Graduation Ceremony · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ12)

Awarded value£11,281,260published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Apr 2025no call for competition

Awarded to The Barbican Centre

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Open University Graduation Ceremony Venue

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

79952000 Event services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 May 2025, 16:46 BST
Last source update: 13 May 2025, 16:46 BST
Authority reference: OUPA11395
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-020989
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051267 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
13 May 2025, 16:46 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £11,281,2601 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Apr 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
The Barbican Centre	£11,281,260 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Graduation Ceremony · The Barbican Centre
Signed
24 Apr 2025
Value
£11,281,260
Period
19 Sept 2025 – 20 Sept 2025
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000391 · GB-PPON: PYNW-6296-ZJQQ Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, South East, MK7 6AAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

The Barbican CentreAwarded supplier Silk Street, London, London, EC2Y8DSContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender13 May 2025, 16:46 BST