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Published 20 Feb 2026, 17:01 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Inward Investment Site Selectors Roundtable Event

Official notice

Authority: WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED (Public body)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG3)

Awarded value£30,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Financial Times Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC) proposes to appoint a supplier to develop, organise and host a senior-level roundtable event focused on UK site selectors and foreign direct investment (FDI) intermediaries.

The event will engage a highly targeted audience of decision-makers who directly influence international investment location decisions.

The activity supports WMGC's strategic objective to strengthen the West Midlands' global investment profile and generate qualified inward investment leads.

The supplier will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of the event, including:

Pre-Event

Development and hosting of an event website and registration page.
Creation of a target audience wishlist, including job titles and organisations relevant to inward investment.
Invitation management, including issuing invitations, managing RSVPs and reconfirming attendance.
Agreement of an outline agenda and key discussion themes in consultation with WMGC

On the Day

Delivery of a 75-minute roundtable discussion.
Professional chairing by journalist.
Hosting / venue sourcing
Facilitation of discussion and on-the-day event management.

Post-Event

Distribution of thank-you communications to attendees.
Provision of the agreed post-event data set

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: West Midlands

73200000 Research and development consultancy services 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: 20 Feb 2026, 17:01 GMT
Last source update: 20 Feb 2026, 17:01 GMT
Authority reference: 2026-WMGC-0698
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-015850
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0659aa Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
20 Feb 2026, 17:01 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £30,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Financial Times Ltd	£30,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Financial Times Ltd
Signed
30 Jan 2026
Value
£30,000
Period
2 Feb 2026 – 30 Mar 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 01631329 · GB-PPON: PMVR-8297-WCWN 11th Floor The Colmore Building, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6ATContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED(THE)Awarded supplierGB-COH: 00227590GB-PPON: PNWZ-4265-TLJN Bracken House, 1 Friday Street, London, London, EC4M 9BTContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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