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Graduation Venue and Events Management

DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

De Montfort University has a requirement for a suitable - and suitably-sized - venue to hire to host graduation ceremonies, along with a suitably qualified and experienced Event Management Production service for the planning, production and delivery of graduation services, as described in the Specification, to include on the day management and event production of each ceremony. For clarification, it is intended to contract with a single supplier for provision of these services. The current annual spend on these services is around £332k ex.VAT, in an approximate split of c.£145k for Winter graduations, c. £187k for Summer graduations; it is anticipated that the current broad level of activity will continue for the proposed duration of the new contract(s). Current contract for these services will expire on 29th February 2028 and new service provision is therefore required from 1st March 2028. It is anticipated that contract(s) will be awarded for an initial approximate three-year period to 28th February 2031 with the potential opportunity to extend for up to a further two years for a maximum five-year duration, anticipated maximum end date 28th February 2033 (any extension will be offered based on available budget, supplier performance and continuing business need - and in all cases at the sole discretion of the University).

Classification

  • CPV79952000 — Event services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
266600
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Mar 2028, 00:00
Ends
28 Feb 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
28 Feb 2033, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79952000
Description
Event services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF21
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The aim of this supplier engagement process is for the University to share our present thinking around the requirement for our future Graduation Venue and Events Management needs, obtain a better idea of the current capability and readiness of the market with regard to provision of these services, and to assess whether our outline requirement for supply of these services is realistic and in line with what is available. Our current draft requirement for the services and the market engagement form can be found on the In-Tend e tendering portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/demontfort/aspx/Home Once complete, please return this form to procurement@dmu.ac.uk, marked for the attention of James West, ideally by Monday 22nd June.
Due
22 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
054027-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
8 Jun 2026, 21:37
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY
Id
GB-CHC-XN85208

Identifier

Scheme
GB-CHC
Id
XN85208

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-UKPRN
Id
10001883
Entry 2
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDZY-8857-XDBL

Address

Street Address
The Gateway
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE1 9BH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF21

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leicester · UKF21 · LE1 9BH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF21 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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