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# ACCESS Communications & Engagement Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/access-communications-engagement-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03f62b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Hampshire County Council: "ACCESS Communications & Engagement Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Sept 2023, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Hampshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hampshire-county-council-ons-e10000014)
- **Published Value:** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 September 2023 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public relations services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £552,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/access-communications-engagement-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03f62b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03f62b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/access-communications-engagement-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03f62b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fhampshire%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/access-communications-engagement-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03f62b#participate

## Description
Hampshire County Council has undertaken this procurement on behalf of the ACCESS Pool of LGPS Pension Funds.
The Pool is seeking to appoint a Communications and Engagement Partner to provide support, advice and management of the Pool's communications needs. This includes, for example, engagement with the press, government and other external parties, support and advice to the Pool's spokespeople and advice and support on the Pool's online channels.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £500,000
- **Description:** This procurement uses the Open Procedure and will result in a single contract with a single supplier. The contract will be for 4+2 years, with any extensions at the sole discretion of ACCESS.
Tenderers must complete both the ITT Stage 1 and ITT Stage...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 002134-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Tavistock Communications Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:02623799`
  - Value: £552,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 002134-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £552,000
  - Signed Date: 01/01/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002134-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-22T16:20:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T05:58:06.456Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03f62b