Notice Information
Notice Title
Spotlight Event: Event Management
Notice Description
UK offshore wind supply chain spotlight, event partner for 4th year leading to cost savings in branding, recognition time and planning due to storage of pre-printed materials, reuse of materials and online forms/apps and local knowledge of new venue location due to specialised nature of management company.
Procurement Information
This event was competitively tendered in 2023 when Maximillion were selected, they previously delivered this event for Spotlight in 2023, 2024 and 2025 to a high standard. During this time a massive time and budget allocation was given to branding and registration elements of the event which would take a considerable chunk of budget to redo. Specifically, the branding elements of the event were stored by Maximillion at a minimal cost supporting our sustainability efforts to reduce printing activities.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067686
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034178-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79416100 - Public relations management services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £180,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £180,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Apr 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Mar 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 7 Apr 2026 - 20 Dec 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ORE CATAPULT
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G1 1RD
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034178-2026
15th April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031534-2026
7th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028523-2026
27th March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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