Official UK procurement notice
Graduation Venue · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Plymouth (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University is procuring a venue for Graduations which must be able to seat 1200 in a single sitting with space for people gathering for the next ceremony. The average attendance will be 900 per ceremony.
CPV: Event services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The University of Plymouth is requiring a Plymouth city centre venue for graduation…
The University of Plymouth is requiring a Plymouth city centre venue for graduation ceremonies:
- w/c 8th July 2024 (Mon-Fri)
- w/c 18th Nov 2024 (Mon-Thurs)
- w/c 14th July 2025 (Mon-Fri)
The venue must be of very high quality and large enough to accommodate 1200 people in a single sitting, also (simultaneously) gathering space for next audience. The venue must be able to assist with set design and technical support, also provide a drinks reception based on 3 ceremonies per day, with on average 900 attendees at each ceremony. Theatre Royal Plymouth is deemed the only the venue meeting this criteria.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 16 Feb 2023, 11:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Feb 2023, 11:24 GMT
- Authority reference
EW/UoP/Graduation/023- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004739- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a618Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The venue must be of very high quality and large enough to accommodate 1200 people in a single sitting, also (simultaneously) gathering space for next audience. The venue must be able to assist with set design and technical support, also provide a drinks reception based on 3 ceremonies per day, with on average 900 attendees at each ceremony. Theatre Royal Plymouth is deemed the only the venue meeting this criteria.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| THEATRE ROYAL (PLYMOUTH) LTDGraduation Venu | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Graduation Venu · THEATRE ROYAL (PLYMOUTH) LTD
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Plymouth is requiring a Plymouth city centre venue for graduation… | — | — | — | £875,000 – £875,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £875,000 – £875,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The University of PlymouthReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Theatre Royal PlymouthAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.