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Events & Venues

Events management, audio visual production, venue hire, exhibitions, public ceremonies, and conference services for councils, NHS, and public bodies.

Market signals from DVLA, Land Registry, Companies House, ONS & UKRI. Procurement from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender.

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£3.02bn+ Market size (12 months)

1 Active tenders

£0.23m Median contract value

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— Closing in 7 days

AWARDED DEMAND SIGNAL ⓘ

Based on awarded notices found in the public record
for this desk profile (last 12 months).

£3.02bn+ Total awarded value

235 Awarded notices

146 Public buyers

Top recurring demand areas (by awarded value)

Public Ceremonies & Civic Events

£43.0m

Venue Hire & Conference Facilities

£34.0m

Audio Visual & Production

£12.0m

Event Management & Planning

£3.3m

Exhibitions & Displays

£169k

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Caveat: Not a whole-market estimate. See sources below.

LIVE MARKET DEMAND

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COMPANIES HOUSE · 28 Jul 2026–27 Aug 2026

117 new Retail businesses incorporated

Retail founders are in active procurement mode — tools, services & support spend within first 30 days

COMPANIES HOUSE · 28 Jul 2026–27 Aug 2026

100 new Fashion & Clothing businesses incorporated

Fashion & Clothing founders are in active procurement mode — tools, services & support spend within first 30 days

GOVERNMENT TENDERS

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Exhibition Racking Contractor - Project Tullie (Phase 3) Works INVITATION TO TENDER

TULLIE HOUSE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY TRUST

Value: £500k Published: 22 Jun 2026 Deadline: 3 Aug 2026

Why matched: Title match: exhibition · Open opportunity

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Market signals: DVLA, Land Registry, ONS · Tenders: Contracts Finder & Find a Tender

BUYER WATCHLIST ⓘ

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KCC

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

LOCAL AUTHORITY

£2.00bn total awarded

Active notices: 1

LAA

The Legal Aid Agency

£360.0m total awarded

Active notices: 2

WCC

Warwickshire County Council

LOCAL AUTHORITY

£56.7m total awarded

Active notices: 8

Ministry of Justice

CENTRAL GOV

£38.2m total awarded

Active notices: 3

Department for Education

CENTRAL GOV

£26.9m total awarded

Active notices: 5

Watchlist rotates daily. Figures are indicative.

RECENT AWARDS — LAST 90 DAYS 3 awards found

NCG

Audio Visual Equipment & Installation Services for NCG

£250k 7 Jul 2026

🏆 GVAV Ltd.

National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)

TEN-2627-005-PCR 2015 - Venue Finding

£56k 11 Jun 2026

🏆 Calder Conferences

DERBY CITY COUNCIL

ENQ1297 - Staging and Screens for Darley Park Weekender Event

£51k 2 Jun 2026

🏆 IMPACT PRODUCTIONS (MILTON KEYNES) LIMITED

RENEWAL RADAR — CONTRACTS ENTERING RETENDER WINDOWS 12 contracts · next 12 months

POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE

Staff Summit Venue Hire

£37k 1 Jun 2026

LAPSED 88D — RETENDER WINDOW Incumbent: Yarnfield Park

HM TREASURY

OECD Conference 2025 - Venue and Audio Visual

£40k 9 Jun 2026

LAPSED 80D — RETENDER WINDOW Incumbent: Searcys Tansley & Company Ltd

Ministry of Justice

Audio Visual Services for the Nottingham Inquiry.

£862k 11 Jun 2026

LAPSED 78D — RETENDER WINDOW Incumbent: Radio Technical Services Limited trading as RTS ...

The Pensions Regulator

Audio Visual Support

£57k 29 Jun 2026

LAPSED 60D — RETENDER WINDOW Incumbent: GVAV Limited

THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE ROYAL NAVY

Appointment of Museum & Exhibition Designers for the Re-Imagining of Boathouse 6 Project

£434k 7 Jul 2026

LAPSED 52D — RETENDER WINDOW Incumbent: SARNER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED,Bea and Blue Limited

Home Office

Exhibition Stands and Event Spaces for ESN - Awarded Contract

£225k 27 Jul 2026

LAPSED 32D — RETENDER WINDOW Incumbent: The Mindworks Marketing Company Limited

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council

Alienvault SIEM Log and Event Management Solution

£26k 30 Jul 2026

LAPSED 29D — RETENDER WINDOW Incumbent: WCL UK Ltd (t/a Everything ICT)

Manchester City Council

Audio Visual Services 062-2022

£960k 30 Jul 2026

LAPSED 29D — RETENDER WINDOW Incumbent: Sterling Event Group Limited

Nottingham Trent University (NTU)

Exhibition Board Hire & Installation

£203k 30 Jul 2026

LAPSED 29D — RETENDER WINDOW Incumbent: Art and Show Ltd trading as Stewart Contract...

Somerset Council

Audio Visual Solution for Somerset Digital Innovation Centre (re procurement)

£140k 15 Aug 2026

LAPSED 13D — RETENDER WINDOW Incumbent: Harp Visual Communications Ltd

Durham County Council

001895 - New Venue Launch Exhibition (Guest Artistic Director/Curator) for DLI, Durham

£27k 30 Aug 2026

ENDS IN 2D Incumbent: Natasha Howes

Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire

The Provision of Venue Hire for Police Command Training Courses

£65k 29 Sept 2026

ENDS IN 32D Incumbent: COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED

Desk Analytics

Market Intelligence

12-month public procurement record — awarded contracts only

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£3.02bn

Total awarded

235

Contracts indexed

146

Unique buyers

£227k

Median contract

Monthly Spend Trend

12 months of awarded contract data — public record

£3.02bn+ · 235 contracts

Top Buyers

Ranked by 12-month awarded spend on this desk

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

£2.0bn

The Legal Aid Agency

£360m

Warwickshire County Council

£57m

Ministry of Justice

£38m

Department for Education

£27m

Top 5 buyers by awarded spend on this desk

Contract Size

228 awarded contracts by value band

< £100k

88 39%

£100k – £500k

58 25%

£500k – £1m

24 11%

£1m – £5m

37 16%

£5m+

21 9%

Category Breakdown

Top demand areas by awarded value

Public Ceremonies & Civic Events

£43.0m

Venue Hire & Conference Facilities

£34.0m

Audio Visual & Production

£12.0m

Event Management & Planning

£3.3m

Exhibitions & Displays

£169k

Sector Intelligence

Events & Venues — Market Signals

Live market data from DVLA, Land Registry, Companies House, ONS and UKRI — independent of government procurement.

🏢 COMPANIES HOUSE📊 ONS🚗 DVLA

🏢 COMPANIES HOUSE

117 new Retail businesses incorporated

Retail founders are in active procurement mode — tools, services & support spend within first 30 days

UK-wide · 28 Jul 2026–27 Aug 2026

🏢 COMPANIES HOUSE

100 new Fashion & Clothing businesses incorporated

Fashion & Clothing founders are in active procurement mode — tools, services & support spend within first 30 days

UK-wide · 28 Jul 2026–27 Aug 2026

📊 ONS ▼ 7.6%

Discretionary (Durables) · -7.6% YoY

Consumer pullback on big-ticket items shifts spend to B2B and public sector — now the growth channel

UK-wide · 2024

📊 ONS ▼ 2.3%

Essential Spending · -2.3% YoY

Essential spend holding up — working population is active and purchasing

UK-wide · 2024

📊 ONS ▼ 3.5%

Total Consumer Spending · -3.5% YoY

Overall consumer spending trajectory sets the B2C demand environment for all sectors

UK-wide · 2024

🚗 DVLA ▲ 24.0%

528,000 zero-emission vehicles registered

EV cabins are odourless by design — in-car scent, air quality & accessories become the differentiator · +24.0% YoY

UK-wide · 2025

🚗 DVLA ▲ 0.0%

2,617,000 new vehicle registrations

Every new owner is a procurement event — insurance, accessories, servicing & finance within 90 days

UK-wide · 2025

DEMAND MAP – EVENTS & VENUES ⓘ

All major categories and sub-categories this desk scans for.

Exhibitions & Displays 4 notices

Event Management & Planning 9 notices

Audio Visual & Production 19 notices

Venue Hire & Conference Facilities 9 notices

Public Ceremonies & Civic Events 2 notices

Digital Events & Engagement

Public record. No insider information. Always verify on the source.

SOURCES Contracts Finder ↗ Find a Tender ↗ Local Authority Transparency ↗ Companies House ↗

Caveat: Data is indicative, not exhaustive.

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