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Contract award · 10 Dec 2024

Venue Hire, Graduation Ceremonies

Cardiff Metropolitan University awarded “Venue Hire, Graduation Ceremonies” to Wales Millennium Centre for £760k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionBusiness servicesWales

BuyerCardiff Metropolitan University
Value £760k
WinnerWales Millennium Centre SME

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Cardiff Metropolitan University · Body governed by public law
Supplier
Wales Millennium Centre SME
Value
£760,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Business services · Event services (CPV 79952000)
Region
Wales
Official notice
008074-2025 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date10 Dec 2024
  2. Published5 Mar 2025Published 85 days after the contract date

Description

A venue was sought to host the university's graduation ceremonies.

About the supplier

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Date Contract Supplier Value
30 Sep 2024
Wales Millennium Centre SME £760k

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