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Graduation Attire and Photography

Special clothing and accessories
Specialised photography services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published2
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Cardiff University: "Graduation Attire and Photography". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityCardiff UniversityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Cardiff University
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Cardiff University. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
5Bids / Report
22.7% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 121 active published awards; 119 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCardiff University
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published7 Apr 2023, 08:43 BST
Last source update7 Apr 2023, 08:43 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationSpecial clothing and accessories, Specialised photography services
Delivery area
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0398a6
What is being bought
The aim of this procurement process is to establish a contract for the provision of Academic Dress and photography services for Cardiff University graduation events This Contract/Framework is separated into Lots: Lot 1: Academic Dress Lot 2: Photography
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Apr 2023, 08:43 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    7 Apr 2023, 08:43 BST
  3. Submission deadline changed to published date
    7 Apr 2023, 08:43 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    18 Jan 2023, 16:50 GMT
  5. Official notice release published
    18 Jan 2023, 16:50 GMT
  6. Submission deadline changed to 13 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
    18 Jan 2023, 16:50 GMT
  7. Buyer information updated
    18 Jan 2023, 16:50 GMT
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Academic Dress
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Lot 1 Academic Dress Academic Dress for Graduation events (to include Gowns and appropriate headwear) service for all awards offered at Cardiff University in City Hall or the university’s Centre for Student Life (CSL) from 7am to 10pm each graduation day, with set up on the Sunday preceding the week, with sufficient staff are available to ensure that graduates and their families and friends are dealt with smoothly and efficiently Option for students to collect their gowns on the evening before their ceremony at City Hall or CSL (usually arranged between 6pm and 10pm). This will include the Sunday evening prior to graduation week. Service to provide complimentary senior officer robes including a cleaning and full maintenance service of the officer robes A full gowning service for staff attending the platform party at St David’s Hall for each graduation day. This is usually between 400 and 600 gowns/ headwear per Graduation week. Please provide details of sizes, prices, any extras included, packaging charges, as well as ordering and delivery details. A reorder service in various sizes and styles must be provided (please provide details including over what time-period re-ordering applies.) Please provide details of online ordering.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Graduate Photography
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Lot 2 Photography Student graduation photography service from 7am to 9pm each graduation day, with set up on the Sunday preceding the week, with sufficient staff to ensure that graduates and their families and friends are dealt with smoothly and efficiently. Please describe the portrait service you would provide and how it would be managed and details of post-graduation customer service Portrait photographs of honorary fellows and selected individuals, will also be required at St David’s Hall, and copyright to use these will transfer to the University. There are usually between twelve and twenty honorary fellows each year. We currently have a provision to have a photographer at the ceremony to capture the award being received, which we would like to continue to offer. All photographs taken must be posted to graduates within 28 days, ideally within a much shorter timescale (please supply details for UK, EU and overseas). Please provide details of sizes, prices, any extras included, packaging charges, as well as ordering and delivery details. Please also provide details of any framing service available. A reorder service in various sizes and styles must be provided (please provide details including over what time period re-ordering applies.) Please provide details of online ordering. Option to take candid photographs at Graduation Gardens (receptions) which are to be sold on site on the Graduation Days.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    7 Apr 2023, 08:43 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 6 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST · £225,000
  5. Contract active
    Signed 6 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST · £225,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Marston Events Limited
Not published · Not published · active
H Tempest Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Academic Dress
£225,000 · signed 6 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Graduate Photography
£225,000 · signed 6 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 3 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 3 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 3 (lot 1)
smeBids: 3 (lot 1)
bids: 4 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 4 (lot 2)
smeBids: 4 (lot 2)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Cardiff University

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1902
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  • Cardiff University
    buyer

    Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road, Cardiff, UKL, CF24 0DE
    +44 2920879648
  • H Tempest Ltd
    supplier

    The Colour Lab, St Ives, UK, TR263HU
  • High Court
    reviewBody

    Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
    +44 2079477501
  • Marston Events Limited
    supplier

    21 Glenmore Business Park, Andover, UKJ3, SP103GZ
    +44 1264339706
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