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Published 20 Oct 2025, 12:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Wembley Stadium Station Events Management Services

Official notice

Authority: CHILTERN RAIL LIMITED (Public body)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitable
Published estimate£1,500,000≈ £300k / year · £1,800,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Nov 2025
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2031 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Wembley Stadium Station Events Management Services, including crowd management, customer services, and deployment of fixtures and equipment to support crowd management, in the form of a station queuing system.

  • How the procedure runs: This procurement will consist of 5 Stages. Stage 1 - Invitation to Participate (ITP) which includes a procurement specific questionnaire (PSQ). Bidders who are successfully shortlisted in Stage 1 will be invited to participate in Stage 2. Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender. Stage 3 - Best and Final Offers Stage 4 - Preferred Bidder Stage. Stage 5 - Contract Award CHILTERN reserve the right to refine the award criteria and/or weightings under section 24 Procurement Act 2023.

CPV: Event services · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 5 yrsSMEPublished value£1,500,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 (5 yrs)Value: £1,500,000 exc. VAT · £1,800,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible
Second stage: 3–5 candidates invited to tender
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)3
  • Economic & financial standing

    Bidders to confirm whether they have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:

    (a) Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10,000,000

    (b) Public Liability Insurance = £10,000,000

    (c) Professional Indemnity Insurance = £5,000,000

    (d) Product Liability Insurance = £2,000,000

    CHILTERN is entitled to terminate the Contract in full by giving not less than 3 months written notice.

    Comply with the Arriva Code of Conduct.

    Please see the ITP for further information.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Hold the following qualifications and standards or equivalent:

    ISO 9001, ISO 45001 or ISO 14001

    Please see ITP for further information.

  • Condition of participation

    CHILTERN intends to invite 3 to 5 Bidders to participate in Stage 2, the Invitation to Tender. See ITP for further details.

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What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 50%
  • Price: 40%
  • Commercial: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical
  • Price
  • Commercial
Conditions of participation3
  • Economic & financial standing

    Bidders to confirm whether they have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:

    (a) Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10,000,000

    (b) Public Liability Insurance = £10,000,000

    (c) Professional Indemnity Insurance = £5,000,000

    (d) Product Liability Insurance = £2,000,000

    CHILTERN is entitled to terminate the Contract in full by giving not less than 3 months written notice.

    Comply with the Arriva Code of Conduct.

    Please see the ITP for further information.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Hold the following qualifications and standards or equivalent:

    ISO 9001, ISO 45001 or ISO 14001

    Please see ITP for further information.

  • Condition of participation

    CHILTERN intends to invite 3 to 5 Bidders to participate in Stage 2, the Invitation to Tender. See ITP for further details.

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What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Oct 2025, 12:19 BST
Last source update
20 Oct 2025, 12:19 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 12 Jan 2026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066665
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Event servicesSupply services of personnel including temporary staff
Delivery area
London (UKI3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cfa8 Find a Tender
How it runs

This procurement will consist of 5 Stages.

Stage 1 - Invitation to Participate (ITP) which includes a procurement specific questionnaire (PSQ). Bidders who are successfully shortlisted in Stage 1 will be invited to participate in Stage 2.

Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender.

Stage 3 - Best and Final Offers

Stage 4 - Preferred Bidder Stage.

Stage 5 - Contract Award

CHILTERN reserve the right to refine the award criteria and/or weightings under section 24 Procurement Act 2023.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Requests to participate (first stage)
17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline
17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Access to the procurement documents is restricted.

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available.

Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge.

To access the Procurement Documents:

CHILTERN will be using the Market Dojo e-platform

for this Procurement.

Bidders should use the link marketdojo.com/market-dojo-sign-up/… ↗) and follow the instructions to register as a supplier.

Once a Bidder is logged into Market Dojo it will be able to locate the Procurement by clicking Wembley Stadium Station Events Management Services - Invitation to Participate and searching for the reference number Invitation Code: CA89F88DB6.

Timeline

20 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published366 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 12:19 BST
  2. Submission deadline338 days ago
    17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Award decision expected by281 days ago
    12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts203 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Oct 2025, 12:19 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: 03007939 · GB-PPON: PNPV-7838-DRMN 1 Admiral Way, Sunderland, North East, SR3 3XPContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender