Venue Hire for OU Graduation Ceremony

Official notice

Authority: OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ12)

Awarded value£110,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Southbank Centre

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Venue Hire for OU Graduation Ceremony for 2 days

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

79952000 Event services

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: 16 Jan 2026, 18:27 GMT
Last source update: 16 Jan 2026, 18:27 GMT
Authority reference: OUPA11600
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-004106
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060820 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
16 Jan 2026, 18:27 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £110,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Southbank Centre	£110,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Venue Hire for Graduation Ceremony · Southbank Centre
Signed
17 Dec 2025
Value
£110,000
Period
14 Sept 2026 – 15 Sept 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000391 · GB-PPON: PYNW-6296-ZJQQ Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, South East, MK7 6AAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Southbank CentreAwarded supplier Belvedere Road, London, London, SE1 8XXContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender16 Jan 2026, 18:27 GMT