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Published 23 Sept 2026, 15:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Design and Build Exhibition Stands for Higher Education Fairs

Official notice

Authority: Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£240,000≈ £120k / year · £288,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Oct 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

In order to facilitate and enhance its presence at UCAS fairs, Bangor University is actively seeking to appoint an organisation able to design, produce and install flexible and impactful exhibition stands over the life of the contract, which can be used by the UK Recruitment Team to promote Bangor University opportunities.

Bangor University require a supplier who can work to deadlines and demonstrate flexibility when delivering and installing the stands on site at each higher education event.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 3 Jun 2030, 23:59 BST.
  • No preliminary market engagement: The contracting authority has sufficient understanding of the relevant market through previous procurements, existing contracts, benchmarking and market intelligence. Preliminary market engagement is not considered necessary to inform the procurement strategy or specification

CPV: Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£240,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensionsValue: £240,000 exc. VAT · £288,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Additional requirements that may arise during the contract term, including but not limited to participation in additional exhibitions, increases in stand size or complexity, additional design, production, installation, transportation, storage and refurbishment services, and requirements arising from changes to institutional marketing activities. · 2 x 12 month option to extend
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Detailed in the Invitation to Tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    Detailed in the Invitation to Tender documents

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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Community Benefit: 10%
  • Price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical
  • Price
  • Community Benefit
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Detailed in the Invitation to Tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    Detailed in the Invitation to Tender documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 3 Jun 2030
First published
23 Sept 2026, 15:15 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2026, 15:15 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 23 Nov 2026
Authority reference
BU202026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090244
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0778d7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
19 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html ↗

project_62790 - DESIGN AND BUILD EXHIBITION STANDS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION FAIRS

ITT: itt_124248 - Design and Build Exhibition Stands for Higher Education Fairs

Timeline

23 Sept 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published35 days ago
    23 Sept 2026, 15:15 BST
  2. Clarification questions by21 days ago
    7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline9 days ago
    19 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
  4. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  5. Award decision expected byin 25 days
    23 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract startsin 63 days
    1 Jan 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Sept 2026, 15:15 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTPM-4795-PZBG Finance Office, Bangor, Wales, LL57 2TRContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender