eve fireworks (11am 12pm):
-
Nicole Valentinuzzi, Director of External
Relations, GLA
-
Lucy Waller, Deputy Director of Events and
Host City Programmes, GLA
-
David Holley, Head of Events for London, GLA
The meeting will take place in the Chamber at City Hall on
Tuesday 13 October 2026 at
10am.
Notes for editors:
- The Guardian, River of fire that fizzled out,
3 January 2000
- Gov.uk, New Year's Eve (NYE) Event
Framework 2026-2029, 27 May 2026
- Call-offs are flexible contracts between a buyer and supplier
used to buy goods and services under an established framework.
They agree the specific details of the order. Government
Commercial Agency, What is a call-off' and how to
get the process right , accessed 29 September 2026.
