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Tender for Graduation Service Venue Hire

Birmingham City University

Estimated Value

Not specified

Deadline

17 July 2026

Published

15 June 2026

Type

Not specified

West MidlandsGBopen

Overview

The graduation ceremonies involved for this tender are from July 2028 to January 2033. Graduation ceremonies are held twice a year: January and July.

There are 9 ceremonies in January over 3 days and 15 ceremonies in July over 5 days. Each ceremony has up to 620 students graduating with 2 guests per student.

The venue selected must be within a 7.5-mile radius from the city centre campus - B4 7BD. The tender includes venue hire and services and catering for BCU staff, graduates and guests.

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  1. 1

    Coach House Pianos

    1 contract wonlatest 4 Sept 2026

    £90,813

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  2. 2

    JISC SERVICES LIMITED

    1 contract wonlatest 1 Sept 2026CH 02881024
  3. 3

    Softcat PLC

    1 contract wonlatest 1 Sept 2026CH 02174990
  4. 4

    ADT Fire and Security PLC

    1 contract wonlatest 27 Aug 2026CH 01161045
  5. 5

    The Digital Garage Group Limited

    1 contract wonlatest 27 Aug 2026CH 04323672

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Birmingham City University
Typepublic body
RegionUKG31
Total tenders27
Total spend£5,840,756
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Published

15 June 2026

Submission deadline

17 July 2026

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