Published date: 14 September 2023
This notice was replaced on 8 February 2024
This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:
Future opportunity (published 8 February 2024)
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
Restaurant and food-serving services - 55300000
Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions - 55523000
Retail trade services - 55900000
Supply services of personnel including temporary staff - 79620000
Event services - 79952000
Location of contract
London
Procurement reference
tender_388725/1258218
Published date
14 September 2023
Closing date
31 March 2024
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The United Kingdom (UK) is participating in World Expo 2025, which runs from 13 April 2025 - 13 October 2025 and will take place in Osaka, Kansai, Japan. His Majesty's Government (HMG) will deliver a self-built UK Pavilion (UKP) at Expo 2025 Osaka.
HMG wish to engage the market for the Full Operational Services (FOS) to support the UK's presence at Expo 2025. This may include, but is not limited to: event management, full retail services provision, full restaurant and hospitality services provision and all the associated specialist and general supporting staffing and services. Several options are being explored including the procurement of one integrated service or procuring services independently through multiple contracts.
HMG will be conducting a series of market engagement activities between September 2023 and March 2024. Market Engagement may take multiple rounds and consist of the following types of engagement.
- Survey/ questionnaires
- 1 to 1 meetings with potential suppliers
- Focus groups / supplier days
- Webinars
Feedback from suppliers via this early engagement will help inform our thinking and shape the future commercial strategy for FOS.
If you are interested in this potential opportunity, DBT would like to engage with you.
Please email your company details, specifying which part of the FOS services your company specialises in including a main point of contact to MajorWorldEventsCommercial@trade.gov.uk
This is Early Market Engagement for a potential opportunity, as such, DBT is not obligated to run a procurement following this activity and is not liable for any costs associated with participating in this Early Engagement.
Please see Attachment Titled UK Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka - Full Operational Services (FOS) -Early Engagement Notice for further details
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