Project Management - Graduation

Official notice

Authority: University of East Anglia (Education)

Below threshold - limited competitionLight touch regime

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH15)

Awarded value£610,000published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 9 Oct 2026

Awarded to Hickman and Grange

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Under CDM regulations, Project Management, Production Management and Principal Designer for UEA graduation events.

Scope includes selection, management and costs of core production team, Event Design and Scheduling, Budgeting, Health & Safety and assisting in supplier selection.

This is a below threshold, LTR (Light Touch Regime) procurement.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

79952000 Event services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Oct 2026, 15:10 BST
Last source update: 14 Oct 2026, 15:10 BST
Authority reference: PURCON 5166
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-097113
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0787c9 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
14 Oct 2026, 15:10 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £610,0001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Hickman and GrangeSME	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Project Management - Graduation · Hickman and GrangeSME
Signed
9 Oct 2026
Value
£610,000 inc. VAT
Period
12 Oct 2026 – 11 Oct 2028 · up to 11 Oct 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Optional extension for the University, at its sole discretion, to extend the Contract for a further one (1) year.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000651 · GB-PPON: PCCY-8551-ZNDY Norwich Research Park, Norwich, East of England, NR4 7TJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Hickman and GrangeAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PMPG-1197-LBZV Stone Cottage, Church Lane, Potter Heigham, Norwich, East of England, NR29 5LRContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender14 Oct 2026, 15:10 BST