Official UK procurement notice
Production services for the LGA Annual Conference 2026
Authority: Local Government Association
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe LGA Annual Conference and Exhibition is the flagship event for the Local Government Association attracting approximately 2500 attendees including political leaders and chief executives from local councils as well as stakeholders from the private and third sectors. The event will be taking place at the Bournemouth International Centre from 7-9 July with set up on 5-6 July.
We are looking for a professional agency to deliver production services for the event including the provision of stage sets and audio visual kit for the auditorium and five breakout rooms as well as the crew required to set up / breakdown and run the equipment (full details included in the specification). We also require a production manager to oversee the production onsite and a professional show caller.
CPV: Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£160,000
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 (2)
- Nicky Cox: 80%
- Nicky Cox: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Nicky Cox
- Nicky Cox
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 3 Mar 2026, 15:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2026, 15:55 GMT
- Authority reference
LG-04696- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019131- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06615dFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
3 Mar 2026 → 30 Mar 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published232 days ago3 Mar 2026, 15:55 GMT
- Clarification questions by225 days ago10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline211 days ago24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts206 days ago30 Mar 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published3 Mar 2026, 15:55 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender