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title: "UK3 Notice - Events Accreditation Platform"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078b20"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office"
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# UK3 Notice - Events Accreditation Platform

Buyer: Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078b20

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## Summary

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office plans to buy specialist event services to provide an online accreditation portal. The system will manage accreditation for UK Government events, including the UK presidencies of the G20 and G7. The requirement combines event accreditation and administration with a digital platform for handling applicant information and accreditation records; related classifications also cover database and information-system software. The Cabinet Office may manage the contract and use it in delivering events. Services are intended for use in the United Kingdom. This is a single planned requirement, rather than separate lots for software and event services, so suppliers should be prepared to provide a joined-up portal and service for major government events.

The procurement is at the planning stage: the FCDO has set out its intention to procure, but this process does not yet carry an invitation to tender. The buyer expects the next notice to be published by 30 November 2026. The planned approach is an open competition below the applicable threshold. The stated estimated value is £375,000 excluding VAT and £450,000 including VAT. The contract is planned to run from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2028, with two optional one-year extensions if services are needed beyond the initial term, potentially extending the arrangement to 31 January 2030. There is one lot. No evaluation basis or participation requirements are set out at this planning stage.

The requirement is likely to suit a specialist event-services supplier able to deliver and operate an online accreditation portal for large, high-profile government events. Relevant strengths include event accreditation workflows, applicant and attendee administration, and secure handling of the records needed to manage accreditation. Suppliers combining event delivery knowledge with software, database or information-system capability may be particularly well placed, as the requirement brings the platform and event service together. The buyer’s stated purpose is to support events including the UK G20 and G7 presidencies, so experience serving complex, high-attendance events would be relevant. The Cabinet Office may also use the contract in event delivery, making the ability to support more than one government department useful.

## Notice

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office seeks to procure the services of a specialist events Supplier who is capable of delivering an online accreditation portal to manage accreditation which will be used to deliver HMG events including the G20 and G7 UK Presidencies.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: 2 x 1 year extension options should services be required beyond the initial term.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098645-2026 |
| Notice type | UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £375,000 |
| Lots value | £375,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2AH |
| 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48611000 - Database software package
- 79950000 - Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
- 79951000 - Seminar organisation services
- 79952000 - Event services

## Release History

- 19 Oct 2026 at 16:18 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098645-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098645-2026
  19th October 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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