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FCA Quantum Event

Financial Conduct Authority

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20 Aug 2026 at 15:00

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Financial Conduct Authority procured venue hire for an FCA-hosted event, classified as event services. The requirement covers providing an event venue and the associated venue-hire service, rather than goods, construction or a broader events-management programme. Delivery is through the Barbican Centre in London, whose operator, the Corporation of London trading as Barbican Centre, was selected as supplier. This is relevant to venue operators, conference and cultural venues, and businesses able to provide suitable event space in London. The buyer is a central government public authority. The named requirement is the FCA Quantum Event, with the contract described as venue hire for an external event. The procurement concerns one completed requirement and one delivery location.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a below-threshold limited competition. The single lot was completed, and the contract was awarded to the Corporation of London trading as Barbican Centre. The award is active and the contract is active. The contract was signed on 14 August 2026 and runs from 14 August 2026 to 15 November 2026. Its value is £35,000 excluding VAT and £42,000 including VAT. The underlying service was evaluated through the limited competition route. The published outcome identifies event services as the relevant category. The contract title is Venue hire for external event, and the selected supplier is based at the Barbican Centre in London.

This outcome demonstrates demand from the Financial Conduct Authority for professionally managed event venue hire in London, delivered by an established, large venue operator. Competitors seeking comparable future requirements would need access to suitable event space, the operational capacity to host an FCA event, and the ability to provide reliable venue-hire services for an external audience. The successful supplier’s profile indicates that scale and an established cultural or conference venue operation can be credible for this type of requirement. Relevant businesses include London venues, conference centres, cultural institutions and specialist venue-hire providers able to support public-sector events. The procurement route also shows that below-threshold venue requirements may be run through a limited competition rather than an open tender.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

FCA Quantum Event

Notice Description

Venue hire for FCA hosted event

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e8cc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079536-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited 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
£35,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
14 Aug 2026 - 15 Nov 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
Financial Conduct Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JN
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CORPORATION OF LONDON T/A BARBICAN CENTRE

Further Information

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