--- title: "Ceremonial and Event Management Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a239b028-d132-4176-9901-f4e13c76e80f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a239b028-d132-4176-9901-f4e13c76e80f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a239b028-d132-4176-9901-f4e13c76e80f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a239b028-d132-4176-9901-f4e13c76e80f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT" published: "2020-02-08" --- # Ceremonial and Event Management Services Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a239b028-d132-4176-9901-f4e13c76e80f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a239b028-d132-4176-9901-f4e13c76e80f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a239b028-d132-4176-9901-f4e13c76e80f.json) ## Summary The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is seeking suppliers for the "Ceremonial and Event Management Services" tender, which falls under the event services industry category. The procurement is currently in the Tender stage, having been published on 2nd November 2019, with the tender period closing on 22nd November 2019. The contract value is estimated to be between £40 million and £50 million and will cover services for various significant Royal and State Ceremonial events taking place in London and Windsor from 1st October 2021 to 30th September 2026. This tender presents substantial opportunities for growth, especially for businesses specialising in event management, project management, and ceremonial services. Companies with experience in delivering high-profile events, particularly those involving national significance, will find this tender particularly suitable. Interested suppliers can further engage with the contracting authority during the market engagement exercise by providing feedback on the service requirements. ## Notice Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: II.2.14) Instead of: FThe purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to: * Provide advance notice that DCMS is to consider undertaking a tendering exercise to set up a new contract to support the department in the delivery of State Ceremonial occasions and other Royal events * Understand the market interest in this procurement * Identify suppliers who would like to participate in a market engagement exercise. The market engagement exercise will provide an opportunity for supplier to engage with the Authority and to inform the department's approach, structure and requirements for the services. To this end, the Authority invites interested parties to email: ceremonials-procurement@culture.gov.uk to confirm attendance at an Information Briefing on 26 November 2019 from 9:20am - 14:00pm at the Authority's offices in London. The deadline for registration to the Information Briefing is by midday on 20 November 2019. Please note that all attendees will be required to sign a Non disclosure Agreement, a copy of which will be available on registration. Further to this Information Briefing the Authority will provide potential bidders the opportunity to review an outline of the scope of services and provide feedback via a market sounding questionnaire. Participation in this consultation exercise is entirely voluntary and will not affect the ability of any interested party to express and interest in response to any subsequent call for competition. Further, any participation will: (i) Not in itself constitute a formal expression of interest for the purposes of any subsequent procurement; and (ii) Will also be at the tenderer's own expense. Read: The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to: * Provide advance notice that DCMS is to consider undertaking a tendering exercise to set up a new contract to support the department in the delivery of State Ceremonial occasions and other Royal events * Understand the market interest in this procurement * Identify suppliers who would like to participate in a market engagement exercise. The market engagement exercise will provide an opportunity for supplier to engage with the Authority and to inform the department's approach, structure and requirements for the services. Further to the Information Briefing on the 26 .11.2019 the Authority is providing potential bidders the opportunity to review an outline of the services required for the ceremonial event management and provide feedback via a market sounding questionnaire. The Authority is seeking responses to the questionnaire by midday on 03.03.2020. These documents can be accessed via the Authority's eSourcing Portal and completed questionnaires submitted via the online link provided. To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/536C99D76J Other additional information: Participation in this consultation exercis ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f9c1056-e89c-4293-9215-f3cdb0115224 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Feb 2020 | | Submission deadline | 22 Nov 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2021 - 30 Sep 2026 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | 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 | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79952000 - Event services ## Release History - 8 Feb 2020 at 11:30 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f9c1056-e89c-4293-9215-f3cdb0115224 - 2 Nov 2019 at 09:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f9c1056-e89c-4293-9215-f3cdb0115224 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f9c1056-e89c-4293-9215-f3cdb0115224 8th February 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=437878796 Please follow this link to view the notice. ## Notice URLs - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/536C99D76J ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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