Official UK procurement notice
Venue and Hosting of UKMMN Conferences
Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Exeter requires a venue to host the annual UKMMN Conference & Forum conference, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The contract will include the possibility of hosting four conferences on an annual basis, with the first taking place in May/June 2025. We would look to hold this event in the same venue for four consecutive years, though this decision would be made following review of the initial event.
CPV: Hotel meeting and conference services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£180,000
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).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Oct 2024, 18:04 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Mar 2025, 15:25 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
UOE/2024/084/JU- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009042- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04abfbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
13 Nov 2024 → 12 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline13 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published12 Mar 2025, 15:25 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Mar 2025, 15:25 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Function Fixers LimitedSME | £80,894 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Venue and Hosting of UKMMN Conferences · Function Fixers LimitedSME
- Signed
- 20 Feb 2025
- Value
- £80,894
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids · 8 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Function FixersAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria