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title: "Ceremonial and Event Management Services"
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# Ceremonial and Event Management Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ceremonial-and-event-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-031190). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: "Ceremonial and Event Management Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-digital-culture-media-and-sport-gov-d1481)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Chemical toilets, Event services, Fences, Flagpole, Flags (+9 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £72,183,780 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-031190`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ceremonial-and-event-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-031190#tl-md)

## Description
The Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process to appoint a contractor for the provision of public events and project management services in respect of a number of Royal and State Ceremonial events in London and Windsor, that are of national and international significance.
The programme of events include but are not limited to:
•National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph (Remembrance Sunday)
•State Visits to the UK by foreign Heads of State
•Flag flying for numerous events i.e. Trooping the Colour and Commonwealth Day
•A number of other major royal events
•Other memorial occasions on an adhoc basis
Please be advised that the estimated value of this contract is estimated to be £40million - £68million which comprises a programme of planned events worth between £1million - £2million per annum and other unscheduled major events.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 24955000, 32000000, 32344210, 32344280, 34928200, 35821000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** DCMS is seeking a supplier that will provide a full turnkey event and project management service. The services that are required include but are not limited to the following:
• Event planning, coordination and management
• Planning of works and deliv...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 002806-2022-101622-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Arcadis (UK) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186008`
  - Value: £72,183,780 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 002806-2022-101622-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £72,183,780
  - Signed Date: 27/09/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002806-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-02-01T12:15:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T06:14:10.109Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-031190