Official UK procurement notice
NICE Conference 2027-29 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) would like to recruit a conference organiser/agency to plan, produce and deliver all aspects of its conference for three years: 2027, 2028 and 2029 (subject to change) .
The contractor will work closely with NICE to develop a high-quality event which is attractive to delegates, sponsors and exhibitors, drawing on speakers from across NICE’s executive team, our partner organisations in health and social care and the pharmaceutical and medical technology industries. This will be a profit-making opportunity for the successful contractor. But they will also have sole financial responsibility for the NICE Conference.
The contract will commence in September/October 2026, with work beginning immediately in preparation for the 2027 event.
CPV: Event services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1No awardPublished value£300,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Project Plan: 9%
- Delivery of conference programme: 19%
- Relevant Experience: 20%
- Marketing: 13%
- Delegates and exhibitors: 5%
- On-site Services: 9%
- Sponsorships: 5%
- Funding methodology: 20%
Published award criteria (8)
- Project Plan
- Delivery of conference programme
- Relevant Experience
- Marketing
- Delegates and exhibitors
- On-site Services
- Sponsorships
- Funding methodology
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 27 May 2026, 15:22 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Aug 2026, 15:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
C419191- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052677- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a69cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
To express interest and participate in this supplier event, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗
To find this opportunity in the e-sourcing portal, select "Find Opportunities" and then search by project C419191 or title. Once you have found the Opportunity, press the 'Register Interest' button to register your interest. This will make the project to appear on 'My proposals and quotes'. From there you can review documents, send clarification messages, submit the response, or decline to respond, if you decide not to participate in the opportunity.
Should suppliers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, please contact Atamis Helpdesk at:
Phone: +448000988201
E-mail: [email protected]
Timeline
27 May 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published148 days ago27 May 2026, 15:22 BST
- Tender notice published141 days ago4 Jun 2026, 11:09 BST
- Next notice expected140 days ago4 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by129 days ago15 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline109 days ago6 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published79 days ago4 Aug 2026, 15:50 BST
- Award decision expected by73 days ago10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts22 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 May 2026- Planned procurement notice published27 May 2026, 15:22 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published4 Jun 2026, 11:09 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active4 Jun 2026, 11:09 BST
- Transparency notice published4 Aug 2026, 15:50 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender