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title: "West Midlands Tourism Awards 2026 - Event Management"
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# West Midlands Tourism Awards 2026 - Event Management

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/west-midlands-tourism-awards-2026-event-management-ocds-h6vhtk-05cfac). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED: "West Midlands Tourism Awards 2026 - Event Management". Published status: complete. Published Value: £50,300. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-midlands-growth-company-limited-GB-COH-01631329)
- **Published Value:** £50,300 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 November 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Event services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £57,780 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/west-midlands-tourism-awards-2026-event-management-ocds-h6vhtk-05cfac#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05cfac`

## Before you bid
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- **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/west-midlands-tourism-awards-2026-event-management-ocds-h6vhtk-05cfac#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fwmgrowth%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/west-midlands-tourism-awards-2026-event-management-ocds-h6vhtk-05cfac#participate

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79952000

- **Estimated Value:** £50,300

- **Contract Period:** 08/12/2025 to 31/03/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Blackberry Events Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PNGN-1467-QDPW`
  - Value: £57,780 † (inc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** WEST MIDLANDS TOURISM AWARDS 2026 –  EVENT MANAGEMENT (active)
  - Signed Value: £57,780
  - Signed Date: 16/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F066673-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-31T11:46:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:33:33.245Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05cfac