Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime
PTMT-7816-YCQG
169 Union Street
London
SE10LL
UK
E-mail: commercialmailbox@met.police.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.met.police.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Venue Booking Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79900000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of venue booking services for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), including the sourcing and management of external venues to support meetings, training events, workshops, conferences, and other business activities.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
22 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79900000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of venue booking services for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), including the sourcing and management of external venues to support meetings, training events, workshops, conferences, and other business activities.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The contract was awarded via a direct award under Crown Commercial Service Framework RM6342, Lot 3. Calder Conferences Ltd was the sole supplier appointed to the Lot and, in accordance with the framework provisions, no further competition was required.
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Venue Booking Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Calder Conferences Ltd
03702902
Leeds
LS16 6RF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 22 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contract was awarded via a direct award under Crown Commercial Service Framework RM6342, Lot 3. Calder Conferences Ltd was the sole supplier appointed to the Lot and, in accordance with the framework provisions, no further competition was required.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/09/2026