Graduation Ceremony Venue Hire · NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE LIMITED (THE) for OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) (Aug 2026)

Official notice

Authority: OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

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

Awarded value£29,820published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE LIMITED (THE)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hire of NEC, Birmingham on 28 October 2028 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: 17 Aug 2026, 10:14 BST
Last source update: 17 Aug 2026, 10:14 BST
Authority reference: OUPA11755
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-077961
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e543 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
17 Aug 2026, 10:14 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £29,8201 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE LIMITED (THE)	£29,820 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE LIMITED (THE)
Signed
13 Feb 2026
Value
£29,820
Period
13 Feb 2026 – 28 Oct 2028
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

NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE LIMITED (THE)Awarded supplierGB-COH: 00979395GB-PPON: PWXH-3359-PZDP National Exhibition Centre, birmingham, West Midlands, B40 1NTContact 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 Tender17 Aug 2026, 10:14 BST