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Tender for Graduation Service Venue Hire

Birmingham City University · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 18:19.

Opportunity overview

The graduation ceremonies involved for this tender are from July 2028 to January 2033. Graduation ceremonies are held twice a year: January and July. There are 9 ceremonies in January over 3 days and 15 ceremonies in July over 5 days. Each ceremony has up to 620 students graduating with 2 guests per student. The venue selected must be within a 7.5-mile radius from the city centre campus - B4 7BD. The tender includes venue hire and services and catering for BCU staff, graduates and guests. Access to the tenderbox is: RY2MQUTV38

Classification

  • CPV79952000 — Event services

Lots

  • Lot 1£6m · Including VAT

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
TU031
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
Stage 1 - ITT and price submission Stage 2 - Site Visit Stage 3 - Best and Final Offer (BAFO) Stage

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
17 Jul 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
29 Jun 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
2 Nov 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
6,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
65
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
25
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Site Visit

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2028, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 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
UKG31
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
056471-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Jun 2026, 10:22
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Birmingham City University
Id
GB-PPON-PMDM-3781-JGCD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMDM-3781-JGCD

Address

Street Address
Joseph Priestley Building, Cardigan Street
Locality
Birmignham
Postal Code
B4 7BD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Telephone
01213317677

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmignham · UKG31 · B4 7BD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG31 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 056004-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 056471-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·