Notice Information
Notice Title
Graduation Venue and Associated Services
Notice Description
The University seeks a venue(s) for the hosting of annual graduation ceremonies
Lot Information
Lot 1
The University seeks a venue(s) in Aberdeen City or immediate surrounding area to host annual summer and winter graduation ceremonies.
Renewal: Up to two years
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d5e7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027801-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
79952000 - Event services
79953000 - Festival organisation services
79956000 - Fair and exhibition organisation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £311,736 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £450,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@rgu.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1224262000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABERDEEN
- Postcode
- AB10 7FY
- Post Town
- Aberdeen
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
-
- Local Authority
- Aberdeen City
- Electoral Ward
- Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee
- Westminster Constituency
- Aberdeen South
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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