Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 26 Feb 2026, 15:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Contract for a Hotel Venue for North West Finance Directors Conference

Official notice

Authority: Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£133,333≈ £44k / year · £160,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Mar 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 3 May 2029 · up to 3 May 2030 with extensions · starts 4 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Venue hire for a 2 day event for period hosted annually for a period for 3 years plus one optional extension year.

CPV: Event services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£133,333
Contract period: 4 May 2026 – 3 May 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 3 May 2030 with extensionsValue: £133,333 exc. VAT · £160,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Optional single year extension on satisfactory completion of contract available

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical evaluation: 60%
  • Financial evaluation: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical evaluation: Technical criteria detailed within the ITT
  • Financial evaluation: Financial evaluation based on document within ITT
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Feb 2026, 15:24 GMT
Last source update
30 Mar 2026, 14:04 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 27 Apr 2026
Authority reference
FSD0033
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017477
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Event services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065d50 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All information should be provided as indicated in the document. You will need to register with Atamis through their portal to access the contract details and submit your response. The link to register with Atamis is health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗. All responses must be compatible with Windows 2010.

Timeline

26 Feb 2026 → 4 May 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published244 days ago
    26 Feb 2026, 15:24 GMT
  2. Submission deadline217 days ago
    25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Latest notice published212 days ago
    30 Mar 2026, 14:04 BST
  4. Award decision expected by184 days ago
    27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts178 days ago
    4 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Feb 2026, 15:24 GMT
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    30 Mar 2026, 14:04 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    30 Mar 2026, 14:04 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—30 Mar 2026CancelledNo Compliant Bids Received.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBMJ-3394-DBQQ Lovely Lane, WarrINGTON, North West, WA5 1QGContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender