Official UK procurement notice
Production services for the LGA Annual Conference 2027
Authority: Local Government Association
This tender is regarding the provision of professional production/ audio visual services for the LGA Annual Conference 2027. The LGA Annual Conference is the flagship event of the LGA and as such, covers a wide variety of policy areas including public sector reform, climate change/ sustainability, social care, public health, cyber security and AI.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis tender is regarding the provision of professional production/ audio visual services for the LGA Annual Conference 2027. The LGA Annual Conference is the flagship event of the LGA and as such, covers a wide variety of policy areas including public sector reform, climate change/ sustainability, social care, public health, cyber security and AI.
The LGA Annual Conference attracts approximately 2500 attendees including political leaders and chief executives from local councils as well as stakeholders from the private and third sectors. Speakers include secretaries of state, council leaders/chief executives and other senior figures from the sector.
The event is held at different locations each year and will take place at the Harrogate Convention Centre in 2027.
The auditorium will be used for the main sessions and breakout sessions will be held across several other rooms including Hall D, King's Suite and Studio 2 (being renovated at present).
The tender process is outlined in the specification document.
CPV: Event services · Fair and exhibition organisation services · Fashion shows organisation services · Festival organisation services · Party organisation services · Seminar organisation services · Television and audio-visual equipment
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The lotProcurement structure
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- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £320,000 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Local Government Association buys Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services (CPV 7995), and who usually turns up
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How many bids did past lots attract?
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1 bid0% / 18%
2–314% / 36%
4–671% / 36%
7+14% / 9%
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Below estimate20% / 33%
Within ±2%80% / 67%
Above estimate0% / 0%
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Lot #1CPV 7995Published estimate£160k
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1 bid9%
2–322%
4–662%
7+7%
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Based on 27 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
Middle 50%£155k–£160k
Estimate£160k
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £6.7m28 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 9 live · £74m i | 4% above n=2 | |
| £35m3 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 2 live · £136m i | no comparable pairs | |
| £488k7 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 3 live · £264k i | no comparable pairs | |
| £215k3 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 1 live · £45k i | no comparable pairs | |
| £1.4m3 awards in 36m · last 9 months ago | 1 live · £120k i | 58% below n=1 |
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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
- Open for tender
- 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
- 13 Nov 2026, 16:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Nov 2026, 16:32 GMT
- Authority reference
LG-05332- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-108185- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07bc1aFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Panacea- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 11 Dec 2026
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Nov 2026
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
13 Nov 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published2h ago13 Nov 2026, 16:32 GMT
- Today13 Nov 2026
- Clarification questions byin 13 days27 Nov 2026
- Submission deadlinein 27 days11 Dec 2026
- Contract startsin 48 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published13 Nov 2026, 16:32 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender