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title: "UOS-S00927 Marquee Hire"
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# UOS-S00927 Marquee Hire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uos-s00927-marquee-hire-ocds-h6vhtk-04e47e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLK LTD: "UOS-S00927 Marquee Hire". Published status: complete. Published Value: £750,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLK LTD](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-suffolk-ltd-urn-146206)
- **Published Value:** £750,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 March 2025 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Event services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £625,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uos-s00927-marquee-hire-ocds-h6vhtk-04e47e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04e47e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uos-s00927-marquee-hire-ocds-h6vhtk-04e47e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uos-s00927-marquee-hire-ocds-h6vhtk-04e47e#participate

## Description
The University of Suffolk require an experienced and capable supplier to provide hire of a marquee and luxury portable toilet facilities for the University’s graduation ceremonies in October 2025, with a University only option to extend the contract on four occasions, each extension being for one additional year, making the maximum contract length 5 years in total. 
The maximum estimated total value in II 1.5 only applies if the contract is extended and is subject to inflationary increase after the initial 12 months. 
The graduation ceremonies will take place from Saturday 18 to Wednesday 22 October 2025 at the University of Suffolk on the Ipswich waterfront. The marquee and toilet facilities will be positioned in the Wharf car park (Orwell Quay, Ballast Wharf Walk, Wykes Bishop St, Ipswich, IP3 0DT).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79952000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £750,000
- **Description:** The University of Suffolk sought a suitably experienced and capable supplier to provide hire of a marquee and luxury portable toilet facilities for the University’s graduation ceremonies in October 2025, with a University only option to extend the co...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Event Services (active)
  - Award id: `055035-2025-UOS-S00927-1`
  - Supplier(s): **T And L Marquee Hire Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-168050`
  - Value: £625,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Event Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £625,000
  - Signed Date: 14/08/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F055035-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-09T13:05:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T18:12:10.469Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04e47e