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Exhibition stand space contracts

UK public sector · 65 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
65
Last 12 months
Median contract
£30k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£3.4m
61 of 63 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
25
Suppliers
52

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most exhibition stand space contracts took 23% of them (15 of 65).
  • The median contract, £30k, is 56% below the median across marketing & creative contracts (£69k).
  • London had the most contracts: 21, or 32% of the total.

Who buys exhibition stand space

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Department for Business and Trade15 contracts
  2. 2Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government13 contracts
  3. 3UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)5 contracts
  4. 4Department for Work and Pensions5 contracts
  5. 5Ordnance Survey3 contracts
  6. 6Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)3 contracts
  7. 7VisitBritain / VisitEngland (British Tourist Authority)2 contracts
  8. 8Ministry of Justice2 contracts
  9. 9Liverpool City Region Combined Authority1 contract
  10. 10The City of Liverpool College1 contract

Top exhibition stand space contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1RX Global5 contracts
  2. 2Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI)3 contracts
  3. 3ADS Group3 contracts
  4. 4Marketforce Business Media Limited2 contracts
  5. 5Built Environment Networking2 contracts
  6. 6Gartner UK Limited2 contracts
  7. 7Space-Comm Ltd2 contracts
  8. 8Clearleft Limited2 contracts
  9. 9UKinbound1 contract
  10. 10CREATIVE ECONOMY TEAM LTD1 contract

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

11Q4 2025*18Q1 202614Q2 202622Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 52 · Wales 13

London21Wales10North West5South West5West Midlands3South East3Yorkshire and The Humber2North East1UK-wide or not stated15

What is included

Buying exhibition stand space, pavilion space, sponsorship or participation packages from the organiser of a trade show, expo, summit or careers exhibition.

  • Stand and pavilion space at UK and overseas trade shows
  • Sponsorship and exhibitor packages
  • Participation and attendance packages at sector conferences
  • Careers exhibition stand space

What is not included

  • Designing and building the stand (mkt.events.exhibition-stand-design-and-build)
  • Organising a trade mission or delegation programme (mkt.events.trade-missions-and-overseas-trade-events)
  • Organising a fair as the event owner (mkt.events.conference-and-event-management)

Often bought by the same buyers