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Published 4 Jun 2025, 15:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

London Careers Festival Delivery Partner

Official notice

Authority: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£44,000≈ £44k / year · £52,800 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Jun 2025
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Aug 2026 · up to 31 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The City invites Quotations for the provision of: London Careers Festival In-person delivery partner to:

  • lead, organise and deliver the one-day Careers & Apprenticeships Expo (the Expo) ensuring that a range of industries are represented, particularly those highlighted as in-demand or popular with previous years’ participants.

and

  • across the in-person festival, lead on key event booking, event management, and attendee evaluation activities connected to in-person sessions.

The duration of the contract is 1 year, [subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 3 further years]. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 4 years.

CPV: Career guidance services · Event services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yrPublished value£44,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 (1 yr) · up to 31 Aug 2029 with extensionsValue: £44,000 exc. VAT · £52,800 inc. VAT
Extensions: Redelivery of service

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Bidders are required to submit a technical and commercial response. The scoring/evaluation will be weighted as set out below: Evaluation Criteria Weighting (%) Technical Score Weight 60% Commercial Score Weight 40% The maximum achievable weighted score is 100.00; please note that percentages used in the evaluation are always rounded to 2 decimal places.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Jun 2025, 15:34 BST
Last source update
4 Jun 2025, 15:34 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029969
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Career guidance servicesEvent services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0542f1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
23 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Jun 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Jun 2025, 15:34 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    23 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Jun 2025, 15:34 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYQD-1693-MYXR PO Box 270, City of London, London, EC2P 2EJContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender