Awarded contract

Who won: PA23 UK4 - Tender notice for the Event Management Agency- Retainer Model Department for Business Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST), British High Commission India

A services contract from Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Published

30 October 2026

About this contract

UK's Depatment for Business Innovation Science and Trade (represented by British High Commission in New Delhi) in India intends engage a competent Event Management Company on a Retainer Agreement to support planning and delivery of the events across India for a tenure of 3 month (September to December 2026), with provision for futher extension till 31st March 2027. To support an anticipated increase in event activity during the upcoming peak period. DBT will undertake rapid competative tender excercise using the Light Touch Regime (LTR) of Procurement Act 2023. The purpose of the retainer arrangement is to ensure the availability of dedicated event management support, faster response times, proactive planning, and consistent service delivery across DBTs event portfolio. The selected agency will receive a fixed monthly retainer fee covering ongoing event management support, account management, planning, coordination, and resource availability. Costs associated with the actual execution of events will be charged separately based on approved event requirements and budgets.

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