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# Ceremonial Event Planning and Management

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ceremonial-event-planning-and-management-ocds-h6vhtk-028d9b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Government: "Ceremonial Event Planning and Management". Published status: complete. Published Value: £700,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-government-GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL)
- **Published Value:** £700,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 March 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Management-related services, Project-management services other than for construction work
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,569,236 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028d9b`

## 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-event-planning-and-management-ocds-h6vhtk-028d9b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ceremonial-event-planning-and-management-ocds-h6vhtk-028d9b#participate

## Description
The Scottish Government required the provision of a one-stop professional project management service in respect of the maintenance of an existing set of plans for state and ceremonial matters within Scotland. The successful Service Provider will be responsible for the delivery of an existing comprehensive programme of works which will include reinstatement works and which will assist the Purchaser and its stakeholders in providing seamless, high quality programme and project management for ceremonial events to be provided on a contingency basis, as the requirement could be activated at any time during the lifetime of the contract.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79420000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £700,000
- **Description:** The services fall into 3 categories:
- Overall project planning and management
- Procurement, direct contracting and management of sub-contracted services/works.
- Planning, management and operation of specific Ceremonial events where the programme i...
- **Contract Period:** 22/08/2021 to 22/08/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 026800-2021-537308-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Arcadis**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-45316`
  - Value: £700,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Ceremonial Event Planning and Management (active)
  - Award id: `031250-2026-537308-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Arcadis**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-45316`
  - Value: £869,236 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 026800-2021-537308-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £700,000
  - Signed Date: 22/08/2021

- **Contract:** Ceremonial Event Planning and Management (active)
  - Signed Value: £869,236
  - Signed Date: 22/08/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031250-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-07T07:59:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T18:43:57.975Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028d9b