Awarded contract

Venue Booking Services (2026-2030)

Details

Buyer: Department For Work and Pensions (DWP)
Supplier(s): Calder Conferences Limited
Value: £2,088,450
Duration: 4 years
Topic: Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
Published: 13 February 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The Department for Work and Pensions has awarded the Venue Find and Supporting Services For Meetings, Conferences and Events (C9119) contract to Calder Conferences Ltd.The Venue Find and Supporting Services is for the provision of a comprehensive and cost effective 'Venue Find' service to meet DWP's full specification of requirements for event(s). This service is to provide Venue Find and relevant business Venue provided services for events on a residential or non-residential basis for DWP business users.

Timeline

Completed: Award published13 February 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date27 February 2026
Next: Contract expiry date26 February 2030in 3 years

About the buyer

The Department For Work and Pensions (DWP) delivers the State Pension and working-age benefits to millions of claimants, and buys as a central government ministerial department with its own commercial teams. Larger contracts are advertised on Find a Tender, with suppliers registering through the Atamis eSourcing portal. Framework agreements are called off through the Government Commercial Agency using Public Sector Contract terms. Suppliers can join its low value purchasing system freely, with no cap on numbers. Dynamic purchasing systems cover welfare-to-work and employment support opportunities. Commercial teams engage the market early through in-person and online supplier events.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of DWP's contract awards have been in education and training, IT services and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

79950000 · Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov