Graduation Ceremony Hire · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£37,900published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 15 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to B:Music (Enterprises) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hire of Symphony Hall, Birmingham on 16 Oct 2027 for OU graduation ceremony

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

79952000 Event services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Mar 2026, 15:14 GMT
Last source update: 13 Mar 2026, 15:14 GMT
Authority reference: OUPA11652
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-023111
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066a25 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
13 Mar 2026, 15:14 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £37,9001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 15 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
B:Music (Enterprises) LtdSME	£37,900 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · B:Music (Enterprises) LtdSME
Signed
15 Dec 2025
Value
£37,900
Period
15 Dec 2025 – 16 Oct 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000391 · GB-PPON: PYNW-6296-ZJQQ Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, South East, MK7 6AAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

B:Music (Enterprises) LtdAwarded supplier Symphony Hall, 8 Centenary Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender13 Mar 2026, 15:14 GMT