---
title: "FCA Quantum Event"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e8cc"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Financial Conduct Authority"
published: "2026-08-20"
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# FCA Quantum Event

Buyer: Financial Conduct Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e8cc

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## Summary

The Financial Conduct Authority procured venue hire for an FCA-hosted event, classified as event services. The requirement covers providing an event venue and the associated venue-hire service, rather than goods, construction or a broader events-management programme. Delivery is through the Barbican Centre in London, whose operator, the Corporation of London trading as Barbican Centre, was selected as supplier. This is relevant to venue operators, conference and cultural venues, and businesses able to provide suitable event space in London. The buyer is a central government public authority. The named requirement is the FCA Quantum Event, with the contract described as venue hire for an external event. The procurement concerns one completed requirement and one delivery location.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a below-threshold limited competition. The single lot was completed, and the contract was awarded to the Corporation of London trading as Barbican Centre. The award is active and the contract is active. The contract was signed on 14 August 2026 and runs from 14 August 2026 to 15 November 2026. Its value is £35,000 excluding VAT and £42,000 including VAT. The underlying service was evaluated through the limited competition route. The published outcome identifies event services as the relevant category. The contract title is Venue hire for external event, and the selected supplier is based at the Barbican Centre in London.

This outcome demonstrates demand from the Financial Conduct Authority for professionally managed event venue hire in London, delivered by an established, large venue operator. Competitors seeking comparable future requirements would need access to suitable event space, the operational capacity to host an FCA event, and the ability to provide reliable venue-hire services for an external audience. The successful supplier’s profile indicates that scale and an established cultural or conference venue operation can be credible for this type of requirement. Relevant businesses include London venues, conference centres, cultural institutions and specialist venue-hire providers able to support public-sector events. The procurement route also shows that below-threshold venue requirements may be run through a limited competition rather than an open tender.

## Notice

Venue hire for FCA hosted event

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079536-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 14 Aug 2026 - 15 Nov 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £35,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Financial Conduct Authority |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | East London |
| Postcode | E20 1JN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CORPORATION OF LONDON T/A BARBICAN CENTRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79952000 - Event services

## Release History

- 20 Aug 2026 at 15:00 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079536-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079536-2026
  20th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.fca.org.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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