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title: "Ceremonial Event"
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buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA & SPORT"
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# Ceremonial Event

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA & SPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0bc876e0-3526-4dbe-bcf3-9dd0cd25fe30

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## Summary

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport procured event management services for a ceremonial parade if England won the 2026 World Cup. The requirement covered organising and delivering the event rather than supplying a standalone product. It falls within business support services, including event-related management and coordination, under CPV 79000000. Delivery was centred on London, at or near the Department’s address in Parliament Street, Westminster. The buying organisation was the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. This opportunity would suit event management companies able to plan and deliver a high-profile public ceremony, coordinate multiple operational requirements and respond to a major national sporting outcome. The procurement was categorised as a service and was identified as suitable for both small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 6 May 2026 at 12:00. The estimated procurement value ranged from £775,980 to £10,000,000. The contract was awarded on 21 May 2026 to Identity Events Management Limited for £10,000,000. The contract period runs from 18 June 2026 to 11 September 2026. The award is active. The contracting process records a single supplier and a single requirement for event management services. The published procurement information identifies suitability for SMEs and VCSEs. The award route indicates that suppliers needed to be participants in the relevant framework and able to compete through its call-off process. No separate award scoring or evaluation weighting is stated in the procurement information.

For event management businesses, this procurement demonstrates demand from a central government department for a high-profile ceremonial parade linked to a major national sporting event. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need experience in end-to-end event management, including planning, logistics, supplier coordination, operational delivery, stakeholder management and handling significant public and media attention. The requirement also points to the importance of contingency planning: delivery depended on a specific sporting outcome and therefore required an organisation capable of preparing at pace while managing uncertainty. Suppliers would need the organisational capacity, governance and resilience to work with a government department on a prominent public event. Smaller businesses and voluntary, community or social enterprises were identified as suitable, although the call-off route means relevant framework access and the ability to compete under its terms would be commercially important.

## Notice

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) requires a supplier to provide an event management service for a parade in the event England win the 2026 World Cup.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6474d4a6-c608-4f89-9897-008b42d47c43 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 May 2026 |
| Contract period | 18 Jun 2026 - 11 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £10,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA & SPORT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IDENTITY EVENTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 12:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6474d4a6-c608-4f89-9897-008b42d47c43

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6474d4a6-c608-4f89-9897-008b42d47c43
  11th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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