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Project Management - Graduation

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

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14 Oct 2026 at 15:10

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of East Anglia engaged a supplier for project and production management of its graduation events, including the principal designer role under construction, design and management regulations. The work covers selecting and managing the core production team, event design and scheduling, budgeting, health and safety, and helping the university select other suppliers. This is event-management and production-management work for a university graduation programme, with delivery in Norwich. The requirement brings together event planning and operational coordination with management of safety and production arrangements. It is relevant to event-production and project-management businesses with experience organising graduation events or comparable large institutional events.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Hickman and Grange. The University of East Anglia used a limited competition under the Light Touch Regime, below the applicable procurement threshold, for a single lot. The contract was signed on 9 October 2026 and runs from 12 October 2026 to 11 October 2028, with an optional one-year extension at the university’s discretion, to a maximum end date of 11 October 2029. The contract value is £610,000 including VAT. The published award information identifies the successful supplier but does not state the evaluation criteria or their weighting.

This award shows demand for an integrated graduation-events partner able to manage both the event programme and its production delivery for a university. A credible competitor would need to coordinate event design and scheduling, manage a core production team, control budgets, and support the selection and coordination of other suppliers. The principal designer responsibility under construction, design and management regulations also makes practical health-and-safety capability important, alongside the ability to manage event-production risks and work effectively with the university. The requirement suits an event or production-management business with enough capacity to oversee multiple delivery workstreams and supplier relationships, rather than a supplier offering only a discrete event service. Experience with graduation or similarly complex institutional events would be directly relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Project Management - Graduation

Notice Description

Under CDM regulations, Project Management, Production Management and Principal Designer for UEA graduation events. Scope includes selection, management and costs of core production team, Event Design and Scheduling, Budgeting, Health & Safety and assisting in supplier selection. This is a below threshold, LTR (Light Touch Regime) procurement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0787c9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097113-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
SME

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
£610,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
12 Oct 2026 - 11 Oct 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR4 7TJ
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
University
Westminster Constituency
Norwich South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Hickman and Grange

Further Information

Notice Documents

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