Scope
Reference
2026-WMGC-0698
Description
West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC) proposes to appoint a supplier to develop, organise and host a senior-level roundtable event focused on UK site selectors and foreign direct investment (FDI) intermediaries.
The event will engage a highly targeted audience of decision-makers who directly influence international investment location decisions.
The activity supports WMGC's strategic objective to strengthen the West Midlands' global investment profile and generate qualified inward investment leads.
The supplier will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of the event, including:
Pre-Event
• Development and hosting of an event website and registration page.
• Creation of a target audience wishlist, including job titles and organisations relevant to inward investment.
• Invitation management, including issuing invitations, managing RSVPs and reconfirming attendance.
• Agreement of an outline agenda and key discussion themes in consultation with WMGC
On the Day
• Delivery of a 75-minute roundtable discussion.
• Professional chairing by journalist.
• Hosting / venue sourcing
• Facilitation of discussion and on-the-day event management.
Post-Event
• Distribution of thank-you communications to attendees.
• Provision of the agreed post-event data set
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £30,000 excluding VAT
- £36,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
30 January 2026
Contract dates
- 2 February 2026 to 30 March 2026
- 1 month, 29 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 79952000 - Event services
Contract locations
- UKG3 - West Midlands
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Supplier
FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED(THE)
- Companies House: 00227590
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNWZ-4265-TLJN
Bracken House, 1 Friday Street
London
EC4M 9BT
United Kingdom
Email: company.secretary@ft.com
Website: http://ft.com
Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
- Companies House: 01631329
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMVR-8297-WCWN
11th Floor The Colmore Building
Birmingham
B4 6AT
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@wmgrowth.com
Region: UKG31 - Birmingham
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government