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title: "Venue and Hosting of UKMMN Conferences"
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# Venue and Hosting of UKMMN Conferences

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/venue-and-hosting-of-ukmmn-conferences-ocds-h6vhtk-04abfb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Exeter: "Venue and Hosting of UKMMN Conferences". Published status: complete. Published Value: £180,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Exeter](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-exeter-urn-133817)
- **Published Value:** £180,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 November 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hotel meeting and conference services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £80,894 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/venue-and-hosting-of-ukmmn-conferences-ocds-h6vhtk-04abfb#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04abfb`

## 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/venue-and-hosting-of-ukmmn-conferences-ocds-h6vhtk-04abfb#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D86694%26B%3DEXETER)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/venue-and-hosting-of-ukmmn-conferences-ocds-h6vhtk-04abfb#participate

## Description
The 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55120000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £180,000
- **Description:** The 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 ba...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Venue and Hosting of UKMMN Conferences (active)
  - Award id: `009042-2025-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Function Fixers**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-169193`
  - Value: £80,894 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Venue and Hosting of UKMMN Conferences (active)
  - Signed Value: £80,894
  - Signed Date: 20/02/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009042-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-03-12T15:25:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T19:16:22.035Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04abfb