Official UK procurement notice
Skillbuild Finals Event · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Construction Industry Training Board (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH11)
Awarded value£234,808published award · inc. VAT
Award in standstill 8 Apr 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to BUBBLE EVENT SERVICES LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Supplier shall provide Event Management services and logistics support to transport and deliver all required goods for the Skillbuild Finals 2026.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- 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
- 8 Apr 2026, 11:51 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Apr 2026, 12:48 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031910- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067dc3Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
CITB asked OneTwo to provide a quote as they are our contracted event agency but they would be outsourcing to Bubble and then adding on a substantial amount. Bubble have historically done this event for us and are contracted to do the regional heats of Skillbuild.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
8 Apr 2026 → 17 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published202 days ago8 Apr 2026, 12:48 BST
- Standstill ends192 days ago17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published8 Apr 2026, 11:51 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published8 Apr 2026, 12:48 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £234,8081 award inc. VAT; no net value published
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUBBLE EVENT SERVICES LIMITEDSME21 Apr 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 | £234,808 inc. VAT | 8 Apr 2026standstill to 17 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bubble Event Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender