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# Venue Finding Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/venue-finding-services-ocds-h6vhtk-045a0b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** AHDB: "Venue Finding Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,333,333. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: defra-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [AHDB](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ahdb-gov-ot204)
- **Published Value:** £1,333,333 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 June 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Event services, Hotel meeting and conference services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-045a0b`

## 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-finding-services-ocds-h6vhtk-045a0b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [defra-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdefra-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/venue-finding-services-ocds-h6vhtk-045a0b#participate

## Description
AHDB intend to procure a Contract to a successful Supplier for the provision Venue Finding services. The successful supplier will be required to deliver venue quotes with clear costs, offer bill-back services, best-negotiated rates and varied options of locations/venues. AHDB work on various events, so the selected agency must have the ability to provide large and small venues. Bill back services can be up to £80,000 per event, so the agency must have the financial capability to facilitate this and the selected agency need to generate their commission from the venues and not charge AHDB for their service, as well as ensuring value for money for levy payers is provided.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55120000, 79952000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £133,333
- **Description:** AHDB intend to procure a Contract to a successful Supplier for the provision Venue Finding services. The successful supplier will be required to deliver venue quotes with clear costs, offer bill-back services, best-negotiated rates and varied options...
- **Contract Period:** 04/08/2024 to 04/08/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015549-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-16T10:42:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T21:20:44.327Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-045a0b