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title: "246 - Provision of Graduation Robes, Photography and Framing"
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# 246 - Provision of Graduation Robes, Photography and Framing

Buyer: ASTON UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-80cfa51d-8a6d-44f7-8f7a-f271d8684790

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## Summary

Aston University is seeking suppliers for the provision of graduation robes, photography, and framing services, under the title "246 - Provision of Graduation Robes, Photography and Framing". The procurement falls under the services category, specifically related to clothing and photographic services. The tender process is concluded and award notices were made public on 26 April 2017, with the contract period set to commence from 1 May 2017 and conclude on 30 April 2021. Interested parties were invited to submit proposals until the tender period ended on 14 March 2017.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses specialising in garment hire, photography, and framing services to engage with a reputable educational institution. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-positioned to compete, as the tender encourages a variety of applicants across the relevant service areas. Given the high visibility of graduation events, successful suppliers may also benefit from significant promotional exposure and repeat business during the university's biannual ceremonies.

## Notice

Twice a year (March/April & July) the university celebrates the successes of the academic year with graduation. These are high profile congregations which are shared by the academics, staff, students and their guests. The university currently hosts the main ceremony off-campus at the Town Hall Birmingham and offer a free shuttle service to and from the venue. Robing, photography and refreshments are on the campus grounds and various areas around the main building. Aston are looking to procure a contract agreement to cover robing, photography and certificate framing This requirement will be split into lots as detailed below. Please apply for either individual lots or the one stop shop. Lot 1 Hire of graduation robes Lot 2 Graduation photography (graduate portraits and family photographs) Lot 3 Certificate framing Lot 4 One stop shop (All Lots) An award will be made to each lot 1 - 3 or for a sole supplier under lot 4 dependant of which option offers the best value for money. For full details of the services required please, refer to the specification document. which can be located on our e-tendering portal you can access these details by registering on the portal and expressing an interest in this project at: https://procontract.due-north.com/SupplierPreLoginHome

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e54489c-4152-4939-8161-754d258fe070 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Apr 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Mar 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Apr 2017 |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2017 - 30 Apr 2021 |
| 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 | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ASTON UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B4 7ET |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Nechells |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EDE & RAVENSCROFT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
- 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 18000000 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
- 39298100 - Photograph frames
- 79961000 - Photographic services

## Release History

- 26 Apr 2017 at 16:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e54489c-4152-4939-8161-754d258fe070

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e54489c-4152-4939-8161-754d258fe070
  26th April 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.aston.ac.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/SupplierPreLoginHome

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