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UK-US Fulbright Commission's Summer Reception (con_31753)

Department for Education

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05 Sep 2026 at 01:36

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education commissioned event services for the UK-US Fulbright Commission’s Summer Reception. The requirement covered the organisation and delivery of a formal reception event, under the plain-language category of event management and event services (CPV 79952000). The buying organisation is the Department for Education, a central government department. The selected provider is The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly known as the Royal Society, a large voluntary, community and social enterprise based in London. The procurement was structured as one completed lot. The requirement is relevant to event organisers, cultural and scientific institutions, hospitality providers and venues able to deliver formal reception events for public sector or international education programmes.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The contract was awarded to The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge through a below-threshold limited competition. The contract was signed on 25 May 2026 and runs from 2 June 2026 to 16 July 2026. Its value is £10,677 excluding VAT and £12,812.40 including VAT. The contract is active. The award covers one lot and one event-services requirement for the UK-US Fulbright Commission’s Summer Reception. The published data identifies the Royal Society as the supplier and records the procurement category as services. The process used a limited competition rather than an open tender, providing a useful indication of the buyer’s route for this below-threshold event requirement.

Although this contract has already been awarded, it gives competing suppliers a clear benchmark for work of this type for the Department for Education. A credible future provider would need to deliver a formal reception event and provide event-services capability suited to a UK-US Fulbright Commission engagement. The selected supplier’s profile shows that a large, established voluntary, community or social enterprise can satisfy the requirement, so organisations with comparable scale and institutional standing may be well placed. Relevant businesses include experienced event organisers, cultural or scientific institutions, and venues with the operational capacity to host and manage a high-profile reception. The procurement also indicates that below-threshold event work may be sourced through a limited competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

UK-US Fulbright Commission's Summer Reception (con_31753)

Notice Description

Contract for the event for UK US Fulbright Summer Reception.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f2f4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084161-2026
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
£10,677 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Jun 2026 - 16 Jul 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
Department for Education
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON FOR IMPROVING NATURAL KNOWLEDGE (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ROYAL SOCIETY)

Further Information

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