Official UK procurement notice
Graduation Venue and Associated Services
Authority: Robert Gordon University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University seeks a venue(s) for the hosting of annual graduation ceremonies
CPV: Event services · Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services · Fair and exhibition organisation services · Festival organisation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The University seeks a venue(s) in Aberdeen City or immediate surrounding area to host…AwardedRenewal
The University seeks a venue(s) in Aberdeen City or immediate surrounding area to host annual summer and winter graduation ceremonies.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality of Service: 25%
- price: 70%
- Sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality of Service: 25
- Sustainability: 5
- Price: 70
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Jan 2025, 08:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 May 2025, 15:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
006/24/CW- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-027801- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d5e7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:799908)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Submission deadline
- 24 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 24 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
24 Feb 2025 → 27 May 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline24 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened24 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published27 May 2025, 15:08 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 May 2025, 15:08 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| P&J Live | £450,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 027801-2025-006/24/CW-1 · P&J Live
- Signed
- 24 Apr 2025
- Value
- £450,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeen Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- P&J LiveAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria