Notice Information
Notice Title
VEAT Notice: Graduation Event Venue Hire
Notice Description
VEAT Notice: Graduation Event Venue Hire
Lot Information
Lot 1
This Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice covers the period of 19th October to 24th October 2025 (the 'Ceremony Dates'). The University of Plymouth intends to enter into a rental agreement with the Theatre Royal Plymouth (TRP) for the provision of student graduation ceremonies. A Contract by direct award will be concluded under regulation 32.2.b (ii) of the PCR (2015), whereby competition is absent for technical reasons. The technical reasons are that Theatre Royal Plymouth is the only Economic Operator able to offer a venue for the required dates, whilst also being able to meet the Graduation Ceremony needs of the University. Graduation Ceremony needs of the University include; * A venue in close proximity to the University campus * Sound and lighting infrastructure suitable for graduation ceremonies * Venue size to be able to accommodate in a single location, three graduation ceremonies per day and a post ceremony reception with the provision of hospitality * Additional space for robing and photography must be in close proximity, with good accessibility and capable of handling numbers in the region of 16,000 people over the 5 day period.
Procurement Information
A Contract by direct award will be concluded under regulation 32.2.b (ii) of the PCR (2015), whereby competition is absent for technical reasons. The technical reasons are that Theatre Royal Plymouth is the only Economic Operator able to offer a venue for the required dates, whilst also being able to meet the Graduation Ceremony needs of the University. Graduation Ceremony needs of the University include; *A venue in close proximity to the University campus *Sound and lighting infrastructure suitable for graduation ceremonies *Venue size to be able to accommodate in a single location, three graduation ceremonies per day and a post ceremony reception with the provision of hospitality *Additional space for robing and photography must be in close proximity, with good accessibility and capable of handling numbers in the region of 16,000 people over the 5 day period.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04df10
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005077-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79952000 - Event services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Feb 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH
- Contact Name
- Kim Steer
- Contact Email
- kim.steer@plymouth.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 01752588534
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PLYMOUTH, DEVON
- Postcode
- PL4 8AA
- Post Town
- Plymouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK41 Plymouth
- Delivery Location
- TLK41 Plymouth
-
- Local Authority
- Plymouth
- Electoral Ward
- Drake
- Westminster Constituency
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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