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Published 20 Oct 2025, 12:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

West Midlands Tourism Awards 2026 - Event Management

Official notice

Authority: WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£50,300£60,360 inc. VAT14.9% above final estimate
Submissions closed 7 Nov 2025awarded 16 Dec 2025
Awarded to Blackberry Events Ltd
Contract term 4 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 8 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

WMGC intend to award a contract to an experienced Event Management Company (EMC) for the full delivery of the West Midlands Awards for Excellence in March 2026 (exact date to be confirmed).

The contract will cover one event cycle, running from December2025 to 31 March 2026.

The selected EMC will be responsible for the end-to-end planning and delivery of a live awards ceremony for approximately 300 attendees, hosted at a venue within the West Midlands. The EMC must also demonstrate the capability to pivot to a virtual or hybrid format, should external factors prevent an in-person event.

The EMC will manage all aspects of the event delivery, including but not limited to sourcing an event host and entertainment booking, drinks reception and catering, event décor/dressing/staging, AV/lighting, filming and photography, trophies, security, event support staff, brochures, goody-bag/merch, and project management.

CPV: Event services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 moPublished value£50,300
Contract period: 8 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (4 mo)Value: £50,300 exc. VAT · £60,360 inc. VAT
79952000 Event services

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

Lot awarding rule: Quality 80% / Price 20%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
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, 12:26 BST
Last source update
31 Dec 2025, 11:46 GMT
Authority reference
2025-WMGC-0575
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066673
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Event services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cfac Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/wmgrowth/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

20 Oct 2025 → 31 Dec 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published366 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 12:26 BST
  2. Submission deadline348 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts318 days ago
    8 Dec 2025
  4. Latest notice published294 days ago
    31 Dec 2025, 11:46 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Oct 2025, 12:26 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    31 Dec 2025, 11:46 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    31 Dec 2025, 11:46 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £57,7801 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Blackberry Events LtdSME£57,780 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • WEST MIDLANDS TOURISM AWARDS 2026 – EVENT MANAGEMENT · Blackberry Events LtdSME

    Signed
    16 Dec 2025
    Value
    £57,780 inc. VAT
    Period
    5 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 01631329 11th Floor The Colmore Building, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6ATContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Blackberry Events LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNGN-1467-QDPW Westonhall Road, Bromsgrove, West Midlands, B604ALContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender