---
title: "Booking Services Venues and Events 2026"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ddf8"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Ofsted"
published: "2026-08-06"
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# Booking Services Venues and Events 2026

Buyer: Ofsted  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ddf8

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## Summary

Ofsted procured booking services for events and external venues, including hotel meeting and conference services. The requirement covers arranging venues and related event bookings for Ofsted’s activities across the United Kingdom. The service is intended to support the organisation’s use of external venues rather than the supply of accommodation or event equipment as standalone goods. The buyer is Ofsted, the UK education inspectorate, based at 10 South Colonnade, London. The requirement was organised as a single lot covering booking services for events and external venues, with an option for a further 24-month period. The procurement concerns services delivered through venue-booking and conference-management capability.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award under the PCR 2015 GCA Framework, using a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The award rationale states that the procurement falls outside the scope of the relevant directive. The stated evaluation criterion was price. Calder Conferences Limited was awarded the contract on 1 August 2026, with an awarded contract value of £5,000,000. The contract is recorded as active. The procurement records one bid and the supplier is Calder Conferences Limited. The associated lot is marked cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active, so the outcome should be checked against the formal contract terms.

This requirement is relevant to conference organisers, venue-booking agencies and event-management businesses able to source and coordinate external venues throughout the United Kingdom. A credible competitor would need established relationships with hotels, meeting venues and conference facilities, together with the operational capacity to handle bookings for a public-sector organisation. The successful supplier was a small or medium-sized enterprise, indicating that delivery does not necessarily depend on being a large national corporate. Experience in arranging varied venues and events, managing supplier relationships, securing suitable spaces and delivering reliable booking administration would be important. Suppliers considering similar work for Ofsted should also understand direct awards through public-sector frameworks and how price-led evaluation can shape competition.

## Notice

Booking Services Venues and Events

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Booking services for events and external venues. No committed spend.

Options: 1x 24 months

### Procurement Information

Contract awarded under PCR 2015 GCA Framework - direct award

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074815-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Ofsted |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | East London |
| Postcode | E14 4PU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Canary Wharf |
| Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Calder Conferences Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55120000 - Hotel meeting and conference services

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 14:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074815-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

## Provenance

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