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SE1208 - PR and Communications Agency

Authority: Sport England

Call-off from a framework agreement
CPV: Marketing management consultancy services (79413000)
Published contract value£400,000Exc. VAT
Contract ends 31 Mar 2028
Awarded to 23Red
Contract starts 6 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Sport England is tendering for a PR and communications agency to support our behaviour change campaigns, specifically This Girl Can, our campaign to help women get active and get moving.

Sport England is seeking through this tendering process to award a contract to provide these (Services) for an initial term of 24 months and a unilateral option of Sport England to extend for further periods up to a maximum of 12 months.

The successful supplier will be able to drive positive media coverage that supports Sport England's integrated behaviour change campaigns and communications, specifically This Girl Can. This includes identifying opportunities to generate media coverage, creating materials, briefing and events and securing media interest with key journalists, publications and programmes.

There will be a mix of day-to-day press office support as well as larger campaign spikes (anticipated up to three a year) and the supplier will be expected to work flexibly throughout the contract to deliver maximum value.

The supplier should be able to work across all channels and media to create campaigns that don't rely on paid media or celebrities to reach their audiences and deliver results; although we may also ask you to work with or manage a team of influencers, talent, experts or celebrities to support the campaign

Published procurement details

Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Buyer reference
tender_524479/1561622
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Published tender value
£4,000,000.00
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Selective
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
LE11 3QF; British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    6 Mar 2026
  2. Contract starts
    6 Mar 2026
  3. Notice published
    20 Mar 2026
  4. Contract ends
    31 Mar 2028

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

  • Sport EnglandContracting authority SportPark 3 Oakwood Drive, Loughborough, LE11 3QF, EnglandContact email

Suppliers named on the notice

  • 23RedSupplier 95 Queen Victoria Street, London, United Kingdom, EC4V 4HN
    Identifier
    03974936 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    SME

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Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-800fa41e-a271-4d7e-b425-694f06855418-2026-03-20T10:47:00Z
Published
20 Mar 2026
Latest update
20 Mar 2026
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-800fa41e-a271-4d7e-b425-694f06855418
Contract reference
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