Official UK procurement notice
Graduation venue 2028 – 2032
Authority: UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Sussex (“Sussexˮ) is inviting expressions of interest for its
upcoming requirement for a Graduation Venue 2028 – 2032.
The purpose of this engagement is for Sussex to gauge potential interest and obtain information from the market which will help inform and shape its service requirements. Through this process suppliers can provide feedback on certain aspects of the service. It is hoped that this exercise may bring to light opportunities and new ways of working for Sussex.
Engagement via this document nor any associated Preliminary Market
Engagement Notice does not constitute a call for competition.
No contract or offer of award will be made following participation in this
engagement and any information is given entirely in good faith and liable to change.
CPV: Event services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal
- Extensions
- Extension options published
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Sept 2026, 16:44 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Sept 2026, 16:44 BST
- Authority reference
US_26079- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fa89
How it was run
- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
3 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published5 days ago15 Sept 2026, 16:44 BST
- Market engagementin 23 days13 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
The Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) period is concludes on 12/10/2026. Further details regarding this engagement are available in the Instruction Document, which can be accessed via the e-sourcing portal, Proactis (search for the University of Sussex and US_26079): more…
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/account/login While participation in this engagement is not mandatory for involvement in any future procurement process, responses received will help inform the Contracting Authority about the level of market interest. Additionally, feedback from this engagement may help inform the design of the forthcoming procurement strategy, ensuring it reflects both institutional priorities and sector best practice. - Contract starts1 Nov 2027, 00:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 Sept 2026, 16:44 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender