Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 79950000Services · classin Business Services & Consultancy

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Who buys

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
  • Local authorities 47% (351 notices)
  • Central government 17% (124 notices)
  • Other public bodies 10% (76 notices)
  • Education & universities 10% (71 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 2% (12 notices)
  • Not classified 15% (113 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
British CouncilLocal authorities59382
Belfast City CouncilLocal authorities25120
The Royal Parks LtdOther public bodies1610
Glasgow Life (Culture & Sport Glasgow)not classified1310
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security AgencyCentral government1250
VisitScotlandnot classified1040
WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LIMITEDOther public bodies1020
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough CouncilLocal authorities970
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeCentral government950
Cardiff UniversityEducation & universities830

331 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 483 of 752 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
Scotland101 · 21%291%100%
Greater London95 · 20%461%82%
Yorkshire and the Humber56 · 12%472%70%
Northern Ireland50 · 10%286%90%
South East England45 · 9%473%73%
West Midlands42 · 9%390%90%
North West England38 · 8%394%71%
East of England37 · 8%490%57%
South West England36 · 7%490%73%
Wales (Cymru)35 · 7%
North East England35 · 7%492%54%
East Midlands29 · 6%

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
  • Contract 85% (636 notices)
  • Framework 14% (109 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 1% (7 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 65% (489 notices)
  • Route not published 18% (133 notices)
  • Selective 9% (65 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 9% (65 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 48% (132 notices)
  • Below threshold 52% (144 notices)
Typical tender window30 daysrobust · n=203median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (411) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Bids per lot · n=161
  • 1 bid 27% (44)
  • 2–3 31% (50)
  • 4–6 29% (47)
  • 7 or more 12% (20)
Contract value, net
p25 £128,885median £330,000p75 £757,827
interquartile range of 217 awards · p90 £5,531,885
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=150middle half 1–5
Competed93%robust · n=411open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs85%robust · n=493of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs74%robust · n=221single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally70%robust · n=137winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimateat the estimaterobust · n=10733 below · 19 above
Abandoned3%robust · n=411cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot4robust · n=3470 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 639 awards to 464 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 10% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 267 of 752 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

JAGGAER / BravoSolution48 notices · 18% · 1 open
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)41 notices · 15% · 2 open
Proactis / ProContract38 notices · 14% · 2 open
In-tend Electronic Procurement37 notices · 14% · 1 open
Delta eSourcing28 notices · 10% · 3 open
EU-Supply Complete Tender Management24 notices · 9% · 2 open
eTendersNI18 notices · 7%

Open tenders in exhibition, fair and congress…

15 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
LUV01473 - The provision of managed temporary event infrastructure and support servicesFrameworkUniversity of Leicester25 Sept 20264d£650,000 ceiling
SkillBuild – Event Build and Exhibition ServicesConstruction Industry Training Board (CITB)28 Sept 20267d
Bespoke and specialist exhibition display production design & fitout servicesRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh29 Sept 20268d
Provision of Examination Halls in Olaya Riyadh, KSABritish Council30 Sept 202610d£138,000
Events & Activities CountywideFramework4 lotsDurham County Council2 Oct 202611d£300,000 ceiling
003550 - Flagship Festival 2027Durham County Council8 Oct 202617d£1,500,000
Events Support Services FrameworkFramework18 lotsLiverpool City Council9 Oct 202618d£32,000,000 ceiling
Brighton Centre Ticketing system 2027Brighton and Hove City Council12 Oct 202621d£73,500,000
Pavilion Management and Exhibition Production: British Pavilion at the Venice BiennaleFrameworkBritish Council12 Oct 202621d€2,700,000 ceiling
Design, Build and Delivery of Invest Liverpool City Region Real Estate Exhibition Stands2 lotsLiverpool City Region Combined Authority13 Oct 202622d£600,000
Event Services Framework at the National Portrait GalleryFramework5 lotsNational Portrait Gallery15 Oct 202624d£7,639,200 ceiling
Concession Contract for a New Major Music FestivalCity of Bradford Metropolitan District Council16 Oct 202626d£2,500,000
South Africa Conference2 lotsLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine26 Oct 202635d£288,000
Term Extension of the National Highways Social Enterprise Dynamic Purchasing System (SEDPS)DPS11 lotsNational Highways Limited14 Aug 2028694d£65,000,000 ceiling
Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Events Services, Equipment (via Hire) and Associated StructuresDPS16 lotsGlasgow City Council22 Aug 20301431d£17,000,000 ceiling

Method

What the numbers on this page are and are not

Which notices count?

Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 7995. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 17 Sept 2026.

Competition figures

From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 7995. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.

Why no total value or month-by-month chart?

Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.