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Published 12 Jan 2026, 20:41 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Contract For UCAS Hampshire Marquee 2026

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER (Education)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Published estimate£60,000£72,000 inc. VAT20% above final estimate

Submissions closed 30 Jan 2026awarded 5 Mar 2026

Awarded to All Style Marquees

Contract term Ends 15 Jun 2026up to 15 Jun 2027 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is the Award Notice for the following project.

The University of Winchester been successful in its bid to host a UCAS exhibition in 2026. The event is held in collaboration with UCAS, we are both joint organisers of the event.

Scope of Services Required

To enable us to host the event, we require a large marquee, flooring, lighting, furniture, entranceway, matting and trackway. We also require a separate structure - a small roof only marquee which we will use for our visitors to shelter from the weather

CPV: Event services · Tents

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewalSMEPublished value£60,000

Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 15 Jun 2026 · up to 15 Jun 2027 with extensionsValue: £60,000 exc. VAT · £72,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Subject to Event Extension

39522530 Tents 79952000 Event services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Award Criteria The efficiency and effectiveness of the proposed service offer will be assessed using the following award criteria shown below: Criteria and sub criteria Weighting % Price: - Competitive quote based on all the above requirements 50% Experience: - Previous experience of this type of event or equivalent 10% Technical: - Technical experience of striking marquee on grass with underground services 40%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 12 Jan 2026, 20:41 GMT
Last source update: 5 Mar 2026, 19:47 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-002454
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Event servicesTents
Delivery area: South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060423 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 23 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/winchester ↗

Timeline

12 Jan 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published288 days ago
12 Jan 2026, 20:41 GMT
Clarification questions by277 days ago
23 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission deadline271 days ago
30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Latest notice published236 days ago
5 Mar 2026, 19:47 GMT
Contract starts149 days ago
1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jan 2026

Tender notice published
12 Jan 2026, 20:41 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
5 Mar 2026, 19:47 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
5 Mar 2026, 19:47 GMT
Contract signature expected
31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £72,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 1212 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
All Style MarqueesSME2 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: Extension subject to UCAS requirement to facilitate event for an additional year.	£72,000 inc. VAT	5 Mar 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
12final-stage tenders	12	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 05969256 · GB-PPON: PMPV-1431-CPBW Sparkford Road, Hampshire, South East, SO22 4NRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

All Style MarqueesAwarded supplier 7 Ivelbury Close, Buckden, East of England, Pe195xeContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender5 Mar 2026, 19:47 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender12 Jan 2026, 20:41 GMT