HIE has awarded a multi-supplier Framework for Events Management to provide support for planning, managing and successfully running a wide range of digital, physical and hybrid events, or supporting internal event managers. This may include implementation of conferences, exhibitions, dinners and launch events. Most events will be in Scotland, but on occasion may be elsewhere in the UK or abroad.

The contract will be awarded under a Framework Agreement to approximately 3 suppliers and under this agreement, no minimum workload is guaranteed. Services will be agreed on an “as required” basis only.

It will also be available for call-off by any other Contracting Authority wholly or partly under the control of, or funded by HIE, at any point during the term of this Framework (subject to case-by-case approval by HIE). Other organisations entitled to benefit from the framework will enter into a direct framework agreement with the successful suppliers on the same terms and conditions as those applying between HIE and the suppliers.

The 4-year budget currently available to deliver this service is between GBP 450,000 and GBP 500,000 (excluding VAT).