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ClosedStage · contract

The Department For Culture Media & Sport

EVENTS MANAGEMENT SERVICES: FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY COMMEMORATIVE EVENT, THIEPVAL

Business ServicesCPV 79000000 79900000 79950000
Value£1.8m
Deadline23 Apr 2015
Published10 Jul 2015
RegionUK-wide
Timeline
Published 10 Jul 2015ClosedCloses 23 Apr 2015
Contract value in context
£1.8mtotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.9m

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The brief

Cultural event organisation services.

As part of its centenary commemorations of the First World War, the UK Government will be hosting a large commemorative event at the Thiepval Memorial in France in 2016.

The main event will be preceded by an overnight vigil at the monument.

It is expected that the event will be broadcast live on television in the UK and France.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is the lead government department and is engaging an Event Management Company to work with DCMS and numerous stakeholders to advise on, and to plan and deliver, the event.

Public attendance is likely to be around 8 000 with an additional 2 000 VIPs.

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The Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is the lead government department and is engaging an Event Management Company to work with DCMS and numerous stakeholders to advise on, and to plan and deliver, the event.

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