Expired contract

Event services

Details

Supplier(s)
Executive Marquees
Value
£400,000
Duration
5 years
Topic
Event services
Published
18 January 2019

Tender description

Eventus, Culture and Arts, at Queen’s University Belfast (Queen’s) is appointing a single economic operator capable of fulfilling its requirements for the supply, delivery, construction and subsequent removal of marquees and associated furnishings at graduation and other events across the University. Eventus, Culture and Arts, at Queen’s University Belfast (Queen’s) is appointing a single economic operator capable of fulfilling its requirements for the supply, delivery, construction and subsequent removal of marquees and associated furnishings at Graduation and other events across the University. The economic operator will be required to fulfil a range of requirements including: — the supply of all equipment and personnel required to fulfil Queen’s event requirements, — construction, breakdown and removal of all equipment from site, — framed/solid sided marquees in a range of sizes, with flooring, roof linings and valances, — heaters as required, to maintain a comfortable temperature in the marquees, — furniture, to include patio tables, poseur tables, chairs and staging, — carpeting and ground coverings, — fire extinguishers and Health and safety matting, — a manager/personnel must be available onsite for the duration of each event It should be noted that whilst the subsequent contract will mainly be used by Eventus, Culture and Arts (Student Plus), the contract may be used by other Queen’s Schools and Directorates who have similar requirements throughout the year.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date4 January 2019
  2. Completed: Award published18 January 2019
    Current notice
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date9 December 2023

About the buyer

Queen's University Belfast is a higher education institution that runs its procurement through the Finance Directorate's procurement team. Suppliers register on the university's own e-tendering site to view and respond to current tenders. An accepted expression of interest opens the "my tenders" area, where full tender documents sit for registered suppliers. A Supply Chain Code of Conduct, tied to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, applies to every supplier. Contracts above the advertising threshold follow the Procurement Act 2023 and its regulations, in force since February 2025. The procurement team takes supplier and contract queries directly by email.

Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.

Over the past 5 years, most of Queen's University Belfast's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, industrial machinery and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79952000 · Event services

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