UK Fashion Textiles FY 2026-27

Official notice

Authority: Department for Business & Trade (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£133,333published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 14 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to UK Fashion and Textile Association2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To deliver UK participation at key international menswear trade shows Chicago Collective (Aug 2026), Pitti Uomo, Paris Fashion Week (Jan 2027), and Milano Unica in support of the “Made in UK: Sold to the World” campaign, promoting British textiles and driving export growth.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

79952000 Event services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Jul 2026, 09:28 BST
Last source update: 4 Aug 2026, 15:17 BST
Authority reference: 5305
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-073803
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c925 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: The awarded supplier is the only supplier capable of providing the services required to meet the business need. The Direct Award justification is compliant with Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 ‘Single Suppliers’ - where a particular supplier is in possession of intellectual property or other exclusive rights.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jul 2026

Transparency notice published
13 Jul 2026, 09:28 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
14 Jul 2026, 13:54 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
4 Aug 2026, 15:17 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £133,3331 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
UK Fashion and Textile AssociationSMEUK Fashion and Textiles 2026/202727 Jul 2026 – 5 Apr 2027	£133,333	14 Jul 2026	Awarded
UK Fashion and Textile AssociationSME	£160,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

UK Fashion Textiles FY 2026-27 · UK Fashion and Textile AssociationSME
Signed
28 Jul 2026
Value
£160,000
Period
28 Jul 2026 – 5 Apr 2027
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Contract is below £5 million in value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Business & Trade

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PZZJ-6312-QTTD Old Admiralty Building, London, London, SW1A 2DYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

UK Fashion and Textile Association LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PRZB-6715-BHZN 3 Queen Square Bloomsbury, London, London, WC1N 3ARContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender4 Aug 2026, 15:17 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender14 Jul 2026, 13:54 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender13 Jul 2026, 09:28 BST