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Venue Hire - Market engagement event

Ministry of Justice · Central government

In brief

Ministry of Justice has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £46,200,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 27 February 2028.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 37 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Venue Hire contract is accessible to all directly employed staff within the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), Arm's Length Bodies (ALB's) & Agencies, facilitating venue hire to enable staff to perform their duties and obligations for various services such as finding, securing, and paying for event locations This notice is for Information only and the Authority reserves the right to not proceed to tender. Additionally the Authority reserves the right to discontinue the tender process and not to award the contract.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 083478-2026

About the buyer

Ministry of JusticeLast 12 months

Procurements

314

Awards

226

Suppliers it has used most

From notice 083478-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 3 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.