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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Framework Agreements for Events Management and Related Services for the British High Commission (New Delhi) and British Deputy High Commissions across India Network

Business ServicesCPV 55520000
Value£4.5m
Deadline4 Sept 2025
Published4 Aug 2025
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 4 Aug 2025ClosedCloses 4 Sept 2025
Who to contact
Nikhil Kalra
SouthAsia.Procurement@fcdo.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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Your tender must be submitted via the FCDO's e-sourcing portal (https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html) in accordance with the attached ITT Instructions. Tenders submitted by any other means will not be accepted. Please also note the requirement to register and submit commonly used information on the Central Digital Platform as described in the instructions for completing the invitation to tender. Important information for all Potential Suppliers: In order to participate and gain access to the Invitation To Tender documentation in relation to this procurement, potential suppliers should access the FCDO's e-sourcing portal (link provided above). Once logged in, search for Project Refrence No. 12169. If a potential supplier is not registered on the portal, click the 'Click here to register!' button, and follow the on-screen instructions to complete registration. Please note the portal operates a Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) login process and unregistered suppliers should read the guidance document available on the portal home page. Registration take approximately 5 minutes and is free or charge.

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
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this tender£0£7.6m

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The brief

The British High Commission in India brings together numerous UK Government departments including the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT).

The British High Commission in New Delhi covers consular services for Northern India.

The British High Commission, New Delhi has British Deputy High Commissions, at Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Bengaluru.

It also has a trade office in Pune and the British National Assistance office in Goa.

The BHC’s departments organize and participate in a large number of events to raise awareness about the UK as a destination for education, tourism and to do business with.

Some of these events are organised independently however, we do work in partnership with industry associations (e.g.

National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Global International Entrepreneurs Organization (TiE), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), Government of India/State Governments (and respective ministries), NGOs, other diplomatic missions, private companies and Institutions.

The events that the BHC organizes are not restricted to cities where the BHC/ BDHC has offices but also Tier-2/Tier-3 cities where BHC does not have a physical office.

BHC hosts many of its events at the diplomatic residences of the BHC/DHC senior staff as well as partner organisations like British Council and UK India Business Council.

FCDO in India anticipates that the initial framework agreement for Lot 1 to 5 will operate for a period of 36 months, commencing on 1st December 2025.

In accordance with the provisions for open frameworks under the Procurement Act 2023, the Authority reserves the right to re-open the framework in the third year and may award a subsequent framework agreement on substantially the same terms for a further period of up to 24 months.

In the framework suppliers will be empanelled for the following Five (5) Lots: Lot 1: Events Planning, Management and Delivery, including Audio Visuals (AV) Equipment, Services Design and Integration, Print Production Lot 2: Video Production and Photography Services Lot 3: Public Relations and Market research Lot 4: Influencer Marketing Lot 5: Catering Suppliers/Bidders for this tender should be legally registered in India with relevant trade and government bodies to operate in India.

Registered businesses should be compliant with various laws and regulations, including taxations, labour laws and other relevant laws/acts

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Lot 1: Events Planning, Management and Delivery

Lot 1: Events Planning, Management and Delivery, including Audio Visuals (AV) Equipment, Services Design and Integration, Print Production.

02

Suppliers/Bidders for this tender should be legally

Suppliers/Bidders for this tender should be legally registered in India with relevant trade and government bodies to operate in India.

03

Registered businesses should be compliant with various

Registered businesses should be compliant with various laws and regulations, including taxations, labour laws and other relevant laws/acts.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
045516-2025
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