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UKRI-6248-Edinburgh TV Festival

UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION

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29 Jul 2026 at 16:26

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) commissioned Edinburgh TV Festival Council to deliver an events and engagement programme through the Edinburgh TV Foundation. The service covers sessions, panels and round-table discussions that bring together academics working in the arts and humanities with television professionals, with the purpose of fostering relationships between those communities. This is an event-services requirement, covering the design and delivery of a structured programme rather than the supply of goods. The activity is associated with Edinburgh, Scotland, and is relevant to organisations experienced in producing professional events, managing discussion-led programmes and connecting academic and television-sector participants.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded directly to Edinburgh TV Festival Council. UKRI used a below-threshold procedure without competition, under the direct procurement method. The award was made on 29 July 2026. The contract was signed on the same date and runs from 29 July 2026 to 31 December 2026. Its value is £41,900 excluding VAT and £50,280 including VAT. The contract is active and covers one service requirement. The selected supplier is Edinburgh TV Festival Council, based in Edinburgh. The published outcome indicates a single award rather than multiple suppliers or separately awarded lots.

This award demonstrates UKRI demand for a specialist programme that links arts and humanities researchers with television professionals through well-managed sessions, panels and round-table discussions. A credible future competitor would need experience in event production and programme management, with the ability to develop relevant content, coordinate speakers and participants, and create productive discussion between academic and television audiences. The requirement also favours organisations with established knowledge of the television sector and the academic communities involved, together with the operational capacity to deliver a multi-session programme in Edinburgh. Strong stakeholder management, reliable event logistics and evidence of delivering relationship-building or knowledge-exchange events would support credibility when this buyer next requires comparable services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

UKRI-6248-Edinburgh TV Festival

Notice Description

AHTV - The Edinburgh TV Foundation to deliver a programme of sessions, panels and round-table discussions designed to bring together academics working in the Arts and Humanities with Television professionals to foster relationships.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d6e0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071865-2026
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
Below threshold - without competition
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

79952000 - Event services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£41,900 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 Jul 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 1-6 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
UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON, WILTSHIRE
Postcode
SN2 1FL
Postcode Area
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Edinburgh TV Festival Council

Further Information

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