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Published 21 Aug 2026, 17:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SkillBuild – Event Build and Exhibition Services

Official notice

Authority: Construction Industry Training Board (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Sept 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Jan 2028 · up to 31 Jan 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SkillBuild is CITB’s flagship competition programme, designed to showcase construction skills across the UK. It plays a key role in promoting vocational excellence, supporting skills development, and raising awareness of careers in construction. As such CITB require a specialist Event build team to deliver consistent, safe, and high-quality competition environments across multiple Regional Qualifiers throughout the UK and the National Final

This is the first stage of a 2 stage process (EOI) to enable shortlisting of suppliers, to be invited to a final stage (ITT).

CPV: Event services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£0
Contract period: 1 Feb 2027 – 31 Jan 2028 (1 yr) · up to 31 Jan 2030 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 periods of 12 months

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
How bids were scored
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Service Delivery: 35%
  • Management of Third Parties: 30%
  • Relevant Experience: 35%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Service Delivery
  • Management of Third Parties
  • Relevant Experience

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
Closed
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
21 Aug 2026, 17:16 BST
Last source update
24 Aug 2026, 10:22 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 8 Oct 2026
Authority reference
MKT-2026-085
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080100
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Event services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e9fa Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

21 Aug 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published66 days ago
    21 Aug 2026, 17:16 BST
  2. Latest notice published63 days ago
    24 Aug 2026, 10:22 BST
  3. Clarification questions by49 days ago
    7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Submission deadline28 days ago
    28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by18 days ago
    8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Today
    26 Oct 2026
  7. Contract startsin 97 days
    1 Feb 2027

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Aug 2026, 17:16 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    24 Aug 2026, 10:22 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGZW-2274-ZBTV 4 Cyrus Way, Hampton, Peterborough, East of England, PE7 8HPContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender