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title: "Graduation Venue for Winter 2025"
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buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)"
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# Graduation Venue for Winter 2025

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9610564e-ca87-49fc-916b-c901e8214861

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## Summary

The University of Sussex recently awarded a contract for the "Graduation Venue for Winter 2025," classified under the event services industry (CPV: 79952000). This procurement process, in the award stage as of 8 August 2024, will see The Brighton Centre in East Sussex providing the venue. The contract, valued at £50,000, covers a period from 20 January 2025 to 24 January 2025, accommodating numerous requirements for graduation ceremonies including bespoke staging, welcome areas, registration zones, catering, and VIP spaces, to handle a total of over 350 students and a large number of guests. The procurement method employed was a limited competitive quotation under the threshold.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in event management, logistics, and catering to grow by aligning services with large-scale university events. The successful bidder, The Brighton Centre, demonstrates the scope and scale of enterprises suitable for such contracts. Companies that specialise in comprehensive event solutions, particularly those capable of handling significant guest numbers and diverse event needs, would find this type of procurement particularly favourable for business expansion.

## Notice

The University of Sussex runs two graduation sessions per year one in January (Winter) and one in July (Summer) and each event will comprise of a number of graduation ceremonies (9 for Winter and 13 for Summer) with over 350 students per graduation ceremony and around which is the largest session. 13 thousand guests in the summer session. The venue required will need to accommodate all the graduation requirements including a bespoke stage and set, welcome space, large registration area, drinks and catering areas, syndicate rooms for graduate robing, photography, crew, VIPs guests and staff areas.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a5dc437-a7a9-4e4b-879e-3a42b639a605 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Aug 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | 20 Jan 2025 - 24 Jan 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,000 |
| 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 | UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) |
| Locality | BRIGHTON |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN1 9RH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ21 Brighton and Hove |
| Local authority | Brighton and Hove |
| Electoral ward | Coldean & Stanmer |
| Westminster constituency | Brighton Pavilion |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE BRIGHTON CENTRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79952000 - Event services

## Release History

- 8 Aug 2024 at 08:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a5dc437-a7a9-4e4b-879e-3a42b639a605

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a5dc437-a7a9-4e4b-879e-3a42b639a605
  8th August 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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