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Venue Booking Services

The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime

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25 Sep 2026 at 09:26

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Summary of the contracting process

The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) buys venue booking services for the Metropolitan Police Service. The work covers finding and managing external venues for meetings, training events, workshops, conferences and other business activities. Suppliers arrange suitable venues and manage bookings across these different types of MPS activity. Delivery is for the Metropolitan Police Service in London. The requirement is a managed booking service rather than the provision of a single venue, so it is relevant to businesses able to source and coordinate external locations for a public-sector organisation’s varied events.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Calder Conferences Ltd, the sole supplier appointed to Lot 3 of Crown Commercial Service framework RM6342. The award was made by direct award under the framework, without a further competition; one bid is recorded. The contract was signed on 1 March 2026 and is active, with a value of £22 million. No contract period or award date is stated. The procurement was a limited procedure, and price was the stated award criterion. The lot is recorded as cancelled, while the overall tender is complete and the award is active.

This award demonstrates demand from MOPAC and the Metropolitan Police Service for an outsourced service that can source and manage external venues for a broad programme of operational and business events. A credible competitor would need reliable venue-sourcing reach, booking coordination and the capacity to support meetings, training, workshops and conferences for a large public-sector organisation. The route used here was a direct award from a named Crown Commercial Service framework lot, with Calder Conferences Ltd appointed as its sole supplier, so framework access and eligibility for the relevant route were central to this outcome. The recorded evaluation basis was price, making competitive pricing important alongside dependable delivery across the range of event requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Venue Booking Services

Notice Description

Provision of venue booking services for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), including the sourcing and management of external venues to support meetings, training events, workshops, conferences, and other business activities.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of venue booking services for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), including the sourcing and management of external venues to support meetings, training events, workshops, conferences, and other business activities.

Procurement Information

The contract was awarded via a direct award under Crown Commercial Service Framework RM6342, Lot 3. Calder Conferences Ltd was the sole supplier appointed to the Lot and, in accordance with the framework provisions, no further competition was required.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a17
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090810-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
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

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

CPV Codes

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£22,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 0LL
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
Borough & Bankside
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Calder Conferences

Further Information

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