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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Event Management & Delivery Framework 1 (EMF1)
Historical: no longer open for bids.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- Not statedValue not stated in source
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this historical notice.
- Published
- 7 Sep 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
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The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has completed the procurement process for the Event Management Framework (EMF1).
The procurement was conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 and the Light Touch Regime. EMF1 will provide a flexible and accessible route to market for a range of event management and delivery services.
The framework agreement will have an initial term of four years, with the option to extend for two further periods of up to 12 months each.
The procurement comprises of the following lots:
Lot 1 – National and Public-Facing Events: End-to-end planning, management and delivery of large-scale, high-profile national and public-facing events.
Lot 2 – Medium to Large Indoor Events: Planning, design, management and delivery of medium to large-scale indoor events.
Lot 3 – Government Presence at Third-Party Events: Planning, management and delivery of government participation and presence at events organised and delivered by third parties.
Lot 4 – Small Events: Planning, management and delivery of small-scale and/or short-duration events.
Lot 5 – Event Assurance Services: Provision of specialist event assurance services, including crowd management planning, crowd safety and operational crowd security.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 79952000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
4 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 28 Nov 2025Planning notice
Planning notice published 28 November 2025.
Release 077997-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 14 Jan 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 14 January 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Deadline in this release: Fri 24 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST.
Release 003159-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 26 Mar 2026Tender notice
Tender notice published 26 March 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Deadline in this release: Fri 22 May 2026, 13:00 BST.
Release 028012-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 7 Sep 2026Notice
Notice published 7 September 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 084654-2026
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05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The source does not state a usable value.
06/ Questions
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07/ Tender hubs
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- Stage
- award · Awarded
- Framework
- Yes, as recorded by the source
- Last verified
- Sun 13 Sep 2026, 08:11 BST
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- Fri 23 Oct 2026, 05:54 BST
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