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Published 23 Sept 2026, 12:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

COV - Nature in Towns and Cities: Community Events

Authority: Coventry City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£37,500≈ £13k / year · £45,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 5 Oct 202612:00 BST · 10d 22h left
Contract term 3 yrsstarts 26 Oct 2026
Bids per lot · this authority 7division 79 · n=3 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Coventry City Council is seeking to procure a provider to promote, plan, manage and deliver events at three identified locations to engage the local community in maintaining the trees and improving community connectivity.

CPV: Event services · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1 3 yrsPublished valueAED 37,500
Contract period: 26 Oct 2026 — 25 Oct 2029 (3 yrs)Turnover guideline: ~AED 24,978/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
AED 37,500 exc. VAT · AED 45,000 inc. VAT
79952000 Event services98000000 Other community, social and personal services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

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 are scored

The Council intends to award the Contract, wholly or in part, on the basis of most advantageous offer to the Council. Technical/Quality will account for 70.00% of the evaluation and will be based on the responses to the technical criteria outlined in the RFQ/ITT. Net price will account for 30.00% of the evaluation

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Coventry City Council buys Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services (CPV 7995) — and who usually turns up

Coventry City Council’s own published record, next to the West Midlands market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services (CPV 7995)

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

Coventry City Council

contract notices in 36 months: 3 in CPV 7995 · 19 in division 79 (5 without competition · 4 route not published) · 129 in all categories (41 without competition · 19 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 79), last 36 months: 3 lots. 2 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4) and 1 from older notices (bids received, middle 13).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

7division 79 · 36m · n=3 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 79), last 36 months: 3 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

33%division 79 · 36m · n=3 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 79), last 36 months: 4 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

at estimatedivision 79 · 36m · n=4 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 79), last 36 months: 3 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

8ddivision 79 · 36m · n=3 notices
Notice updates
i

How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.

Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 264 notices.

Last 24 months.

0all categories · 24m · n=264 notices
Awarded without competition
i

How often this buyer awards without a competition.

Direct or limited awards as a share of its notices that say which procedure was used. These routes are legal in defined cases. This is just the record.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this sector (CPV 7995), last 36 months: 3 notices.

Last 36 months.

0%CPV 7995 · 36m · n=3 notices
Bids per lot moderate · n=3
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 3 lots on 3 contested notices · division 79, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 33%
  • 2–3 0%
  • 4–6 0%
  • 7+ 67%

Median 7 · 3 lots on 3 contested notices · division 79.

Winning award vs estimate moderate · n=4
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How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 4 lot pairs · division 79, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 25%
  • Within ±2% 75%
  • Above estimate 0%

4 lot pairs · division 79.

The market · authority’s region

West Midlands · Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services (CPV 7995)

contract notices delivered in West Midlands in 36 months: 22 in CPV 7995 (19 competed) · 739 in division 79 (489 competed, 126 route not published) · the notice publishes no delivery location, so the authority’s registered region is used

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 7995), last 36 months: 6 lots. All 6 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices, which count bids assessed.

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

3CPV 7995 · 36m · n=6 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 7995), last 36 months: 6 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

33%CPV 7995 · 36m · n=6 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 7995), last 36 months: 6 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

at estimateCPV 7995 · 36m · n=6 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 7995), last 36 months: 5 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

20dCPV 7995 · 36m · n=5 notices
SME bidders
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How much of this market goes to small and medium firms.

SME bidders where buyers published the split, otherwise SME winners.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 7995), last 36 months: 6 lots.

Last 36 months.

94%CPV 7995 · 36m · n=6 lots
Winners based in the region
i

How much work like this goes to companies based in the delivery region.

Awards in this category delivered here where the winner’s registered address is in the region.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 7995), last 36 months: 10 awards.

Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.

Last 36 months.

90%CPV 7995 · 36m · n=10 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=6
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 6 lots on 5 contested notices · CPV 7995, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 33%
  • 2–3 33%
  • 4–6 33%
  • 7+ 0%

Median 3 · 6 lots on 5 contested notices · CPV 7995.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=6
i

How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 6 lot pairs · CPV 7995, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 33%
  • Within ±2% 50%
  • Above estimate 17%

6 lot pairs · CPV 7995.

moderate · n=4
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Where this tender’s estimate would land if the usual pattern repeats.

We apply the buyer’s usual movement between estimate and award (or the region’s) to the estimate on this notice.

Based on 4 lots, so only the direction is shown, not a pound figure.

A benchmark, not a price to bid.

Awards in Coventry City Council (division 79, n=4 pairs) land a median at estimate. Too few pairs to turn into a pound figure with any confidence — read the percentage as a rough direction, not this notice’s estimate converted.
Coverage and what to read with care
  • Each tile explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two columns are never blended and nothing is filled from a UK-wide figure; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). About 30 % of award-vs-estimate pairs are exact matches — the buyer published the award at the estimate. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Open for tender
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Sept 2026, 12:36 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2026, 12:36 BST
Authority reference
COV - 27448
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Event servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077888 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via In-tend
Submission portal named on this notice: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Expression of interest (EOI)
Tender submission deadline
5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Please register via Coventry City Council's e-procurement system - CSW-JETS via https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/midlands/home Registration is free, and takes just a few minutes. When complete, you will be able to express interest in any of the Councils’/Authorities’ opportunities when they are made available including this tender. In addition, we will be able to access your details whenever we have a requirement, and you may then be invited to tender or quote for work. Once you more…are registered and log in to the system you will be able to locate the tender opportunity, express interest and access the documentation by selecting the CSW-JETS portal.
Published estimate £37,500 excludes VAT (£45,000 including VAT).

Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published1 day ago
    23 Sept 2026, 12:36 BST
  2. Submission deadlinein 11 days
    5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract startsin 31 days
    26 Oct 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Sept 2026, 12:36 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Coventry City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMJC-6861-XJPP Council House, Earl Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5RR [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender