University Seeks Main Contractor for Summer and Winter Graduation Ceremonies

The University requires a main contractor to support the delivery of the summer graduation ceremonies, hosted in a marquee setting on King’s Lawn. Working alongside the appointed marquee provider, the contractor will be expected to deliver a high‑quality event experience that reflects the significance and profile of gr…

Source ID: UK-PCS-ocds-r6ebe6-0000823363

Scope overview

The University requires a main contractor to support the delivery of the summer graduation ceremonies, hosted in a marquee setting on King’s Lawn. Working alongside the appointed marquee provider, the contractor will be expected to deliver a high‑quality event experience that reflects the significance and profile of graduation within the University’s academic calendar.

The summer graduation ceremonies for 2026 will take place between 29th June and 3rd July 2026 (inclusive). In addition to the summer ceremonies, the University may require events services for the Winter Graduation ceremonies during the contract period. Winter graduation support at this stage is subject to university approval during the term of the contract.

If approved, winter graduation ceremonies are anticipated to take place between 23rd and 27th November, with ceremonies expected to occur on 24th – 26th November. Winter graduations are smaller in scale and will be hosted inside Elphinstone Hall, Old Aberdeen Campus. The anticipated contract period is 1 year, commencing 1st June 2026.

Subject to satisfactory performance and mutual agreement, the University reserves the option to extend the contract for up to three additional periods of 1 year each.

Statusopen
CategoryOther
CountryUnited Kingdom
Publish dateFeb 11, 2026
Submission deadlineMar 16, 2026
Estimated value
Notice typetender_notice
Sourceuk-pcs-notices
BuyerUniversity of Aberdeen
Buyer websitehttps://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
CityAberdeen

Buyer & contacts

Emaile-sourcing@abdn.ac.uk
OrganizationUniversity of Aberdeen

Tags & Signals

graduation ceremoniesevent contractormarquee eventsuniversity eventssummer graduationwinter graduationevent managementceremony support

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