Official UK procurement notice
SFO/ExtRel/Venuehire · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Serious Fraud Office (Central government)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: London (UKI)
Awarded value£19,064published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 25 Nov 2025no call for competition
Awarded to The Drapers Company, The Drapers' Company
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionVenue Hire for an external event 2 day event in May 2026.
Total hire amount is £19,064 (not inc. VAT).
Multiple venues considered and quotes obtained leading to a direct award.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 25 Nov 2025, 10:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Dec 2025, 10:27 GMT
- Authority reference
SFO/ExtRel/Venue Hire- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082330- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e812Find a Tender
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published25 Nov 2025, 10:38 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published25 Nov 2025, 11:08 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected26 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published12 Dec 2025, 10:27 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £19,0641 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Drapers Company, The Drapers' Companyjoint award5 May 2026 – 6 May 2026 | £19,064 | 25 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
SFO/ExtRel/Venuehire · The Drapers Company, The Drapers' Company
- Signed
- 25 Nov 2025
- Value
- £19,064
- Period
- 5 May 2026 – 6 May 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- The Drapers CompanyAwarded supplier
- The Drapers' CompanyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender