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title: "B2B Public Relations/CFP/PRO/2025"
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# B2B Public Relations/CFP/PRO/2025

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/b2b-public-relations-cfp-pro-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-05503a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THE OPEN UNIVERSITY: "B2B Public Relations/CFP/PRO/2025". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £789,189. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

> **Administrative change notice:** this document announces a change to an existing contract or market; no new tender or admission is opened.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [THE OPEN UNIVERSITY](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-open-university-GB-PPON-PYNW-6296-ZJQQ)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £789,189 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 July 2025 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public relations services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/b2b-public-relations-cfp-pro-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-05503a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05503a`

## 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/b2b-public-relations-cfp-pro-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-05503a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fopenuniversity%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/b2b-public-relations-cfp-pro-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-05503a#participate

## Description
The Open University is seeking to establish framework agreement with one supplier for the provision of B2B Public Relations, to the Business Development Unit.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0001: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0001`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79416000

- **Estimated Value:** £789,189

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2026 to 31/07/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

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

  - Supplier(s): **23red**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-177095`
  - Value: £947,027 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 10/11/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £947,027
  - Signed Date: 01/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033797-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-07T14:28:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T12:24:58.407Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05503a