Notice Information
Notice Title
Venue Booking Services (2026-2030)
Notice Description
The Department for Work and Pensions has awarded the Venue Find and Supporting Services For Meetings, Conferences and Events (C9119) contract to Calder Conferences Ltd.The Venue Find and Supporting Services is for the provision of a comprehensive and cost effective 'Venue Find' service to meet DWP's full specification of requirements for event(s). This service is to provide Venue Find and relevant business Venue provided services for events on a residential or non-residential basis for DWP business users.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-ea694946-e9de-4d81-921e-d5655e353c16
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/119d3be3-639e-43c5-97cd-3b3380943307
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79950000 - Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,088,450 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £2,088,450 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 27 Feb 2026 - 26 Feb 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DWP
- Contact Name
- Christian Harris
- Contact Email
- christian.harris@dwp.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1H 9NA
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/119d3be3-639e-43c5-97cd-3b3380943307
13th February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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