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Tender: Event Management Retainer – Department for Business Innovation, Science and Trade (British High Commission, New Delhi) Sep–Dec 2026

Released 2 months ago

Closed10 Sep 2026

Est. valueEstimate£60K to £1.8M

LocationIN

AgencyForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

SourceFind a Tender

CategoryArts & Culture

Submissions closedClosed Thu, 10 Sept 2026

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Department for Business Innovation, Science and Trade (represented by the British High Commission in New Delhi) is seeking an event management company on a three-month retainer (September–December 2026) to support planning and delivery of events across India during an anticipated peak period. The procurement will be run as a rapid competitive tender under the Light Touch Regime of the Procurement Act 2023. The retainer arrangement is intended to ensure dedicated event management support, faster response times, proactive planning and consistent service delivery; the selected agency will receive a fixed monthly retainer fee covering ongoing event management support, account management, planning, coordination and resource availability, while costs for actual event execution will be charged separately based on approved event requirements and budgets, with provision for further extension.

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