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PSOGI Conference

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

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07 Oct 2026 at 14:11

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust procured a professional conference organiser (PCO) for the PSOGI 2029 Conference. The requirement covers conference organisation and hotel meeting and conference services (CPV 55120000). The buyer is The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, based in Manchester. The procurement is focused on delivering the named international conference rather than a general event-management service.

The procurement is complete and a contract was awarded to World Span on 7 October 2026. The award value is £89,430 excluding VAT (£107,316 including VAT). The contract period runs from 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2030. It was a below-threshold, limited competition, with one lot. Three bids were received and all three reached the final stage; all final-stage bids came from small and medium-sized enterprises. The award information identifies hotel meeting and conference services as the contracted category.

This award demonstrates demand from The Christie NHS Foundation Trust for a conference organiser able to deliver a specialist professional congress and coordinate hotel meeting and conference services. Suppliers seeking to compete for a similar requirement should be credible across both event planning and venue-related delivery, with the capacity to manage a substantial conference programme over a multi-year contract. The competition attracted three final-stage bids, all from small and medium-sized enterprises, showing that smaller providers can compete for this scale of specialist conference work. Experience organising professional conferences and coordinating accommodation, meeting space and related services would be directly relevant to the buyer’s requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PSOGI Conference

Notice Description

PCO for PSOGI 2029 Conference

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0782ca
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094785-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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

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
£89,430 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
19 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M20 4BX
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Withington
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Withington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Worldspan Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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