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Venue Hire - Market engagement event

Ministry of Justice
27 February 2028 to 26 February 2032

Managed service for finding, securing, and paying for event locations, conferences, and training venues across the UK for circa 100,500 staff. Includes an online booking system, live management information reporting tools, booking amendments, cancellations, and refund solutions for events such as Judicial College training, Prison Officer training, and tribunal hearings.

Open the official notice

Closed· 21 September 2026

Estimated value: £46.2m; Buyer estimate
Published: 3 September 2026
Deadline: 21 September 2026; Closed
Contract length: 48 months; Ends 26 February 2032

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of venue hire and event management booking services for public sector conferences, training, and meetings.

Finding, securing and paying for event locations for various events such as conferences, meetings, training or wider projects
Booking amendments, cancellations and refund solutions
Operate and maintain appropriate online booking systems, processes and records and require live management information reporting tools

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Initial term: 48 months
Contract dates: 27 February 2028 to 26 February 2032
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 55000000

Services in this tender

Venue finding and accommodation booking servicesMain service£600k typicalVenue finding, securing and payment service for staff events

Lifecycle

Published
3 September 2026
Deadline for bidsClosed
21 September 2026
Contract awardedUsually published within a few months
Contract starts
27 February 2028

The buyer

Ministry of Justice

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Cite this tender

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3863791/venue-hire-market-engagement-event
Buyer reference: Prj_17834
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f14e
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Ministry of Justice. Venue Hire - Market engagement event. Tender, 3 September 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3863791/venue-hire-market-engagement-event (accessed 5 November 2026).