Official UK procurement notice
GSE Conference 2026 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract supports the Government Science & Engineering (GSE) Conference, which brings together profession members from across the civil, crown, and public sector. Although the new events guidance was followed, no suitable providers were identified through this internal approach, so the team conducted an external search and obtained quotations, with this supplier offering the best value for money. Given the specialist AV requirements and restrictions on venue size and location, the market is extremely limited due to technical reasons, making a direct award the appropriate route.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 4 Mar 2026, 16:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2026, 13:07 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022981- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066272Find a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2026- Contract award notice published4 Mar 2026, 16:15 GMTUK6
- Contract details notice published13 Mar 2026, 13:07 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institution of Civil Engineers16 Mar 2026 – 16 Nov 2026 | £90,500 | 4 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Institution of Civil Engineers
- Signed
- 27 Feb 2026
- Value
- £91,840
- Period
- 27 Feb 2026 – 31 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Institution of Civil EngineersAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender