Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c06-3350-721d-9372-58f7cf784f2c/cressing-temple-weddingevents-planner closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Cressing Temple Wedding/Events Planner [Essex County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/essex-county-council) Estimated value Not stated Published 22 Jul 2016 Deadline Closed 15 Aug 2016 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Cressing Temple, located between Witham and Braintree, is well known for its unique buildings and gardens. Following the recent close of a local registry office, Essex County Council now hosts wedding ceremonies there. Subsequently, there is an excellent opportunity for an experienced wedding/events planner to exclusively offer additional wedding services to prospective customers (in addition to offering services for other special events/conferences) at this venue. For further information please refer to the Specification within the tender documents attached. Additional information: How to express an interest in this tender: Applicants must contact ECC to request to be invited to this tender by following these instructions: - Send an email with your organisation name in the subject title field to: asking to be invited to this tender and providing your contact name and Supplier ID/User ANID from your Ariba registration details. - If you have more than one registered user who you want invited to the event, provide the name(s) of each registered user in your request as it may not be possible to include additional users at a later stage. If you are not registered in Ariba at all, please go to [ecc.supplier.ariba.com/ad/register/SSOActions](http://ecc.supplier.ariba.com/ad/register/SSOActions)? type=full and follow the instructions to register then follow steps 1 and 2 above. (PLEASE NOTE: 35% completion (i.e. mandatory fields only: organisation/user details, commodity, sales territory) is the minimum required for your Ariba cloud registration, you do not need to reach 100% completion.) Once you have been invited to the project all communication will need to be via the project message board. The tender documents are available on: - the ECC e-sourcing portal “Ariba”, through which the tender process will be run - the Government Contracts Finder website: [gov.uk/contracts-finder](https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder) - ECC's Opportunities Listing: [essex.gov.uk](http://www.essex.gov.uk/Business-Partners/Supplying-Council/Pages/) default.aspx PLEASE NOTE the final date for expressions of interest is: 09/08/2016 Read full description ## CPV classification Event services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/ee4e1fd6-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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