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Event Production Services Framework Agreement

Buyer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office →

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BuyerForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office
StatusAwarded
Deadline12 May 2026
Value£150,000,000
Published5 Aug 2026

What is being bought

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) intends to award a Event Production Framework Agreement which will support the delivery of FCDO and HMG Event requirements. The Agreement will include a range of specialist Event Agencies who can deliver end to end strategy, development, production, management, delivery and evaluation of high-profile events in the UK via all formats to smaller scale events on FCDO estates. The framework structure comprises the following lots: Lot 1 – Major UK Based Events on non-FCDO Estates: end-to-end delivery of large-scale, high-profile HMG events with no spend limits per event. Lot 2 – Mid-size Events on FCDO estates: end-to-end delivery of mid-scale events on FCDO estates with a lower spend limit of £20,001 ex VAT and no upper limit per event. Lot 3 – Small-scale Events on FCDO Estates: delivery of small-scale events on FCDO estates with a upper spend limit of £20,000 ex VAT per event. This UK6 notice covers the award of Lot 1 only.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Event Production Services Framework_Lot 1: Major UK Based Events, non-FCDO estates

Statusactive
Value£136,000,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Sept 2026 to 31 Aug 2030

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-051f51
Latest release ID074418-2026
Latest release timestampWed Aug 05 2026 17:58:35 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035319-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodselective
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
5 Aug 2026award, contract074418-2026
17 Apr 2026tender035319-2026
15 Jul 2025planning040173-2025
22 May 2025planning025339-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (4 releases)
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17 Apr 2026 · 035319-2026 · tender
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15 Jul 2025 · 040173-2025 · planning
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22 May 2025 · 025339-2025 · planning
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