Contract

Event & Stand Management Services - UK & Europe

  • VisitScotland

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-085813

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05fc80

Published 23 December 2025, 12:43pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

VisitScotland

Ocean Point One, 94 Ocean Drive

Edinburgh

EH6 6JH

Email

kirsty.strowes@visitscotland.com

Telephone

+44 1314722222

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM - Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.visitscotland.org

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00118

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Tourist Board / Marketing


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Event & Stand Management Services - UK & Europe

Reference number

VSEH22013

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79952000 - Event services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

VisitScotland is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified supplier for the provision of Event Staging and Management Services for Business Events in the UK & European markets

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £1,215,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79952000 - Event services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

One planned event taking place in London, one is in Barcelona (Spain) and the final event is in Frankfurt (Germany)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

VisitScotland is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified supplier for the provision of Event Staging and Management Services for Business Events in the UK and European market.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: technical / Weighting: 50

Price - Weighting: 50

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 022-190257


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

VSEH22013

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

11 August 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 5

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The Rocket Group

34 Halley Drive

Glasgow

G13 4DJ

Telephone

+44 7766087402

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,215,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:819299)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Court of Session

Edinburgh

Country

United Kingdom