AwardedAwarded 17 December 2025

Venue Hire for OU Graduation Ceremony

The Open University · Education

In brief

The Open University awarded leisure and events work to Southbank Centre on 17 December 2025.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Venue Hire for OU Graduation Ceremony for 2 days

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Southbank Centre£110,000
14 September 2026 to 15 September 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 004106-2026

Last time this was bought

OU Graduation Ceremony

Awarded
18 December 2025
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
28 March 2026

Matched on The Open University, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

The Open UniversityLast 12 months

Procurements

147

Awards

115

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From notice 004106-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 16 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.