C&IT exclusive: COI roster revealed

COI's live events team gave places to 125 agencies across one or more of its ten categories that include live event production, experiential, and creative design, development and management of events, exhibitions and roadshows.

More than 65% of the agencies have gained a place on the roster for the first time.

COI director of live events Simon Hughes said: "We've extended the range of suppliers on the framework in order to both focus our procurement processes and give our clients greater choice and flexibility.

"My team is looking forward to working with the new framework agencies in what will be a challenging period. We're confident that we have the best mix of talent to help us devise great event solutions for our clients over the next few years."

The live events framework is worth more than £12m a year and becomes operational tomorrow.

The agencies that secured a place on the framework include:

Live event production - Low production value events
1.       Acclaim Events and Media Communications

2.       Bish Bosh Bash Limited

3.       Brand & Deliver

4.       Cheerful Scout

5.       Communication Shows Ltd (Comshow)

6.       Crown Business Communications

7.       DRP Group

8.       First Protocol

9.       Glasgows

10.       Grayling Group trading as RS Live

11.       Innovision Events Ltd

12.       Keystone Conference & Event Management

13.       Kindred

14.       MCI UK ltd

15.       Pegasus Corporation Ltd (t/as Pegasus Events)

16.       TFI Group Limited

17.       The Event Business

18.       The Live Group plc

19.       The Presentation Factor

Live event production - Mid level production value events

1.       Acclaim Events and Media Communications

2.       Brand & Deliver

3.       Communication Shows Ltd (Comshow)

4.       DRP Group

5.       Glasgows

6.       Innovision Events Ltd

7.       Keystone Conference & Event Management

8.       MCI UK ltd

9.       M-is PLC

10.       RAPPORT EVENTS LTD

11.       Reed & Mackay

12.       Sledge

13.       Smyle

14.       Speakeasy Productions

15.       Strategem (Scotland) Ltd

16.       Stretch Communications Ltd

17.       TFI Group Limited

18.       The Event Business

19.       The Live Group plc

20.       Twentyfirst

21.       Twofour Group Ltd

Live event production - High production value events

1.       Acclaim Events and Media Communications

2.       Bish Bosh Bash Limited

3.       Communication Shows Ltd (Comshow)

4.       Float Productions Ltd

5.       IncrediBull Ltd 

6.       Innovision Events Ltd

7.       Instinctif Limited

8.       INVOLVE

9.       Lunch Communications Limited

10.       MCI UK ltd

11.       M-is PLC

12.       Sledge

13.       WRG Creative Communication Ltd

Experiential

1.       Acclaim Events and Media Communications

2.       Because Experiential Marketing

3.       Branded Moments of Truth Ltd

4.       Edcoms

5.       Innovision Events Ltd

6.       Jack Morton Worldwide

7.       Kommando

8.       Lime

9.       M-is PLC

10.       Out of the Blue Communications Ltd

11.       RPM Limited

12.       Shelton Fleming

13.       Sledge

14.       Stretch Communications Ltd

15.       The Liquid Way

16.       TRO

Creative Design, Development and Management of Events, Exhibitions and Road-shows (excluding conference and conference related activity) - Management and delivery of large scale public events

1.       innovision events ltd

2.       Jack Morton Worldwide

3.       Limelight Sports

4.       M-is PLC

5.       Unspun

6.       WRG Creative Communication Ltd

Creative Design, Development and Management of Events, Exhibitions & Road-shows (excluding conference and conference related activity) - Large scale exhibition, event and roadshow management (including marketing, creative development, design, production and delivery)

1.       2LK Design LTD

2.       CE3 Design Ltd

3.       Cottimore Design

4.       Event Marketing Solutions

5.       Exposure

6.       innovision events ltd

7.       Jack Morton Worldwide

8.       M-is PLC

9.       Shelton Fleming

10.       TRO

Creative Design, Development and Management of Events, Exhibitions & Road-shows (excluding conference and conference related activity) - Medium to small scale exhibition, event and roadshow management (including creative development, design, production and delivery)

1.       2heads Global Design Ltd

2.       Event Marketing Solutions

3.       GLS Design Ltd

4.       innovision events ltd

5.       Inside Track

6.       QWERK

7.       RPM Limited

8.       Shelton Fleming

9.       Slice

10.       Spinning Clock Ltd

11.       Stretch Communications Ltd

12.       TRO