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Photographer for Citizenship Ceremonies at Civic Offices

Milton Keynes City Council

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05 Aug 2026 at 12:15

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Milton Keynes City Council is seeking a photographer for citizenship ceremonies held at its Civic Offices in Milton Keynes. The requirement covers the provision of photographic services, including event, specialised and studio photography, to capture ceremonies and produce the required photographs. The work is categorised as services and is to be delivered in the United Kingdom. The council is the public-sector buyer and is procuring one requirement rather than a group of separately described services. This opportunity is suited to photographers and photographic businesses able to provide professional ceremony coverage for a local authority setting, manage the practical requirements of scheduled civic events and deliver photographs to the council’s required standard.

The procurement has reached tender: the council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. There is one lot. The tender’s enquiry deadline was 24 August 2026 at 23:59, and the tender submission deadline was 2 September 2026 at 12:00. The contract period is 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2030, with an optional 12-month extension to 31 January 2031. The overall estimated value is £50,000 excluding VAT and £60,000 including VAT. The lot value is recorded as AED 50,000 excluding VAT and AED 60,000 including VAT. Evaluation is weighted 70% quality and 30% price. Electronic submission is allowed.

This opportunity suits an established photographer or photographic services company with experience of covering formal events and working professionally in a civic or public-facing environment. Suppliers should be able to provide reliable attendance for citizenship ceremonies over a three-year term, maintain consistent image quality and manage delivery of completed photographs. The requirement may also suit businesses with specialist or studio photography capability, as these services are included in the classification. Capacity to support an optional additional 12 months would strengthen a supplier’s position. The evaluation gives quality greater weight than price, so bidders able to demonstrate a strong service approach, dependable event coverage and suitable technical delivery arrangements are well placed to compete.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Photographer for Citizenship Ceremonies at Civic Offices

Notice Description

Milton Keynes City Council are currently out to tender for the provision of a Photographer for Citizenship Ceremonies. Suppliers that would like to take part in this tender process are invited to "Express Interest" upon which they will be given access to the full tender documentation through this e-tendering system. Suppliers will be notified by email, and the tender documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website by selecting the "View Details" button for this tender. Deadline for submissions of the tender will be 12 noon 2nd September 2026. Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted. Any questions relating to this tender should be made via correspondence on the website. Please do not engage with any persons in the Council via email or phone regarding this tender.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dc3f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074136-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

22315000 - Photographs

79961000 - Photographic services

79961100 - Advertising photography services

79961300 - Specialised photography services

79961350 - Studio photography services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
2 Sep 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Milton Keynes City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MILTON KEYNES
Postcode
MK9 3EJ
Postcode Area
Milton Keynes
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ12 Milton Keynes
Delivery Location
TLJ12 Milton Keynes
Local Authority
Milton Keynes
Electoral Ward
Central Milton Keynes
Westminster Constituency
Milton Keynes Central

Further Information

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