Published date: 19 February 2025

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 March 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Event services - 79952000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£750,000

Procurement reference

BIP927593229

Published date

19 February 2025

Closing date

24 March 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 October 2025

Contract end date

31 October 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The University of Suffolk require a suitably experienced and capable supplier to provide hire of a marquee and luxury portable toilet facilities for the University's graduation ceremonies in October 2025, with a University only option to extend the contract on four occasions, each extension being for one additional year, making the maximum contract length 5 years in total.

The maximum estimated total value in II 1.5 only applies if the contract is extended and is subject to inflationary increase after the initial 12 months.

The graduation ceremonies will take place from Saturday 18 to Wednesday 22 October 2025 at the University of Suffolk on the Ipswich waterfront. The marquee and toilet facilities will be positioned in the Wharf car park (Orwell Quay, Ballast Wharf Walk, Wykes Bishop St, Ipswich, IP3 0DT).

Delta E-Sourcing Access Code 5CSD87A836

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About the buyer

Address

Waterfront Building
Neptune Quay
Ipswich
IP4 1QJ
UK

Telephone

+441473338350

Email

n.hopgood@uos.ac.uk