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Published 3 Mar 2026, 16:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

RBGKEW1506 Event Tent Hire Framework

Official notice

Authority: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Public body)

Framework agreementBelow threshold - limited competition
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 4 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Set up a framework of up to 3 suppliers to provide tents and associated services for hire for various events across Kew and Wakehurst.

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework
Call-offs
call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Published description of the framework

Set up a framework of up to 3 suppliers to provide tents and associated services for hire for various events across Kew and Wakehurst

Supply, installation, maintenance and de-install of stretch tents

and associated accessories such as lighting and flooring

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
79952000 Event services

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “RBGKEW1506 Event Tent Hire Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.

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
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Mar 2026, 16:33 GMT
Last source update
3 Mar 2026, 16:33 GMT
Authority reference
RBGKEW1506
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019182
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066173 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    3 Mar 2026, 16:33 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Contracts signed 2latest 4 Feb 2026

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £110,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 2

    Signed
    4 Feb 2026
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    5 Feb 2026 – 4 Feb 2028 · up to 4 Feb 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Possible 1 Year Extension

  • Contract 1

    Signed
    29 Jan 2026
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    5 Feb 2026 – 4 Feb 2028 · up to 4 Feb 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Possible 1 Year extension.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-CHC: 803428 · GB-PPON: PGTT-3583-QXLN THE HERBARIUM, KEW GREEN, London, TW9 3AEContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • TentStyle LtdFramework contractor Building 15 Gateway 1000, Arlington Business Park, Stevenage., Hertfordshire, East of England, SG1 2FPContact email
  • The Stretch Tent Company LtdFramework contractor Unit 2 Broughton Barns, Broughton Grounds Lane,, Milton Keynes, South East, MK16 0HYContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure