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Published 17 Aug 2026, 10:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BM27AB Venue Hire - NEC (ICC) - 21 May 2027

Official notice

Authority: OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) (Education)

Below threshold - without competition
Awarded value£30,035published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 5 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE LIMITED (THE)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hire of NEC on 21st May 2027 for OU graduation ceremony

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Aug 2026, 10:35 BST
Last source update
17 Aug 2026, 10:35 BST
Authority reference
OUPA11743
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077978
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e54f Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    17 Aug 2026, 10:35 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £30,0351 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE LIMITED (THE)£30,035 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000391 · GB-PPON: PYNW-6296-ZJQQ Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, South East, MK7 6AAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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