Plans for Edinburgh’s Christmas competition have been disrupted after the corporate awarded the contract to ship it pulled out.
Angels Occasion Expertise Restricted was awarded the contract in June to ship the occasion, as a result of run from November 18 till January 3 2023.
Nonetheless the Metropolis of Edinburgh Council mentioned it has been knowledgeable the corporate is just not capable of fulfil the contract.
The council mentioned the occasion has not been cancelled and discussions are underneath manner about how it may be delivered.
It's understood that Distinctive Occasions and Meeting, that are delivering Edinburgh’s Hogmanay competition, have been approached by the council.
Council chief Cammy Day mentioned: “We’re vastly disenchanted that Angels Occasion Expertise Ltd have been unable to ship on their contract to provide Edinburgh’s Christmas.
“We’re in optimistic ongoing discussions round guaranteeing that Christmas occasions might be efficiently delivered for town this 12 months.”
Plans for this 12 months’s Christmas competition had not but been revealed.
Traditionally the occasion has taken place over a six-week interval from across the third weekend in November to round January 6 and has featured actions together with a market, fairground, household points of interest and an ice rink.
Angels Occasion Expertise Restricted was in June awarded the contract to ship Edinburgh’s Christmas competition for a interval of three years with two non-obligatory 12-month extensions, at a complete estimated rental revenue worth to the council of £5,473,500.