Graduation - Gowning Services
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Graduation Attire Limited
- Value
- £2,950,000
- Duration
- 4 years
- Topic
- Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
- Published
- 9 March 2022
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
The Student Engagement department sits within the Student Services Directorate at the University of Southampton. The team is responsible for ensuring students feel a sense of belonging to the University. This is achieved through various activities including events, and in June 2021 the team became responsible for graduation ceremonies. The University seeks to establish a collaborative relationship with an innovative supplier to store, maintain, and supply ceremonial gowns as required for graduation ceremonies. The successful supplier must be able to respond in an agile and flexible way to the University's evolving requirements and should possess sufficient and demonstrable understanding of and expertise in this area. This Further Competition is being carried out under the LUPC Framework Agreement for Ceremonial Gown and Photography Services (JAN5043 LU). **This notice is published in accordance with transparency requirements and relates to an awarded contract**
Timeline
- Completed: Award date1 March 2022
- Completed: Award published9 March 2022Current notice
- Completed: Contract expiry date28 February 2026
About the buyer
University of Southampton is a higher education institution whose procurement team runs tenders and quotations under its own financial regulations. Tenders are advertised through In-Tend, the university's e-tendering system. Many contracts are awarded through framework agreements managed by the Southern Universities Procurement Consortium. Larger opportunities may also appear on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. Purchasing teams raise orders and requisitions for faculties and professional service groups. Procurement thresholds set the route to market, ranging from a single quotation to a formal tender. Contractors must hold appropriate insurance before work begins.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of University of Southampton's contract awards have been in software and information systems, office and computing equipment and architectural and engineering services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 18000000 · Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov |
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