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Booking Services Venues and Events 2026

Ofsted

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06 Aug 2026 at 14:42

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Summary of the contracting process

Ofsted procured booking services for events and external venues, including hotel meeting and conference services. The requirement covers arranging venues and related event bookings for Ofsted’s activities across the United Kingdom. The service is intended to support the organisation’s use of external venues rather than the supply of accommodation or event equipment as standalone goods. The buyer is Ofsted, the UK education inspectorate, based at 10 South Colonnade, London. The requirement was organised as a single lot covering booking services for events and external venues, with an option for a further 24-month period. The procurement concerns services delivered through venue-booking and conference-management capability.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award under the PCR 2015 GCA Framework, using a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The award rationale states that the procurement falls outside the scope of the relevant directive. The stated evaluation criterion was price. Calder Conferences Limited was awarded the contract on 1 August 2026, with an awarded contract value of £5,000,000. The contract is recorded as active. The procurement records one bid and the supplier is Calder Conferences Limited. The associated lot is marked cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active, so the outcome should be checked against the formal contract terms.

This requirement is relevant to conference organisers, venue-booking agencies and event-management businesses able to source and coordinate external venues throughout the United Kingdom. A credible competitor would need established relationships with hotels, meeting venues and conference facilities, together with the operational capacity to handle bookings for a public-sector organisation. The successful supplier was a small or medium-sized enterprise, indicating that delivery does not necessarily depend on being a large national corporate. Experience in arranging varied venues and events, managing supplier relationships, securing suitable spaces and delivering reliable booking administration would be important. Suppliers considering similar work for Ofsted should also understand direct awards through public-sector frameworks and how price-led evaluation can shape competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Booking Services Venues and Events 2026

Notice Description

Booking Services Venues and Events

Lot Information

Lot 1

Booking services for events and external venues. No committed spend.

Options: 1x 24 months

Procurement Information

Contract awarded under PCR 2015 GCA Framework - direct award

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ddf8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074815-2026
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

CPV Codes

55120000 - Hotel meeting and conference services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Aug 20263 weeks 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
Ofsted
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Calder Conferences Limited

Further Information

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