Official UK procurement notice
SIAL Paris'26 stand design and build requirements for AHDB
Authority: AHDB
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe successful supplier will be responsible for the design, production, construction, dismantling and disposal of the stand/s, along with any AV requirements and any other associated production services for SIAL'26, with the option to extend for Anuga'27 and SIAL'28.
This tender opportunity was to combine SIAL'26 with Anuga'27 and SIAL'28 into one tender opportunity.
The first event will be SIAL'26, based in Paris and held between 17th to 21st October'26 at the Paris-Nord Villepinte exhibition centre. Anuga'27 will be held between 23rd to 26th Feb'27 at Köln, Germany.
CPV: Event services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£642,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 85%
- Price: 15%
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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
- Awarded
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Dec 2025, 10:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2026, 09:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
2025-755- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078398- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ebaaFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
As per AHDB terms and conditions as mentioned in Goods and Services contract attached in Bidders Pack
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
1 Dec 2025 → 20 Mar 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published331 days ago1 Dec 2025, 10:13 GMT
- Tender notice published331 days ago1 Dec 2025, 10:54 GMT
- Next notice expected329 days ago2 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by274 days ago27 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline267 days ago3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent239 days ago3 Mar 2026
- Award decision expected by232 days ago9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends229 days ago12 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts224 days ago18 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published222 days ago20 Mar 2026, 09:05 GMT
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 Dec 2025, 10:13 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published1 Dec 2025, 10:54 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active1 Dec 2025, 10:54 GMT
- Procurement method changed1 Dec 2025, 10:54 GMT
- Deadline published: 3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT1 Dec 2025, 10:54 GMT
- Contract award notice published3 Mar 2026, 08:41 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Mar 2026, 08:41 GMT
- Contract signature expected17 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 Mar 2026, 09:05 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 1 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event Exhibition LtdSMESIAL'26 Paris stand design and build requirements for AHDB18 Mar 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2028Extensions: 1+1 to include Anuga'27 and SIAL'28 | £666,666 | 28 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
SIAL Paris'26 stand design and build requirements for AHDB · Event Exhibition LtdSME
- Signed
- 20 Mar 2026
- Value
- £666,666
- Period
- 23 Mar 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1+1 options to extend 1 to cover Anuga'27 1 to cover SIAL'28
No agreed KPIs: Not over £5 million and therefore not a requirement
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EVENT EXHIBITION LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender