--- title: "NFCC World Fire Congress 2026 Event Management Company NFCC00005" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-30fc118a-2539-4438-9a77-fe798e5b1ee9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-30fc118a-2539-4438-9a77-fe798e5b1ee9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-30fc118a-2539-4438-9a77-fe798e5b1ee9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-30fc118a-2539-4438-9a77-fe798e5b1ee9.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NATIONAL FIRE CHIEFS COUNCIL LIMITED" published: "2025-02-19" --- # NFCC World Fire Congress 2026 Event Management Company NFCC00005 Buyer: NATIONAL FIRE CHIEFS COUNCIL LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-30fc118a-2539-4438-9a77-fe798e5b1ee9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-30fc118a-2539-4438-9a77-fe798e5b1ee9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-30fc118a-2539-4438-9a77-fe798e5b1ee9.json) ## Summary The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) is seeking an experienced event management company for the NFCC World Fire Congress 2026. The procurement, currently in the planning stage, aims to identify a firm to organise and co-ordinate this significant international event to be held at the QE2 Conference Centre in central London in September 2026. This tender, classified under Seminar Organisation Services and Event Services, includes an early engagement stage with a milestone set for the engagement end date on 28 March 2025. The procurement process initiated on 19 February 2025, and the NFCC, located in London, will be the buying organisation overseeing this event management tender. This tender represents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in event management, particularly those accustomed to handling large-scale, international conferences. SMEs are especially encouraged to participate in this process. By taking on this contract, an event management company can leverage the occasion to collaborate with the NFCC, enhancing its portfolio by delivering a prestigious global event. The successful bidder will be responsible for managing various elements of the event and ensuring seamless coordination, providing a platform to showcase their organisational and logistical expertise on a global stage. ## Notice In September 2026 the NFCC will be hosting the 2nd meeting of the World Fire Congress. The World Fire Congress (WFC) was created to bring together Fire and Rescue Services across the world to meet and address the many common issues, risks and challenges that fire and rescue services are facing - from operational responses, to the impact of climate change and extreme weather events, to work around culture and diversity, to firefighter mental and physical health and wellbeing, to wider sharing of learning and good practice. The Congress seeks to grow and deepen international collaboration across fire and rescue services - bringing the benefits of shared understanding and experience to tackle the challenges that fire services face globally. The inaugural WFC was held in the USA in April 2024, attracting delegates from over 50 different countries across the world. As a bi-annual event, the UK will host the 2026 WFC. The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) will be taking the lead and be responsible for the hosting of the 2026 event, which will be held at the QE2 Conference Centre in central London. The event poses a significant opportunity for NFCC and UK Fire and Rescue Services to host a major international event, raising the profile and reputation of UK Fire and Rescue; generating new opportunities to learn from and share international best practice, and demonstrating our value and capabilities - both to UK governments and wider national and international partners. NFCC is looking to procure the services of an experienced Events Management Company to support us in the organisation and co-ordination of the World Fire Congress 2026. NFCC has a small internal events management team focused on delivering our existing commercial events programme. However, given the size and scale of the WFC and to ensure minimal disruption to the delivery of our business-as-usual events programme, we are seeking the services of an external event management company to deliver against the specification detailed in this document and to provide expertise and support in the delivery of this important international event. It is the responsibility of the tendering organisation to obtain for itself, at its own expense, all information necessary for the preparation of its Tender. The proposals should address how the tendering organisation would manage each element of the requirement and the proposed pricing models submitted should clearly explain how each would be priced. The full specification can be found in Appendix 1 of the attached ITT. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb57de12-4c44-436a-9430-ce2982c06017 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Feb 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 28 Mar 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NATIONAL FIRE CHIEFS COUNCIL LIMITED | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | WC2H 9JQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | Holborn & Covent Garden | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79951000 - Seminar organisation services - 79952000 - Event services - 79956000 - Fair and exhibition organisation services ## Release History - 19 Feb 2025 at 17:54 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb57de12-4c44-436a-9430-ce2982c06017 - 19 Feb 2025 at 15:15 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb57de12-4c44-436a-9430-ce2982c06017 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb57de12-4c44-436a-9430-ce2982c06017 19th February 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/84456565-3b61-4348-bd10-7b69aca1b123 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8fa9c312-e346-4dda-a26d-3f73347fea34 ## Notice URLs - https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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