Official UK procurement notice
UK_ 810 Events Management, British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
Authority: British Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA single supplier framework will be established
Small and Medium Size Enterprises and VCSE organisations are encouraged to bid for
the procurement
CPV: Catering services · Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 2 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 15 Oct 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value€377,600
- Technical & professional ability
The supplier must demonstrate established operational capability in Italy, either directly or through an established local partner network, sufficient to deliver the services described in the Specification, including venue sourcing, supplier management and on-the-ground event delivery in Venice.
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 (1)
- Criteria 1: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Criteria 1: As per documentation
- Technical & professional ability
The supplier must demonstrate established operational capability in Italy, either directly or through an established local partner network, sufficient to deliver the services described in the Specification, including venue sourcing, supplier management and on-the-ground event delivery in Venice.
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “UK_ 810 Events Management, British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- 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
- 7 Jul 2026, 12:23 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 10:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Oct 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-063604- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c519Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 9 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Supplier Self Registration (British Council MyProcurement): tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗
View Public Tender (British Council MyProcurement): tap.tcsapps.com/tap2sup/ ↗
Timeline
7 Jul 2026 → 15 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published110 days ago7 Jul 2026, 12:23 BST
- Clarification questions by99 days ago17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends46 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown9 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent32 days ago23 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published32 days ago23 Sept 2026, 10:07 BST
- Award decision expected by23 days ago1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends22 days ago2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts10 days ago15 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jul 2026- Tender notice published7 Jul 2026, 12:23 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published8 Jul 2026, 11:21 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to €377,6008 Jul 2026, 11:21 BSTwas £377,600
- Contract award notice published23 Sept 2026, 10:07 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Sept 2026, 10:07 BST
- Buyer details updated23 Sept 2026, 10:07 BST
- Contract signature expected5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Contract value Technical ability conditions for participation Suitability for following groups
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Events SRL5 Oct 2026 – 5 Oct 2028 · up to 5 Oct 2030Extensions: 2+2 | €762,870 inc. VAT | 23 Sept 2026standstill to 2 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- British CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Art Events SRLFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender