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# Graduation Celebrations

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/graduation-celebrations-ocds-h6vhtk-050506). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Kent: "Graduation Celebrations". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University of Kent](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-kent-urn-133807)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £50,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/graduation-celebrations-ocds-h6vhtk-050506#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-050506`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/graduation-celebrations-ocds-h6vhtk-050506#tl-md)

## Description
Provision of services for Celebrations for Students and parents during the course of Congregations. Food, Drink, Equipment and Venue Hire for 3 celebraties per day for the week of Congregations at Canterbury. Numbers of people that turn up are not always known ; deposit paid in advance, and then final bill received after events have taken place. this cost is based on total cost, inclusive of food, drink, venue hire and deposit from last year.
Estimated cost - £50,000

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55520000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Graduation Celebrations (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **WESTGATE COMMUNITY TRUST (CANTERBURY) LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:07867225`
  - Value: £50,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 16/04/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016020-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-17T14:56:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:54:25.836Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-050506