Official UK procurement notice
Delivery of Strategic Business Events and Tradeshows
Authority: Department for Business & Trade (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£15,000,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 4 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to Identity Global Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a specialist events services agency to support the planning, management and delivery of strategic business events, trade shows, exhibitions, and ministerial or specialist events, providing end-to-end event management and operational delivery services.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Sept 2026, 12:07 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Oct 2026, 13:10 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097465- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f358Find a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Media and Creative Services
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
17 Sept 2026 → 15 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends40 days ago17 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published12 days ago15 Oct 2026, 13:10 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Sept 2026- Contract award notice published7 Sept 2026, 12:07 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published15 Oct 2026, 13:10 BSTUK6
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £15,000,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity Global Ltd7 Oct 2026 – 6 Oct 2028 · up to 6 Oct 2029Extensions: Optional - up to 12 months. · Amended: The total contract value has been corrected to £15,000,000 excluding VAT (£18,000,000 including VAT), comprising £12,000,000 including VAT for the initial two-year term and £6,000,000 including VAT for the 12 month extension option. In addition, the start date required amendment from 1st December 2026 to 7th October 2026. The correction relates to an administrative error in the previously publish… | £15,000,000 | 4 Sept 2026standstill to 17 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Identity Global LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender