Official UK procurement notice
National Apprenticeship Awards Events 2027-2030
Authority: Department for Work & Pensions (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department for Work and Pensions (“the Authority”) intends to commission a supplier to provide end-to-end event management, creative theming, production and delegate-management services for the National Apprenticeship Awards and the annual Apprenticeship Ambassador Network Conference. <br/><br/>The services are required to be delivered between April 2027 and March 2030 (on a 2 year plus 1 year extension basis). Further details will be provided in the Contract Notice.
CPV: Event services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1These services relate to “light touch services” under the Light-Touch Regime as set…Planned
These services relate to “light touch services” under the Light-Touch Regime as set out in Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, using common procurement vocabulary (CPV) codes. The Authority expects to use the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) RM6214 Communications Marketplace Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for this requirement. <br/><br/>For a list of supplier minimum requirements and instructions on how to apply to join the DPS, download the GCA’s ‘Quick supplier guide’ from the ‘Documents’ section of the RM6214 webpage (www.gca.gov.uk/agreements/RM6124 ↗). Before applying, suppliers should first read the RM6214 bid pack, to check that they agree to the standard terms and conditions associated with the DPS. <br/><br/>The requirement is expected to include the planning and delivery of nine regional Awards ceremonies, one national Awards ceremony and one annual Apprenticeship Ambassador Network Conference. Services may include creative development and branding, venue sourcing and liaison, delegate registration and communications, scriptwriting, staging, lighting, audio-visual production, digital and video content, photography, signage, event logistics, subcontractor management, event-day delivery and post-event evaluation. <br/><br/>Engaging with the market will allow the Authority to gather valuable insights into the health of the market and facilitate market input to shape and test the design of the National Apprenticeship Awards Events 2027-2030 requirement, to ensure deliverability and increase understanding of the policy intent, to deliver value for money.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Department for Work & Pensions buys Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services (CPV 7995), and who usually turns up
Department for Work & Pensions’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services (CPV 7995) →
How the contest usually goes
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1 bid14% / 28%
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7+21% / 16%
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Below estimate63% / 30%
Within ±2%38% / 56%
Above estimate0% / 14%
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Lot #1These services relate to “light touch services” under the Light-Touch Regime as set…CPV 7995Published estimate£1.0m
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1 bid28%
2–327%
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7+16%
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About this data
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Nov 2026, 13:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Nov 2026, 13:34 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-107135- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b9a7Find a Tender
Publisher note: This PIN is being published for information purposes only in order to notify potential bidders of the Early Market Engagement event detailed below and proposed procurement opportunity that will be set out in the Contract Notice, anticipated to be issued in December 2026. <br/><br/>All information set out in this PIN, including the nature and extent of the services, as well as the timing and nature of the proposed procurement, could be subject to change. <br/><br/>The Authority is not liable for any costs incurred by potential bidders in expressing an interest or in participating in the supplier event. The Authority reserves the right to cancel or change the market engagement event and/or the proposed procurement (or any part of it) at its discretion. <br/><br/>The Authority expressly reserves the rights <br/><br/>(i) to use a reverse auction; <br/><br/>(ii) to cancel this procurement at any stage; <br/><br/>(iii) to not award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; <br/><br/>(iv) and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by potential suppliers. <br/><br/>Suppliers Instructions: <br/><br/>How to Express Interest in this Tender: <br/><br/>The Early Market Engagement event will be held via MS Teams on 23 November 2026 between 11:00 and 12:00. The session will provide further information relating to the delivery requirements. <br/><br/>If you would like to attend the event, please express your interest by 18 November 2026 via the following email address: [email protected]
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
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Timeline
11 Nov 2026 → 7 Dec 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published2 days ago11 Nov 2026, 13:34 GMT
- Today14 Nov 2026
- Tender notice expectedin 22 days7 Dec 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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