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How to win: UKRI Venue Booking

A services contract from UK Research and Innovation, worth £9,000,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

UK Research and Innovation

Value

£9,000,000

About this contract

This pipeline notice is for information only. UKRI's current Venue Management Contract is due to expire in March 2027 with no options to extend. UKRI will be looking to procure a replacement Venue Management Contract via the GCA framework RM6342 lot 3 Venue Find and Supporting Services For Meetings, Conferences and Events. At this stage, no further details are available beyond what is published here.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — UK Research and Innovation scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £9,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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