Invite to Tender - EuroChamps27

England Hockey wishes to secure an experienced and expert provider to deliver the Overlay, Look & Feel and Event Services for the ‘EuroChamps27’and be the exclusive provider in this area. 

Key areas of service provision will cover

• The procurement and installation and fit out of event overlay required for all venues.
• Provision of event services including, toilets, power
• Design, print, production, and installation of the event ‘Look and Feel’ at EuroCHamps27 Venues.
• Project and account management

Important – the installation and de-rig of the temporary ‘Big Stadium Hockey’ international standard hockey pitch and associated sport equipment at Twickenham Stoop, will be delivered by a principal contractor overseeing specialist suppliers and partners and is not part of this brief. 

England Hockey has won the rights to host the EuroHockey Championships in 2027, branded as the ‘EuroChamps27 London’. This major European event, sanctioned by EuroHockey, will see the finest hockey talent from Europe compete in an unforgettable tournament with more teams than ever before in Summer 2027. 

Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, located in the iconic Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, whose purpose-built facilities are designed to meet the highest international standards, will host the pool matches and quarter finals. The semi-finals and finals of the Championships, played across four-bumper days, will see the return of Big Stadium Hockey to the Twickenham Stoop, a pioneering concept transforming sporting stadiums into world-class hockey venues. 

As part of this hosting privilege, England Hockey have the honour of hosting the Intellectual Disability Championships, the ‘Hockey ID EuroChamps27’. England Hockey are in the process of seeking a host venue, within close proximity to the Twickenham Stoop, to help realise this ambition. An official training venue for the Championships, located close to Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, will also be selected to host team training before and during the Championships.

Full information is available in the tender document. Closing date for submissions is 5pm Monday 16 March 2026. 

Please email neil.mcguigan@englandhockey.co.uk for more information or to receive all supporting appendices for the submission.