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title: "Graduation and Ceremonial gowns, Photography and Related Event Services"
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# Graduation and Ceremonial gowns, Photography and Related Event Services

Buyer: LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fdd6a198-eaf5-46b0-b535-79eed801edaf

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## Summary

The London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) is inviting bids for a multi-provider framework agreement to provide Graduation and Ceremonial Gowns, Photography, and Event Services. This opportunity, valued at £16,000,000 GBP, is open for procurement with a deadline on December 2, 2022. The contract period is scheduled to begin on January 4, 2023, and end on January 3, 2025. The procurement is categorised under services and is open to various locations including the United Kingdom. Businesses specialising in clothing, photography, event services, and multimedia software may find this tender suitable for engagement.

The tender issued by the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) offers significant growth opportunities for businesses involved in clothing, photography, event services, and multimedia software. The procurement process is currently in the open procedure stage, with a deadline of December 2, 2022. Successful bidders will have the chance to cater to higher education institutions, further education bodies, and other public sector entities. Given the framework's scope that includes gown hire, photography services, and merchandise provision, companies with expertise in these areas are well-positioned to compete and secure contracts under this framework agreement.

## Notice

London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) is establishing a multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of Graduation and Ceremonial Gowns, Photography and Event Services. The framework will be available to the members of LUPC, APUC, HEPCW, NEUPC, NWUPC, and SUPC. Members include higher education, further education, the wider public sector and not for profit institutions. Comprising of three lots under the framework, services include: Gown hire, Gown Purchase, Photography and Media services, Merchandise, Ticketing, Gown maintenance, In-Person ceremonial event, Virtual ceremonial event, and One stop shop.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63d4f751-0721-4aca-b395-4f4793e8f5db |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 4 Jan 2023 - 3 Jan 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £16,000,000 |
| 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 | LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W1T 7NZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Bloomsbury |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 18000000 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
- 48515000 - Video conferencing software package
- 48520000 - Multimedia software package
- 48521000 - Music or sound editing software package
- 79961000 - Photographic services

## Release History

- 31 Oct 2022 at 12:33 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63d4f751-0721-4aca-b395-4f4793e8f5db

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63d4f751-0721-4aca-b395-4f4793e8f5db
  31st October 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=53169&B=LUPC
  The Tender pack may be downloaded from EU Supply. The reference number is: 59299
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/81165
  User / Company

## Notice URLs

- https://www.lupc.ac.uk

## Provenance

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