Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 29 Apr 2025, 10:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Defence and Security Equipment International Exhibition UK 2025 (DSEI UK 2025)

Official notice

Authority: Department for Business & Trade (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKLondon (UKI)

Awarded value£147,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 May 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Clarion Defence (UK) Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DBT have a requirement to contract with Clarion Defence UK to provide management services for the upcoming DSEI event in UK.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK, London

79952000 Event services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Apr 2025, 10:36 BST
Last source update: 4 Jun 2025, 11:38 BST
Authority reference: 4819
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-029807
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UKLondon (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0508e2 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Switching Direct Award
Published justification: NO OTHER SUPPLIER

Review and risk notes

Risks: This contract is income-generating, meaning UKDSE will receive funds from Clarion in exchange for Management Services.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

13 May 2025 → 4 Jun 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends
13 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice published
4 Jun 2025, 11:38 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Apr 2025

Transparency notice published
29 Apr 2025, 10:36 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
1 May 2025, 10:59 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
14 May 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
4 Jun 2025, 11:17 BST
UK7
Contract details notice published
4 Jun 2025, 11:38 BST
UK7

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-04: 1 release · 29 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £147,0001 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 2latest 3 Jun 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Clarion Defence (UK) Ltd15 May 2025 – 12 Sept 2025	£147,000	1 May 2025	Awarded
Clarion Defence (UK) Ltd	£147,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 2 · Clarion Defence (UK) Ltd
Signed
3 Jun 2025
Value
£147,000
Period
4 Jun 2025 – 9 Sept 2025
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Performance could not appropriately be assessed using KPIs.
Defence and Security Equipment International Exhibition UK 2025 (DSEI UK 2025) · Clarion Defence (UK) Ltd
Signed
15 May 2025
Value
£147,000
Period
16 May 2025 – 9 Sept 2025
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: A diect DA. Performance could not aappropriately be assessed using KPI's.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Business & Trade

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PZZJ-6312-QTTD Old Admiralty Building, London, London, SW1A 2DYContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Clarion Defence (UK) LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01062758 Bedford House, 69-79 Fulham High Street, London, London, SW6 3JWContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender4 Jun 2025, 11:38 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender4 Jun 2025, 11:17 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender1 May 2025, 10:59 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender29 Apr 2025, 10:36 BST