Venue Hire for FCDO Hosted Event

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£750,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Mar 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Blenheim Palace Heritage Foundation

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Venue Hire for FCDO Hosted Event

CPV: Event services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Hire of space for a major eventAwarded

Delivery: UK

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: 24 Apr 2024, 16:11 BST
Last source update: 24 Apr 2024, 16:11 BST
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-013345
Classification (CPV): Event services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0454ed Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Regulation 15 and 32 apply.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £750,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Mar 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Blenheim Palace Heritage FoundationSMEFCDO Venue Hire Agreement	£750,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

FCDO Venue Hire Agreement · Blenheim Palace Heritage FoundationSME
Signed
19 Mar 2024
Value
£750,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services King Charles Street, London, UK, SW1A 2AHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Blenheim Palace Heritage FoundationAwarded supplier Woodstock, Oxford, UK, OX20 1PP

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.