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Published 4 Mar 2026, 16:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

GSE Conference 2026 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Awarded value£90,500published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Institution of Civil Engineers

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This 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 published
Lot #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
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066272 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    4 Mar 2026, 16:15 GMT
    UK6
  2. Contract details notice published
    13 Mar 2026, 13:07 GMT
    UK7
  3. Contract signature expected
    16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £90,5001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Institution of Civil Engineers16 Mar 2026 – 16 Nov 2026£90,5004 Mar 2026Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVWZ-3216-PVQL 22 Whitehall, London, London, SW1A 2EGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender