# Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services (CPV 79950000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/exhibition-fair-and-congress-organisation-services-79950000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services (CPV 79950000) covers UK public procurement for Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services. Tracked across 940 published procedures (407 in the last 12 months) across 303 contracting authorities, with 12 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services

- **CPV Code:** `79950000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Business Services & Consultancy (CPV 79000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 12

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 407

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 940

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 156 (303 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 29 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/exhibition-fair-and-congress-organisation-services-79950000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/exhibition-fair-and-congress-organisation-services-79950000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (middle half 1–5) (median of 103 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £62k (median net contract award; interquartile range £29k–£200k)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 29 days (median)

- **SME Win Rate:** 63% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises

- **Local Win Rate:** 64% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region

## Other Classes in Business Services & Consultancy

1. [Business and management consultancy services (CPV 79410000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-and-management-consultancy-services-79410000): 1,062 notices/12m

2. [Advertising and marketing services (CPV 79340000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/advertising-and-marketing-services-79340000): 570 notices/12m

3. [Recruitment services (CPV 79600000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/recruitment-services-79600000): 551 notices/12m

4. [Market research services (CPV 79310000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/market-research-services-79310000): 479 notices/12m

5. [Subscription services (CPV 79980000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/subscription-services-79980000): 421 notices/12m

6. [Security services (CPV 79710000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/security-services-79710000): 389 notices/12m

## Live Open Tender Opportunities

Currently open for bidding in Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services (soonest deadline first):

1. [Delivery of the UK-Ireland Youth Forum 2027](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/delivery-of-the-uk-ireland-youth-forum-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-078541): £84,000 · Deadline: 26 Oct 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

2. [2026-837 Gulfood design and stand build requirements](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/2026-837-gulfood-design-and-stand-build-requirements-ocds-h6vhtk-077b48): £75,000 · Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 · AHDB

3. [003550 - Flagship Festival 2027](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/003550-flagship-festival-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-06f5ce): £1,500,000 · Deadline: 29 Oct 2026 · Durham County Council

4. [Christmas Light Trail for Sir Harold Hillier Gardens](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/christmas-light-trail-for-sir-harold-hillier-gardens-ocds-h6vhtk-06dc24): £15,000,000 · Deadline: 30 Oct 2026 · Hampshire County Council

5. [Seafood Expo Global 2027 Stand Design and Build](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/seafood-expo-global-2027-stand-design-and-build-ocds-h6vhtk-0781b3): £242,000 · Deadline: 5 Nov 2026 · Scottish Enterprise

6. [Design and Installation of the East Midlands Pavilion at UKREiiF 2027](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-and-installation-of-the-east-midlands-pavilion-at-ukreiif-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-0786e5): £130,000 · Deadline: 6 Nov 2026 · East Midlands Combined County Authority

7. [UEFA EURO 28 Birmingham Host City - Festival Development](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uefa-euro-28-birmingham-host-city-festival-development-ocds-h6vhtk-078947): £320,000 · Deadline: 6 Nov 2026 · Birmingham City Council

8. [ID 6621980 - DAERA - Strategic Communications Branch - Exhibition Design, Production/Print and Custom Build for the NI Government Departments Exhibition at Balmoral Show May 2027](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6621980-daera-strategic-communications-branch-exhibition-design-production-print-and-cu-ocds-h6vhtk-0786bb): £360,000 · Deadline: 16 Nov 2026 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services work:

1. [Department for Business & Trade](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-business-trade-gov-d1382): 75 notices (41 in last 12m)

2. [British Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-council-gov-ot313): 69 notices (46 in last 12m)

3. [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221): 32 notices (19 in last 12m)

4. [OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/open-university-the-urn-133849): 23 notices (17 in last 12m)

5. [Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office-gov-d1315): 20 notices (11 in last 12m) · **1 open**

6. [Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/llywodraeth-cymru-welsh-government-GB-PPON-PQYQ-3841-BHTP): 17 notices (9 in last 12m)

7. [The Royal Parks Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-royal-parks-gov-ea41): 16 notices (0 in last 12m)

8. [Bedford Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bedford-borough-council-ons-e06000055): 13 notices (7 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 96 notices (20%)

2. [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland): 78 notices (17%)

3. [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber): 57 notices (12%)

4. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 54 notices (11%)

5. [North East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-east): 53 notices (11%)

6. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 51 notices (11%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services:

1. [REED EXHIBITIONS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/reed-exhibitions-limited-coh-00678540): 7 procedures across 5 contracting authorities

2. [Event Exhibition Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/event-exhibition-ltd-coh-12528371): 6 procedures (7 awards) across 2 contracting authorities

3. [BUILT ENVIRONMENT NETWORKING LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/built-environment-networking-limited-coh-07110641): 6 procedures across 4 contracting authorities

4. [ADS Group](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ads-group-coh-07016635): 6 procedures across 3 contracting authorities

5. [Bray Leino Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bray-leino-limited-coh-01352705): 4 procedures across 4 contracting authorities

6. [Field and Lawn Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/field-and-lawn-ltd-coh-sc100165): 4 procedures across 4 contracting authorities

7. [GL Events UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gl-events-uk-ltd-coh-00392279): 4 procedures across 4 contracting authorities

8. [Identity Holdings Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/identity-holdings-ltd-coh-04217845): 4 procedures across 4 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/exhibition-fair-and-congress-organisation-services-79950000)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/exhibition-fair-and-congress-organisation-services-79950000

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt